Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Charges in Property Dispute: Anand Kumar Mohatta vs. State (2018) Date of the Judgment: November 15, 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 1020 Judges: S.A. Bobde, J., L. Nageswara Rao, J. Can a property dispute arising from a failed development agreement lead to criminal charges of breach of trust? The Supreme Court of […]
Supreme Court Grants Leave to Appeal in Housing Society Case: Dahisar Saraswati Co-op. Housing Society Ltd. vs. State of Maharashtra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in declining to grant leave to file an appeal against the order of the Metropolitan Magistrate. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Dahisar Saraswati Co-op. Housing Society
Supreme Court Upholds Bail in Rape Case, Enhances Bond: Ms. X vs. State of Telangana (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in granting bail to the accused in a rape case and whether supervening circumstances warrant cancellation of bail. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ms. X vs. The State of Telangana and
Supreme Court overturns perjury prosecution in election case: Prof. Chintamani Malviya vs. High Court of Madhya Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a perjury prosecution should be initiated for a contradictory statement in a judicial proceeding. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal (Election Law) Case Name: Prof. Chintamani Malviya vs. High Court of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: April
Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal of Appeals in Corruption Cases: Naveen Kaushik vs. CBI (2018) Date of the Judgment: 26 April 2018 Citation: Not Available Judges: Adarsh Kumar Goel, J. and Rohinton Fali Nariman, J. Can parties withdraw their appeals in criminal cases without prejudice to their contentions before the trial court? The Supreme Court of
Supreme Court Upholds Framing of Charges in Corruption Case, Directs Trial Court to Proceed Date of the Judgment: 25 April 2018 Citation: Not Available Judges: Adarsh Kumar Goel, J. and Rohinton Fali Nariman, J. The Supreme Court of India addressed an appeal against the framing of charges in a corruption case. The core issue was
Can a High Court cancel a bail order granted by a Sessions Court? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case involving a violent assault and murder. The court examined whether the Sessions Court had properly considered all relevant factors when granting bail to the accused. This case highlights the importance
LEGAL ISSUE: Can a High Court discharge an accused in a disproportionate assets case while ordering further investigation into the source of income of a related party? CASE TYPE: Criminal – Prevention of Corruption Act Case Name: State represented by Deputy Superintendent of Police vs. K.N. Nehru etc. Judgment Date: July 21, 2017 Introduction Date
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in reversing the acquittal of the appellants on the basis of evidence available on record, particularly when the trial court had acquitted the accused citing inconsistencies and contradictions in the prosecution’s case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder, Unlawful Assembly Case Name: Bhagwan Jagannath Markad & Ors.
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal trial should be quashed due to excessive delay, violating the right to a speedy trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ranjan Dwivedi vs. C.B.I., Through the Director General Judgment Date: 17 August 2012 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 17 August 2012 Citation: (2012) INSC 487 Judges: H.L. Dattu, J. and
Can individuals in charge of a company be prosecuted separately if the company violates the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, even if the company itself isn’t prosecuted? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in an appeal concerning alleged violations of the Act related to misdeclaration of fiber compositions in textiles. Justices Arijit Pasayat and
Date of the Judgment: October 3, 2008 Citation: CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1576-1577 OF 2008 Judges: Markandey Katju, J. and Altamas Kabir, J. Can a court consider defence materials while framing charges in a criminal case? The Supreme Court addressed this crucial question in Rukmini Narvekar vs. Vijaya Satardekar, a case involving allegations of fraud and misrepresentation
