Supreme Court quashes conviction in corruption case citing double jeopardy: T.P. Gopalakrishnan vs. State of Kerala (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second prosecution for the same offense, based on the same facts, is permissible under the principle of double jeopardy. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption Act Case Name: T.P. Gopalakrishnan vs. State of […]
Supreme Court overturns conviction under Prevention of Corruption Act and IPC Section 477A: Shiv Kumar Sharma vs. State of Rajasthan (2022) Date of the Judgment: 28 July 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 618 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J. Can a public servant be convicted for corruption and falsification of accounts without concrete
Supreme Court Limits Witness Summons Under Section 311 CrPC in CBI Case: Swapan Kumar Chatterjee vs. CBI (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial court can repeatedly allow the prosecution to summon a witness under Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, when the prosecution has repeatedly failed to produce the witness despite multiple
Date of the Judgment: September 29, 2011 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 7241 of 2002 Judges: J.M. Panchal and H.L. Gokhale JJ. Can a commanding officer be held liable for fraud if they misuse funds meant for vehicle modifications, even if they don’t personally gain? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case
