LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a husband can be charged with rape for sexual intercourse with his wife, given Exception 2 of Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Kuldeep Singh vs. State of Punjab & Ors. Judgment Date: 31 January 2025 Date of the Judgment: 31 January 2025 Citation: […]
Supreme Court clarifies the procedure for Section 319 CrPC applications: Asim Akhtar vs. State of West Bengal (2024) INSC 794 (18 October 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an application under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) must be decided before the cross-examination of witnesses. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Asim Akhtar vs.
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 Acquits Accused in Kidnapping Case: K.H. Balakrishna vs. State of Karnataka (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was guilty of kidnapping, wrongful confinement and criminal intimidation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: K.H. Balakrishna vs. State of Karnataka Judgment Date: 21 March 2023 Date of the Judgment: 21 March 2023 Citation: Criminal Appeal No.
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Kidnapping Case: K.H. Balakrishna vs. State of Karnataka (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was guilty of kidnapping, wrongful confinement and criminal intimidation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: K.H. Balakrishna vs. The State of Karnataka Judgment Date: 21 March 2023 Date of the Judgment: 21 March 2023 Citation: 2023
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 Modifies Sentence in Kidnapping Case: K. Prakash & Anr. vs. State of Karnataka (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Modification of sentence in kidnapping and wrongful confinement case CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: K. Prakash & Anr. vs. The State of Karnataka Judgment Date: 19 March 2021 Date of the Judgment: 19 March 2021 Citation: Criminal
Supreme Court Upholds Kidnapping Conviction in Love Affair Case, Reduces Sentence: Anversinh vs. State of Gujarat (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a consensual relationship is a valid defense against charges of kidnapping a minor. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Anversinh @ Kiransinh Fatesinh Zala vs. State of Gujarat [Judgment Date]: 12 January 2021 Date of
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Kidnapping and Forced Marriage Date of the Judgment: 22 July 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 488 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J., S. Abdul Nazeer, J., Surya Kant, J. Can a person be convicted for kidnapping even if the victim was forced into marriage and not just kidnapped? The Supreme Court of India
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:
