Supreme Court quashes FIR in property dispute case: Sarabjit Kaur vs. State of Punjab (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal prosecution for cheating can arise from a breach of contract in a property sale agreement. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Sarabjit Kaur vs. The State of Punjab & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 1 March 2023 Introduction […]
Supreme Court quashes FIR in property dispute case: Sarabjit Kaur vs. State of Punjab (2023) Date of the Judgment: 01 March 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 188 Judges: Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Rajesh Bindal Can a criminal case be initiated for a breach of contract? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question
Supreme Court Upholds Trial Court’s Order to Summon Witness in Rape Case: Ritu Rai vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) Date of the Judgment: September 29, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 887 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, CJI and J.B. Pardiwala, J. Can a trial court summon a witness to verify a document crucial to the case,
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in Rape Case: Beerbal Prasad Rajoriya vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022) Date of the Judgment: September 5, 2022 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, CJI and S. Ravindra Bhat, J. Can an individual be granted anticipatory bail in a rape case? The Supreme Court addressed this
Supreme Court Clarifies Pay Entitlement on Reinstatement After Illegal Termination: Sukhdarshan Singh vs. State of Punjab (2022) Introduction Date of the Judgment: March 03, 2022 Citation: Civil Appeal Nos. 811-812 of 2022 Judges: K.M. Joseph, J., Hrishikesh Roy, J. What happens to a government employee’s salary when they are reinstated after being illegally terminated? The
Supreme Court clarifies limits of revisional jurisdiction in criminal cases: Joseph Stephen vs. Santhanasamy (2022) INSC 48 Date of the Judgment: January 25, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 48 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and Sanjiv Khanna, J. Can a High Court, while exercising its revisional powers, overturn an acquittal and convict the accused directly? The Supreme
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]:
Supreme Court Cancels Interim Bail for U.P. Minister in Sexual Assault Case: State of U.P. vs. Gayatri Prasad Prajapati (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting interim bail on medical grounds without considering all the medical reports on record. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: State of U.P. vs. Gayatri Prasad
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case Based on Dying Declaration LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and evidentiary value of a dying declaration in a criminal trial, particularly when multiple dying declarations exist. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Dowry Death Case Name: Jagbir Singh vs. State (N.C.T. of Delhi) [Judgment Date]: September 4, 2019 Introduction Date
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case Based on Dying Declaration Read Post »
Supreme Court clarifies the scope of Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989: Narad Patel vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2019) Date of the Judgment: 10 May 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 448 Judges: Arun Mishra, J. and Uday Umesh Lalit, J. Can a person be convicted under Section 3(1)(x)
Supreme Court quashes criminal proceedings for lack of intent: Vikram Johar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) Date of the Judgment: 26 April 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 436 Judges: Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice K.M. Joseph Can a verbal altercation alone lead to criminal charges of intentional insult and criminal intimidation? The Supreme Court of
Supreme Court overturns rape conviction due to delay in FIR: Parkash Chand vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Impact of delay in lodging a First Information Report (FIR) in rape cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Parkash Chand vs. State of Himachal Pradesh [Judgment Date]: 12 February 2019 Date of the Judgment: 12
