Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Forgery Case: Padum Kumar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the appellant for forgery under Sections 467 and 468 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, based on handwriting expert evidence and circumstantial evidence, is valid. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Padum Kumar vs. State […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Magistrate’s Power to Order Further Investigation Post Charge Sheet LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate has the power to order further investigation after a charge sheet has been filed in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Vinubhai Haribhai Malaviya and Ors. vs. The State of Gujarat and Anr. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court overturns conviction of two loanees in bank fraud case: M. Ramalingam vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether loanees can be held liable for criminal conspiracy and fraud when a bank manager fraudulently sanctions loans without proper security. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: M. Ramalingam vs. State Represented by Inspector of Police SBE/CBI/ACB, Madras
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Bank Fraud Case: Ram Gopal vs. CBI (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellants were guilty of criminal conspiracy, forgery, and fraud in a bank embezzlement case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ram Gopal vs. Central Bureau of Investigation, Dehradun Judgment Date: 22 July 2019 Date of the Judgment: 22 July
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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 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
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 26 September 2008 The Supreme Court of India addressed whether a High Court can set aside orders of lower courts without providing an opportunity for all parties to be heard. This issue arose from a property dispute where the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad reversed decisions made by lower
Date of the Judgment: September 10, 2008 Judges: R. V. Raveendran, Lokeshwar Singh Panta Can a person accused of using forged documents to obtain a vehicle registration certificate be granted bail if a co-accused with similar evidence has already been granted bail? The Supreme Court addressed this question in a case involving allegations of forgery
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 13/07/2006 Citation: Appeal (crl.) 759 of 2006 Judges: Ashok Bhan & Markandey Katju Is it permissible for a High Court to direct a Trial Court to hold trials and record evidence in multiple cases simultaneously against the same accused? This question was addressed by the Supreme Court of India in
