Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Second Defamation Complaint: B.R.K. Aathithan vs. Sun Group (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Maintainability of a second criminal complaint on the same facts after the dismissal of the first complaint. CASE TYPE: Criminal Defamation Case Name: B.R.K. Aathithan vs. Sun Group & Anr. Judgment Date: 29 November 2022 Introduction Date of the […]
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Family Members in Property Dispute LEGAL ISSUE: Whether criminal proceedings can be initiated against family members who are not directly involved in a property sale transaction based on allegations of dispossession. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ramesh Chandra Gupta vs. State of U.P. Judgment Date: 28 November 2022
Supreme Court Quashes Abetment to Suicide Charges in College Disciplinary Case Date of the Judgment: 24 November 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 1002 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Abhay S. Oka Can disciplinary actions by college authorities for student misconduct be considered abetment to suicide? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court quashes conviction in public property damage case due to flawed identification parade: Gireesan Nair vs. State of Kerala (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: The admissibility and evidentiary value of Test Identification Parades (TIPs) in criminal trials, particularly when there are allegations of procedural irregularities. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Rioting, Damage to Public Property Case
Supreme Court Upholds Bail: Bhuri Bai vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in cancelling the bail granted by the Trial Court. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal (Dowry Death). Case Name: Bhuri Bai vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh. [Judgment Date]: 11 November 2022. Introduction Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Mass Murder Case: Ashok Kumar Singh Chandel vs. State of U.P. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Criminal Appeal against conviction for murder and unlawful assembly. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Ashok Kumar Singh Chandel vs. State of U.P. [Judgment Date]: 04 November 2022 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 04 November 2022
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence Due to Solitary Confinement and Delay: B.A. Umesh vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether prolonged solitary confinement and delays in processing a mercy petition can be grounds for commuting a death sentence to life imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: B.A. Umesh vs. Union of India & Ors.
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to weak circumstantial evidence: S. Kaleeswaran vs. State (2022) INSC 525 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt based on circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: S. Kaleeswaran vs. State [Judgment Date]: 3 November 2022 Date of the
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Rape and Murder Case: State of Jharkhand vs. Shailendra Kumar Rai (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of a dying declaration and its probative value in a criminal trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: The State of Jharkhand vs. Shailendra Kumar Rai @ Pandav Rai Judgment Date: 31 October 2022 Introduction
Supreme Court Clarifies Defamation Liability for Editors in News Publications: Aroon Purie vs. State of NCT of Delhi (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the extent of liability for defamation of an Editor-in-Chief of a news publication. CASE TYPE: Criminal Defamation Case Name: Aroon Purie vs. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors. Judgment Date: 31 October
Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Money Laundering Act in Bribery Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a bribe giver can be prosecuted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) for being involved in the process or activity connected with “proceeds of crime” even before the bribe is received by the public servant. CASE TYPE: Criminal
Supreme Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail in POCSO Case: Sumitha Pradeep vs. Arun Kumar C.K. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether anticipatory bail should be granted in cases involving serious allegations under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act), especially when the victim is a minor and there is a prima facie case against
