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 […]
Supreme Court on Prior Sanction for Corruption Investigation: Manju Surana vs. Sunil Arora (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether prior sanction is required for initiating an investigation against a public servant under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) for offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PC Act). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law,
Supreme Court Allows Counter FIR in Fraud Case: P. Sreekumar vs. State of Kerala (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second FIR is maintainable if it is a counter-complaint arising from the same incident. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: P. Sreekumar vs. State of Kerala & Ors. [Judgment Date]: March 19, 2018 Date of the
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Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Revisional Powers under Section 398 CrPC: Rajendra Rajoriya vs. Jagat Narain Thapak (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of revisional powers under Section 398 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Rajendra Rajoriya vs. Jagat Narain Thapak and Another Judgment Date: 23 February 2018 Introduction Date of
Supreme Court Grants Bail: Dataram Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether bail should be granted when the accused was not arrested during investigation and there is no apprehension of absconding. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Dataram Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. Judgment Date: 6 February 2018 Introduction Date
Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Cheating Case: Anita Maria Dias vs. State of Maharashtra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal case involving allegations of cheating can be quashed by the High Court when the parties have reached a settlement? CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Smt. Anita Maria Dias & Anr. vs. The State of Maharashtra
Supreme Court Upholds FIR, Rejects Quashing in Land Fraud Case: Dineshbhai Chandubhai Patel vs. State of Gujarat (2018) Date of the Judgment: January 5, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 12 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. Can a High Court quash an entire FIR after partially quashing it? The Supreme Court of India addressed
LEGAL ISSUE: The central legal issue is the extent of the power of police officers to seize bank accounts under Section 102 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, particularly when those accounts are suspected to be linked to a crime. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Teesta Atul Setalvad vs. The State of Gujarat. Judgment
LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of Magistrate’s powers at the summoning stage in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Prabhu Dutt Tiwari vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. [Judgment Date]: December 7, 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: December 7, 2017 Citation: 2017 INSC 1045 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph and
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the Appellant for misappropriation and embezzlement of public funds was valid. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Naresh Chaubey vs. Central Bureau of Investigation Judgment Date: 16 November 2017 Date of the Judgment: 16 November 2017 Citation: 2017 INSC 948 Judges: Arun Mishra, J., L. Nageswara Rao, J. Can a
Date of the Judgment: November 15, 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 976 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. Can multiple FIRs be filed for similar offenses involving different entities but the same accused? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case involving alleged fraud in multiple co-operative housing societies. The
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Can a criminal case for cheating be quashed when the parties have settled a dispute arising from a cheque bounce? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case where the parties had reached an amicable settlement. This case involved a dispute initially related to a cheque dishonor, which then led to
