Supreme Court quashes second complaint on same facts: Samta Naidu vs State of MP (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second criminal complaint is maintainable when a previous complaint on the same facts has been dismissed. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Samta Naidu & Anr. Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh and Anr. [Judgment Date]: 2 […]
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in 1981 Rioting Case: Dilip Shaw & Ors. vs. State of West Bengal (2020) Date of the Judgment: March 2, 2020 Citation: Dilip Shaw @ Sanatan & Anr. vs. The State of West Bengal and Ors., Criminal Appeal No. 1431 of 2013, with Criminal Appeal No. 1430 of 2013 Judges: Deepak
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Contradictory Eyewitness Testimony Date of the Judgment: 2 March 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 185 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J. and M. R. Shah, J. Can a conviction be upheld when the sole eyewitness account is riddled with contradictions and inconsistencies? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed
Supreme Court Sets Aside Quashing of Abetment to Suicide FIR Based on Settlement: Daxaben vs. State of Gujarat (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can quash an FIR for abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, based on a settlement between the accused and the complainant. CASE TYPE: Criminal
Supreme Court Directs Joint Trial in Cheque Dishonour and Forgery Case: Pareshbhai Amrutlal Patel vs. State of Gujarat (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal case of forgery should be tried together with a case of cheque dishonour, when both arise from the same cheque. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Shri Pareshbhai Amrutlal Patel &
Supreme Court Refers Question on Preliminary Inquiry Under Section 340 CrPC to Larger Bench LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a preliminary inquiry and an opportunity of hearing are mandatory before a court makes a complaint under Section 195 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: The State of Punjab vs. Jasbir Singh.
Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action Based on Criminal Conviction: LIC vs. Mukesh Poonamchand Shah (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employer can initiate disciplinary proceedings against an employee based on a criminal conviction, even if a prior disciplinary action was taken for the same underlying conduct. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Life Insurance Corporation of
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence Date of the Judgment: 20 February 2020 Citation: Not Available Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and Deepak Gupta, J. Can a person be convicted of murder based solely on circumstantial evidence? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case
Supreme Court Disposes of Bail Application Pending Since 2018: Motamarri Appanna Veerraju vs. State of West Bengal (2020) Date of the Judgment: 20 February 2020 Citation: Motamarri Appanna Veerraju @ MAV Raju vs. The State of West Bengal (2020) INSC 138 Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J. and Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a High Court indefinitely delay
Supreme Court overturns rape conviction based on sole testimony of prosecutrix: Santosh Prasad vs. State of Bihar (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for rape can be sustained solely on the testimony of the prosecutrix when medical and other evidence do not support her claims. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Santosh Prasad @ Santosh Kumar
Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Mercy Petition in Nirbhaya Case: Vinay Sharma vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Judicial review of the President’s decision on a mercy petition. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Vinay Sharma vs. Union of India and Others. Judgment Date: 14 February 2020 Date of the Judgment: 14 February 2020
Supreme Court Upholds Insurance Claim for Employee Dishonesty in Commodity Substitution Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an insurance company is liable under a Fidelity Guarantee Insurance Policy for losses arising from the dishonest acts of employees, specifically in cases of commodity substitution. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law, Insurance Law Case Name: Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. vs. National
