LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the allegations made against the appellants constitute offences under Sections 323, 504, 506, 509, and 511 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Madhushree Datta vs. The State of Karnataka & Anr. Judgment Date: 24 January 2025 Date of the Judgment: 24 January 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 105 […]
Supreme Court Quashes Dowry Harassment Charges Against Husband’s Girlfriend: Dechamma I.M. vs. State of Karnataka (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a girlfriend can be considered a “relative” of the husband under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Dechamma I.M. @ Dechamma Koushik vs. The State of Karnataka and Another
Supreme Court Quashes Cross FIRs in Employee Dispute: Shubra P Kandpal vs. State of Uttarakhand (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Quashing of criminal proceedings based on settlement between parties. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Shubra P Kandpal vs. The State of Uttarakhand and Others Judgment Date: December 3, 2024 Date of the Judgment: December 3, 2024 Citation:
Supreme Court quashes FIR for lack of ingredients under Section 153A and 504 IPC: Shiv Prasad Semwal vs. State of Uttarakhand (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a news article criticizing a land owner for alleged encroachment and published on an online news portal constitutes offenses under Section 153A (promoting enmity between groups) and Section 504 (intentional
Supreme Court on Non-Disclosure of Acquitted Criminal Cases in Job Applications LEGAL ISSUE: Whether non-disclosure of a criminal case, in which the candidate was acquitted, is always fatal for employment. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Ravindra Kumar vs. State of U.P. & Ors. Judgment Date: 22 February 2024 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 22
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Caste Abuse Case: Ramesh Chandra Vaishya vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) Date of the Judgment: 19th May, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 569 Judges: S. Ravindra Bhat, J., Dipankar Datta, J. Can a verbal altercation, absent specific casteist remarks and public view, constitute an offense under the Scheduled Castes
Supreme Court overturns High Court order quashing criminal proceedings in assault case: Satish Kumar Jatav vs. State of U.P. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in quashing criminal proceedings under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, without providing adequate reasoning. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Satish Kumar Jatav vs.
Supreme Court modifies sentence for Section 504 IPC offense: Kunti Kumari vs. State of Jharkhand (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the benefit of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 can be extended to a person convicted under Section 504 of the Indian Penal Code. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Kunti Kumari vs. The State of
Supreme Court Orders Transfer of FIR in Matrimonial Dispute: Vikrant Vikal Tripathi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Transfer of FIR in matrimonial dispute. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Vikrant Vikal Tripathi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh. Judgment Date: 28 September 2021 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 28 September 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC
Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Revisional Jurisdiction in Criminal Cases: Sanjay Kumar Rai vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of High Court’s revisional jurisdiction in criminal cases, particularly regarding orders framing charges or refusing discharge. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sanjay Kumar Rai vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. [Judgment Date]:
Introduction Date of the Judgment: September 19, 2008 Judges: C.K. Thakker, J. and D.K. Jain, J. When can an appellate court overturn an acquittal? The Supreme Court of India deliberated on this crucial question in an appeal against an order by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay. The case arose from an incident involving
