Date of the Judgment: February 11, 2025 Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, CJI and Sanjay Kumar, J. Can circumstantial evidence alone be sufficient to convict someone of murder when key eyewitness testimonies are inconsistent and forensic evidence is ambiguous? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in the case of Siba Nial @ Trilochan v. […]
Supreme Court Upholds Charges Against Wife in Disproportionate Assets Case: State of Orissa vs. Pratima Behera (2024) Date of the Judgment: December 19, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 1010 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar, J. and Sanjay Karol, J. Can a wife be charged with abetting her husband’s corruption if she possesses assets disproportionate to her known income?
Supreme Court Upholds Charges in Disproportionate Assets Case: Puneet Sabharwal vs. CBI (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether income tax proceedings exonerating an accused can lead to quashing of criminal proceedings for disproportionate assets. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption Case Name: Puneet Sabharwal vs. CBI [Judgment Date]: March 19, 2024 Date of the Judgment: March
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Bail in Money Laundering Case: Satyendar Kumar Jain vs. Directorate of Enforcement (2024) INSC 217 Date of the Judgment: March 18, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 217 Judges: Bela M. Trivedi, J., Pankaj Mithal, J. Can individuals accused of money laundering be granted bail easily? The Supreme Court of India recently
Supreme Court upholds acquittal in murder case due to flawed witness examination: Chandrasekhar Patel vs. Suresh & Ors. (2023) INSC 1083 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in acquitting the accused in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Chandrasekhar Patel vs. Suresh & Ors. Judgment Date: 30 November 2023 Date
Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail to Lady Accused in Corruption Case: Menon Ekka vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether interim bail should be granted to a convicted person, particularly a woman, pending the hearing of their appeal. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption Act Case Name: Menon Ekka @ Smt. Menon Ujjana
Supreme Court Clarifies Preliminary Inquiry Not Mandatory in Corruption Cases: CBI vs. Vijayalakshmi (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Preliminary Inquiry is mandatory before registering an FIR in corruption cases involving public servants. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption Case Name: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Anr. vs. Thommandru Hannah Vijayalakshmi @ T.H. Vijayalakshmi
Supreme Court Denies Transfer of Corruption Cases Citing Fair Trial Rights: Devendra Kumar Saxena vs. CBI (20 April 2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal case should be transferred due to the medical condition of the accused, balancing their right to a fair trial with the rights of other co-accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Devendra
Supreme Court Upholds Convictions in Ex-MLA Murder Case: Somasundaram vs. State (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Analysis of accomplice testimony and circumstantial evidence in a criminal conspiracy leading to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Somasundaram @ Somu vs. The State Rep. by the Deputy Commissioner of Police Judgment Date: 03 June 2020 Introduction Date of
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Supreme Court Reinstates Corruption Case: CBI vs. Pramila Virendra Kumar Agarwal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can discharge an accused at the stage of framing of charges on the ground that the accused was not given an opportunity to explain the source of their assets during investigation and that the sanction for prosecution
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Abduction Case: P. Rajagopal vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2019) Date of the Judgment: 29 March 2019 Citation: Criminal Appeal Nos. 820-821 of 2009 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J., Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J., and Indira Banerjee, J. Can a conviction for abduction be upheld when some of the accused are acquitted?
LEGAL ISSUE: Vicarious liability of members of an unlawful assembly for the acts of other members. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Joseph vs. State, Rep. by Inspector of Police [Judgment Date]: 14 December 2017 Date of the Judgment: 14 December 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 1094 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, J., R. Banumathi, J. (authored the
