Criminal Law

Supreme Court Quashes Detention Order Under National Security Act Due to Procedural Lapses: Devesh Chourasia vs. District Magistrate, Jabalpur (24 January 2022)

/ Criminal Law, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Dinesh Maheshwari, Judges, National Security Act, 1980, National Security Act, 1980 with Section 3, National Security Act, 1980 with Section 8(1), Preventive Detention

Supreme Court Quashes Detention Order Under National Security Act Due to Procedural Lapses: Devesh Chourasia vs. District Magistrate, Jabalpur (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether procedural lapses in considering and communicating the rejection of a detenu’s representation under the National Security Act, 1980, vitiate the detention order. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Preventive Detention Case Name: Devesh […]

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Supreme Court quashes non-refundable deposit for vehicle release: Syed Basheer vs. State (2022) INSC 89

/ Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 397, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 401, Criminal Law, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Dinesh Maheshwari, Judges, Vehicle Seizure

Supreme Court quashes non-refundable deposit for vehicle release: Syed Basheer vs. State (2022) INSC 89 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can impose a condition of non-refundable deposit to the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund for the release of a vehicle seized in connection with an alleged crime. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Syed Basheer

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Haryana Assault Case: Ram Kumar & Anr. vs. State of Haryana (2022)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 149, Judges, Offences Against Human Body, Offences Against Public Tranquillity, Sentencing

Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Haryana Assault Case: Ram Kumar & Anr. vs. State of Haryana (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in reducing the sentence of some accused while not extending the same benefit to the other accused in the same case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ram Kumar & Anr.

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Supreme Court Reinstates Murder Conviction, Overturning High Court in Uttar Pradesh Case (2022)

/ B.V. Nagarathna, Criminal Law, Grievous Hurt, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 326, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34, Judges, M.R. Shah, Murder

Supreme Court Reinstates Murder Conviction in Uttar Pradesh Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in converting a murder conviction to grievous hurt based on the time of death and absence of a skull fracture. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State of U.P. vs. Jai Dutt and Anr. Judgment Date: 19 January 2022 Date

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Assault Case: Ram Kumar & Anr. vs. State of Haryana (2022)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Criminal Law, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 148, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 323, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 325, Judges, Offences Against Human Body, Sentencing

Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Assault Case: Ram Kumar & Anr. vs. State of Haryana (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Disparity in sentencing among co-accused in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Assault Case Name: Ram Kumar & Anr. vs. State of Haryana [Judgment Date]: 19 January 2022 Date of the Judgment: 19 January 2022

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Supreme Court Upholds Bail for Most Accused, Cancels Bail for One in NDPS Case (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Bail for Most Accused, Cancels Bail for One in NDPS Case (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether bail can be granted to individuals accused of offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) based on confessional statements and whether the rigors of Section 37 of the NDPS Act were correctly

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Supreme Court overturns reinstatement order in MSRTC driver dismissal case: Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation vs. Dilip Uttam Jayabhay (2022) INSC 5 (03 January 2022)

/ B. V. Nagarathna, Criminal Law, Criminal Law with Section 279, Disciplinary Proceedings, Dismissal from Service, Industrial Disputes, Judges, Labour Law, M. R. Shah, Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971, Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971 with Section 1(g), Schedule IV, Reinstatement, Service Law, Unfair Labour Practices

Supreme Court overturns reinstatement order in MSRTC driver dismissal case Date of the Judgment: 03 January 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 5 Judges: M. R. Shah, J. and B. V. Nagarathna, J. Can an Industrial Court interfere with a disciplinary authority’s decision to dismiss an employee, especially when the employee’s misconduct led to a fatal accident?

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Supreme Court Quashes Conviction Under Section 498A IPC in Matrimonial Dispute After Settlement (3 January 2022)

/ Criminal Law, Dinesh Maheshwari, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 323, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 498A, Judges, Matrimonial Disputes, Vikram Nath

Supreme Court Quashes Conviction in Matrimonial Dispute After Settlement LEGAL ISSUE: Can a conviction under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 be quashed if the parties have settled their matrimonial dispute and are living together harmoniously? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law (Matrimonial Dispute) Case Name: Rajendra Bhagat vs. State of Jharkhand & Anr. [Judgment

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Supreme Court Upholds Compensation Order in Criminal Review: Pottayil Radha vs. State of Kerala (2021)

/ Compensation, Criminal Law, Judges, Review Petition, S. Ravindra Bhat, Uday Umesh Lalit, Vineet Saran

Supreme Court Upholds Compensation Order in Criminal Review: Pottayil Radha vs. State of Kerala (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Review of a criminal appeal concerning compensation. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Pottayil Radha vs. State of Kerala and Anr. [Judgment Date]: December 08, 2021 Introduction Date of the Judgment: December 08, 2021. Citation: Not Available. Judges: Uday

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Sandeep vs. State of Haryana (2021)

/ Ajay Rastogi, Conviction, Criminal Law, Judges, Murder, Review Petition, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Sandeep vs. State of Haryana (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Review of a criminal conviction in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sandeep vs. State of Haryana [Judgment Date]: December 08, 2021 Date of the Judgment: December 08, 2021 Citation: (Not Available in Source) Judges: Uday Umesh

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Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Brutal Assault Case: Vinod Kumar vs. Amritpal & Ors. (2021) INSC 742

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Criminal Law, Culpable Homicide, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 300, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Judges, Murder, Offences Against Human Body

Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Brutal Assault Case: Vinod Kumar vs. Amritpal & Ors. (2021) INSC 742 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the offense of murder under Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) is established when injuries are inflicted on vital body parts, even if there was no explicit intention to cause death. CASE

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Supreme Court quashes High Court’s suo moto recall of order: XXX vs. State of Kerala (2021) INSC 719

/ Aniruddha Bose, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 362, Criminal Law, Inherent Powers of High Court, Judges, Vineet Saran

Supreme Court quashes High Court’s suo moto recall of order: XXX vs. State of Kerala (2021) INSC 719 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can recall its own order quashing an FIR, after the order has been passed, except to correct clerical or arithmetical errors. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: XXX vs. The State of

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