Supreme Court Orders Retrial in S.N. Gupta Murder Case: State of NCT of Delhi vs. Shiv Charan Bansal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether there was sufficient evidence to frame charges of criminal conspiracy and murder against the accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State of NCT of Delhi vs. Shiv Charan Bansal & Ors. Judgment Date: […]
Supreme Court on High Court’s Power to Alter Sentences: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Man Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a High Court use its inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) to alter a sentence it previously passed? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of Madhya Pradesh
Supreme Court Upholds Company’s Right to Recover Property from Ex-Director: Hooghly Mills Company Ltd. vs. State of West Bengal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a company can recover property from a former director under Section 630 of the Companies Act, 1956, even if a civil suit regarding the same property is pending. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case
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 Criminal Proceedings in Property Dispute Case: Chilakamarthi Venkateswarlu vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in refusing to quash criminal proceedings in a case where civil disputes were also pending between the parties. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Chilakamarthi Venkateswarlu & Anr. vs. State of
Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Orders Due to Lack of Reasoning: Mauji Ram vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail without assigning any reasons. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mauji Ram vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. Judgment Date: 29 July 2019 Date of
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Compromise: Manjit Singh vs. State of Punjab (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a compromise between parties be a factor in reducing the sentence for a non-compoundable offense like attempt to murder? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Manjit Singh vs. The State of Punjab &
Supreme Court Upholds Complaint Under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act: Birendra Prasad Sah vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 can be maintained when a second legal notice was issued after the first notice was allegedly not served, and if the delay
Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal, Restores Criminal Petitions: S. Ramesh & Ors. vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in dismissing criminal original petitions after recalling its earlier order. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: S. Ramesh & Ors. vs. State Rep. by Inspector of Police & Ors. Judgment Date: April 02,
Supreme Court Upholds Complaint Against Police Officer: Devendra Prasad Singh vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a prior sanction is required under Section 197 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 to prosecute a police officer for offences allegedly committed not in the course of his official duties. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name:
Supreme Court Remands Electricity Theft Case for Review Under Section 152 of Electricity Act: Mukesh Chand vs. State (NCT) of Delhi (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a settlement in Lok Adalat for electricity theft can bypass the requirements of Section 152 of the Electricity Act, 2003 regarding compounding of offences. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Electricity Law
Supreme Court overturns discharge of police officers in corruption case: State of Tamil Nadu vs J. Doraiswamy (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in upholding the discharge of the accused under Section 227 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. CASE TYPE: Criminal, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Case Name: State Represented by
