Date of the Judgment: May 13, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 674 Judges: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J., K. Vinod Chandran, J. Can a person be convicted for assisting another in accumulating wealth disproportionate to their known income, even if that person is not a public servant? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in the […]
Date of the Judgment: May 09, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 655 Judges: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J., Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. Did the prosecution adequately prove that a public servant demanded and accepted a bribe? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a recent appeal, focusing on inconsistencies in witness testimonies and the overall reliability
Date of the Judgment: May 07, 2025 The Supreme Court of India recently heard appeals concerning P. Nallammal and the State of Tamil Nadu, focusing on charges of corruption and abetment. The central question revolved around whether a wife could be held guilty of abetting her husband’s accumulation of disproportionate assets. Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and
Date of the Judgment: 22 April 2025 Citation: (2025) INSC 539 Judges: Dipankar Datta, J., Manmohan, J. When is a public servant considered a public servant for the purposes of requiring sanction for prosecution under Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)? The Supreme Court addressed this question in a case involving an
Date of the Judgment: 21 April 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 515 Judges: J.B. Pardiwala, J. and Manoj Misra, J. When can a magistrate order a police investigation into corruption allegations against a public servant? The Supreme Court of India recently grappled with this question, specifically addressing the interplay between Section 17A of the Prevention of
Date of the Judgment: March 7, 2025 Citation: (2025) INSC 340 Judges: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J., K. Vinod Chandran, J. In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court of India addressed the critical issue of proving demand and acceptance of bribe in cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The case involved two public servants, an
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 27 February 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 280 Judges: Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K. Vinod Chandran Is proof of demand and acceptance of a bribe a must for offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a case involving a former Gujarat
Date of the Judgment: February 21, 2025 Judges: Prashant Kumar Mishra, J., Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Can an airline employee be convicted for forging flight tickets and causing financial loss to the company? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case involving an employee of Indian Airlines who was accused of tampering
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Date of the Judgment: February 04, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 149 Judges: J.K. Maheshwari, J., Sandeep Mehta, J. Can an employee’s dismissal be upheld even after acquittal in a criminal case? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a case involving an employee of the Airport Authority of India (AAI) who was
Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal in Corruption Case, Modifies Sentence | 2025 INSC 85 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellant was rightly convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and the quantum of sentence for the other offences. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Biswajit Das vs. Central Bureau of Investigation [Judgment Date]: January 16,
Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order Quashing Sanction in Corruption Case: State of Punjab vs. Hari Kesh (2025) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can quash a sanction order and related proceedings in a corruption case after the trial has commenced and witnesses have been examined. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Prevention of Corruption Act) Case
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) requires prior consent from a State Government to investigate central government employees for offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, when the alleged offense occurs within that state. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: The State, Central Bureau of Investigation vs. A. Satish Kumar & Ors.
