Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Based on Civil Court Findings: Mukul Agrawal vs. State of U.P. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether criminal proceedings for forgery can continue when the civil court has determined the document in question is not forged. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Forgery, Civil Procedure Case Name: Mukul Agrawal and Others vs. State of […]
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Property Dispute: Sardar Ali Khan vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2020) INSC 48 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether criminal proceedings for fraud and forgery can be pursued when a civil suit concerning the same property dispute is already pending. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sardar Ali Khan vs. The State of
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 Upholds Conviction in Bank Fraud Case, Modifies Sentence: Mayank N Shah vs. State of Gujarat (2019) Date of the Judgment: 18 December 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 1378 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J., R. Subhash Reddy, J., B.R. Gavai, J. Can a salaried employee be held equally culpable in a bank fraud case, even if
Supreme Court on High Court’s Power to Alter Sentences: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Man Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a High Court use its inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) to alter a sentence it previously passed? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of Madhya Pradesh
Supreme Court Grants Bail in INX Media Case: P. Chidambaram vs. CBI (2019) Date of the Judgment: October 22, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 1103 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., A.S. Bopanna, J., Hrishikesh Roy, J. Can a court deny bail based on a mere apprehension that a person might influence witnesses, even when there’s no concrete
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Supreme Court Quashes Forgery Charges in Vakalatnama Case: Sasikala Pushpa vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a mistake in the date of a vakalatnama (a document authorizing a lawyer to represent a party) constitutes forgery and warrants criminal prosecution. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sasikala Pushpa and Others vs. State of
Supreme Court Clarifies Magistrate’s Power to Order Further Investigation After Discharge Date of the Judgment: 16 April 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 341 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., M. R. Shah, J. Can a Magistrate order further investigation after discharging an accused? This question was recently addressed by the Supreme Court of India in a case
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Cheating Case: Srinivasan Iyenger vs. Bimla Devi Agarwal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether criminal proceedings for offences of cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy can be quashed when the dispute is predominantly civil in nature and parties have reached an amicable settlement. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Srinivasan Iyenger and Anr.
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,
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
