Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Financial Fraud Case: Centrum Financial Services Ltd. vs. State of NCT of Delhi (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail in a case involving serious allegations of financial fraud, without considering the relevant factors. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Centrum Financial Services Limited vs. State […]
Supreme Court Acquits Bank Manager in Corruption Case: N. Raghavender vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a bank manager can be convicted for criminal breach of trust, cheating, and falsification of accounts based on circumstantial evidence and alleged procedural irregularities, especially when the bank suffered no financial loss and the key witness
Supreme Court Disposes of Bail Application Pending Since 2018: Motamarri Appanna Veerraju vs. State of West Bengal (2020) Date of the Judgment: 20 February 2020 Citation: Motamarri Appanna Veerraju @ MAV Raju vs. The State of West Bengal (2020) INSC 138 Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J. and Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a High Court indefinitely delay
Supreme Court Allows Exemption from Personal Appearance in Corruption Case: Puneet Dalmia vs. CBI (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court can dispense with the personal appearance of an accused in a criminal trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Puneet Dalmia vs. Central Bureau of Investigation, Hyderabad Judgment Date: 16 December 2019 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Chit Fund Scam Cases: CBI vs. Ramendu Chattopadhyay & Ashis Chatterjee (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether bail should be granted in cases involving serious economic offenses, particularly chit fund scams, where there is a risk of the accused obstructing the recovery of funds and assets. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Central
Supreme Court directs fresh consideration of sentence suspension in corruption case Date of the Judgment: 26 April 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 391 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a High Court deny suspension of sentence by incorrectly calculating the total imprisonment period? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question in a case
Supreme Court Clarifies Back Wages for Suspended Employee Acquitted of Criminal Charges Date of the Judgment: 01 April 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 264 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and M.R. Shah, J. Can an employee who was suspended due to criminal charges and later acquitted claim full back wages for the entire suspension period? The
Supreme Court quashes criminal proceedings after settlement in CBI case: CBI vs. B.B. Agarwal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether criminal proceedings can be quashed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, when a settlement has been reached in related civil suits. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: C.B.I. vs. B.B. Agarwal & Ors. Judgment
Supreme Court Allows Second Complaint on Same Facts: V. Ravi Kumar vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2018) Date of the Judgment: 14 December 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 1088 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and Indira Banerjee, J. Can a person file a second criminal complaint if the first one was withdrawn? The Supreme Court addressed this
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in Rice Mill Deficit Case: Dwarika Das Rathi vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2018) Date of the Judgment: 09 October 2018 Citation: Dwarika Das Rathi vs. The State of Chhattisgarh, Criminal Appeal No(s). 1267/2018 (Arising from SLP (CRL) Nos.587/2017) Judges: Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice S. Abdul Nazeer Can a person
Can sentences for multiple offences arising from a single transaction run concurrently? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case involving a government employee convicted of misappropriation. The court clarified the application of Section 427(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) regarding concurrent sentencing. This judgment provides clarity on how sentences
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether property of a person who died during a criminal trial can be attached under the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1944. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: U. Subhadramma & Ors. vs State of A.P. rep. by Pub. Prosecutor & Anr. Judgment Date: 4th July, 2016 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 4th July,
