Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 190

Supreme Court Clarifies Retrospective Application of Affidavit Requirement for Section 156(3) CrPC Complaints: Kanishk Sinha vs. State of West Bengal (2025)

/ Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 156(3), Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 190, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 120B, Judges, Offences Against Property, Sudhanshu Dhulia

Introduction Date of the Judgment: February 27, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 278 Judges: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J., Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. Are all judgments of the Supreme Court automatically applicable to past events? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this important question regarding the retrospective application of its judgments, specifically concerning the requirement of filing an […]

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Supreme Court overturns High Court order on Contempt Proceedings: M.D. Jain vs. Bhagyavathi & Ors (26 July 2017)

/ Contempt of Court, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 190, Judges, Kurian Joseph, R. Banumathi

LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a contempt proceeding should be closed based on a CBI report exonerating the accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Contempt Case Name: M.D. Jain vs. Bhagyavathi & Ors. Judgment Date: 26 July 2017 Date of the Judgment: 26 July 2017 Citation: Not Available Judges: Kurian Joseph, J., R. Banumathi, J. Can a contempt proceeding

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