Supreme Court quashes High Court order in Foreign Contribution case: CBI vs. Arvind Khanna (2019) Date of the Judgment: 17 October 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 1174 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can a High Court quash a criminal case based on disputed facts before a trial? The Supreme Court addressed this […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Milk Adulteration: Raj Kumar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether marginal deficiencies in milk standards warrant conviction under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Raj Kumar vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh Judgment Date: October 04, 2019 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Sudam @ Rahul Kaniram Jadhav Case: A Review of Circumstantial Evidence (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Review of a death sentence based on circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sudam @ Rahul Kaniram Jadhav vs. The State of Maharashtra Judgment Date: 01 October 2019 Date of the Judgment: 01
Supreme Court Acquits Woman in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Mahila Roomabai Jatav vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to convict the accused for murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mahila Roomabai Jatav vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: 26 September 2019 Date of the
Supreme Court Settles Liability of Managing Director in Factories Act Violation: Subir Bose vs. Inspector of Factories (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Liability of a Managing Director for violations under the Factories Act, 1948. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Shri Subir Bose vs. Inspector of Factories. Judgment Date: 24 September 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Police Power to Seize Property Under Section 102 CrPC Date of the Judgment: 24 September 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 994 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, Deepak Gupta, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J. Can police seize immovable property during an investigation based on suspicion of an offense? The Supreme Court of India addressed
Supreme Court Overturns Labour Court Award on Voluntary Separation Scheme: General Manager, Electrical Rengali Hydro Electric Project vs. Sri Giridhari Sahu (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Labour Court can order reinstatement of employees who voluntarily opted for a Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS). CASE TYPE: Industrial Dispute Case Name: General Manager, Electrical Rengali Hydro Electric Project,
Supreme Court acquits accused in NDPS case due to lack of corroborative evidence: Mohammed Fasrin vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 can be sustained solely based on the confession of the accused and a co-accused without any corroborative evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, NDPS
Supreme Court quashes charges against Managing Director in Hyatt Regency Negligence Case Date of the Judgment: 23 August 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 852 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can a Managing Director be held criminally liable for negligence at a hotel, simply by virtue of their position? The Supreme Court of
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Rameshwar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of an accused can be upheld under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, when there is no direct evidence of the specific act that
Supreme Court empowers Magistrates to order voice samples in criminal investigations LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate can order an accused to provide a voice sample during a criminal investigation, even without explicit statutory authorization. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ritesh Sinha vs. State of Uttar Pradesh Judgment Date: 2 August 2019 Introduction Date of
Supreme Court overturns conviction due to non-compliance of Section 13(2) of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act: Vijendra vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) INSC 752 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether non-compliance with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, regarding the delivery of the Public Analyst’s report to the accused, warrants the overturning of
