Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in Abetment to Suicide Case: Mamta Kaur vs. State of Punjab (2025) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether anticipatory bail should be granted in a case of abetment to suicide. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Abetment to Suicide Case Name: Mamta Kaur vs. State of Punjab [Judgment Date]: 9th January 2025 Date of […]
Supreme Court quashes High Court’s directions on bail order format: Ayub Khan vs. State of Rajasthan (2024) INSC 994 (17 December 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether High Courts can mandate a specific format for trial courts while deciding bail applications. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ayub Khan vs. The State of Rajasthan [Judgment Date]: 17 December
Supreme Court quashes summons against public servant in corruption case: State of Punjab vs. Partap Singh Verka (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court can summon a public servant under Section 319 of the Criminal Procedure Code for offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act without prior sanction from the competent authority. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law,
Supreme Court Restores Corruption FIR: Sanju Rajan Nayar vs. Jayaraj & Anr. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a High Court quash a First Information Report (FIR) based on its assessment of evidence at the initial stage, especially when departmental proceedings have exonerated the accused but a competent authority has sanctioned prosecution? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention
Supreme Court Orders CBI Probe in Unresolved Death Case: Awungshi Chirmayo vs. Govt of NCT of Delhi (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a case of an unnatural death with inconclusive investigation warrants a transfer of investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Awungshi Chirmayo & Anr. vs. Government of NCT
Supreme Court quashes FIR for lack of ingredients under Section 153A and 504 IPC: Shiv Prasad Semwal vs. State of Uttarakhand (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a news article criticizing a land owner for alleged encroachment and published on an online news portal constitutes offenses under Section 153A (promoting enmity between groups) and Section 504 (intentional
Supreme Court Addresses Misrepresentation in Bail Applications: Kusha Duruka vs. State of Odisha (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: The case addresses the issue of misrepresentation and suppression of facts in bail applications before the High Court and the Supreme Court. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kusha Duruka vs. State of Odisha [Judgment Date]: January 19, 2024 Date
Supreme Court Consolidates Multiple FIRs in Madhya Pradesh: Amanat Ali vs. State of Karnataka (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Consolidation of multiple First Information Reports (FIRs) for similar offences registered in different states. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Amanat Ali vs. State of Karnataka and others Judgment Date: 11 December 2023 Date of the Judgment: 11 December
Supreme Court Overturns Conviction Based on NDPS Confession: Balwinder Singh vs. Narcotics Control Bureau (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of confessions made to Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officers under Section 67 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) as evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law (Narcotics) Case Name: Balwinder Singh (Binda) vs. The
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Weak Evidence: Ravi Mandal vs. State of Uttarakhand (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused were guilty of murder based on circumstantial evidence and witness testimonies. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ravi Mandal vs. State of Uttarakhand Judgment Date: 18
Supreme Court Refuses Blanket Clarification on Civil Court Findings Impacting Criminal Cases: Mukesh Maganlal Doshi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a party not originally part of a Supreme Court judgment can seek clarification of that judgment through intervention, and whether a civil court’s findings automatically quash related criminal proceedings for that
Supreme Court overturns conviction under NDPS Act for lack of evidence: Harbhajan Singh vs. State of Haryana (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an owner of a vehicle can be convicted under Section 25 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) without proof of their knowledge of the vehicle being used for illegal
