Supreme Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail in Corruption Case: CBI vs. Santosh Karnani (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to a public servant accused of corruption, especially when there is evidence of demand and acceptance of a bribe and attempts to evade arrest. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Prevention of Corruption Act) Case Name: Central […]
Supreme Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail in Corruption Case: CBI vs. Santosh Karnani (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether anticipatory bail should be granted in a case of alleged corruption involving a public servant. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Prevention of Corruption Act) Case Name: Central Bureau of Investigation vs. Santosh Karnani & Anr. [Judgment Date]: April 17, 2023 Introduction
Supreme Court acquits Sub-Registrar due to lack of evidence of demand for bribe: Soundarajan vs. State (2023) INSC 353 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the demand for gratification is a necessary element for an offense under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption Case Name: Soundarajan vs. State
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in Bank Fraud Case: Mahdoom Bava vs. CBI (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Grant of Anticipatory Bail, especially when custodial interrogation was not required during investigation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mahdoom Bava vs. Central Bureau of Investigation Judgment Date: 20 March 2023 Date of the Judgment: 20 March 2023 Citation: (2023)
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in Loan Fraud Case: Mahdoom Bava vs. CBI (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to accused persons who were not arrested during investigation but are now facing summons from the Trial Court. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mahdoom Bava vs. Central Bureau of Investigation Judgment Date: 20
Supreme Court overturns conviction in corruption case due to lack of demand evidence: Neeraj Dutta vs. State (2023) Date of the Judgment: March 17, 2023 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 1669 of 2009 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Rajesh Bindal, J. Can a public servant be convicted for corruption if there is no direct evidence of
Supreme Court Clarifies Proof of Corruption in Absence of Complainant: Neeraj Dutta vs. State (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a public servant be convicted of corruption under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, if the complainant’s direct evidence is unavailable? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Prevention of Corruption Case Name: Neeraj Dutta vs. State (Govt. of
Supreme Court quashes conviction in corruption case citing double jeopardy: T.P. Gopalakrishnan vs. State of Kerala (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second prosecution for the same offense, based on the same facts, is permissible under the principle of double jeopardy. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption Act Case Name: T.P. Gopalakrishnan vs. State of
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 Grants Interim Bail to Lady Accused in Corruption Case: Menon Ekka vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether interim bail should be granted to a convicted person, particularly a woman, pending the hearing of their appeal. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption Act Case Name: Menon Ekka @ Smt. Menon Ujjana
Supreme Court Clarifies Sanction for Prosecution Under Prevention of Corruption Act: Vijay Rajmohan vs. State (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether consulting the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) invalidates a sanction for prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and whether the three-month time limit for granting sanction is mandatory. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption
Supreme Court quashes disproportionate assets case, emphasizes scrutiny at discharge stage: Kanchan Kumar vs. State of Bihar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person should be discharged from a case of possessing assets disproportionate to their known income if there are glaring errors in the calculation of income and expenditure by the prosecution. CASE TYPE: Criminal
