Supreme Court Addresses Fraudulent Filings: Bhagwan Singh vs. State of U.P. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Addressing the misuse of the legal process through fraudulent filings and fabricated documents. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Bhagwan Singh vs. State of U.P. & Ors. Judgment Date: 20 September 2024 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 20 September 2024 Citation: 2024 […]
Supreme Court Reduces Kidnapping for Ransom Conviction to Simple Kidnapping: William Stephen vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved the ingredients of Section 364A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, relating to kidnapping for ransom. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: William Stephen vs. The State of Tamil Nadu and
Supreme Court enhances sentence in heinous child sexual assault case: State of Rajasthan vs. Gautam (2023) INSC 903 (11 October 2023) Date of the Judgment: 11 October 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 903 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Pankaj Mithal, J. Can the judiciary show leniency to a perpetrator of a heinous crime against a child?
Supreme Court Upholds MCOCA Sanction in Kidnapping Case: Abhishek vs. State of Maharashtra (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of sanction for prosecution under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA) CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Abhishek vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. Judgment Date: 20 May 2022 Date of the Judgment: 20 May
Supreme Court Grants Bail in POCSO Case Citing Short Sentence: Jeetu Khatik vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a convict should be granted bail during the pendency of appeal, especially when the maximum sentence awarded is of three years. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, specifically cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences
Supreme Court quashes abduction FIR in love affair case: Mafat Lal vs. State of Rajasthan (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an FIR for abduction under Sections 363 and 366 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) can be quashed when the alleged abductee, a minor at the time of the incident, states she left her home willingly
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Human Trafficking Case: Sartaj Khan vs. State of Uttarakhand (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was rightly convicted for offences related to human trafficking and abduction of a minor girl. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sartaj Khan vs. State of Uttarakhand Judgment Date: 24 March 2022 Date of the
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Kidnapping for Ransom Case: Shaik Ahmed vs. State of Telangana (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether all ingredients of Section 364A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) must be proven for a conviction in kidnapping for ransom cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Shaik Ahmed vs. State of Telangana [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Limits Jail Term in Kidnapping and Rape Case: Sunil Kumar vs. State of UP (2021) Date of the Judgment: 25 May 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 337 Judges: Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice Aniruddha Bose Can a court impose consecutive sentences without specifying the order in which they should be served? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court overturns conviction in kidnapping and murder case: Shailendra Rajdev Pasvan vs. State of Gujarat (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in overturning the trial court’s acquittal based on circumstantial evidence and an extra-judicial confession in a kidnapping and murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Shailendra Rajdev Pasvan and Others
Supreme Court Clarifies the Scope of Section 366 IPC in Abduction Cases: Kavita Chandrakant Lakhani vs. State of Maharashtra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of forcibly taking a woman to a place constitutes abduction with the intent to compel marriage or illicit intercourse under Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE:
Can a High Court grant anticipatory bail without considering the gravity of the accusations? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a recent case concerning the alleged kidnapping of a minor. This case highlights the importance of considering the seriousness of the charges when granting pre-arrest bail. The Supreme Court, in this criminal
