Supreme Court overturns High Court’s quashing of criminal proceedings in Odisha land scam case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) by quashing criminal proceedings based on a detailed scrutiny of evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Case Name: […]
Supreme Court quashes charges against financier in disproportionate assets case: State vs. Uttamchand Bohra (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether mere possession of a property document is sufficient to establish criminal conspiracy and abetment in a disproportionate assets case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption Act Case Name: The State by S.P. Through the SPE CBI
Supreme Court Clarifies Preliminary Inquiry Not Mandatory in Corruption Cases: CBI vs. Vijayalakshmi (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Preliminary Inquiry is mandatory before registering an FIR in corruption cases involving public servants. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption Case Name: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Anr. vs. Thommandru Hannah Vijayalakshmi @ T.H. Vijayalakshmi
Supreme Court Orders Bail for Corruption Accused: Rakesh Kumar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021) Date of the Judgment: 24 September 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 637 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit J., S. Ravindra Bhat J. Can an accused person be arrested after the investigation is complete, especially when the charges relate to corruption? The Supreme
Supreme Court Denies Transfer of Corruption Cases Citing Fair Trial Rights: Devendra Kumar Saxena vs. CBI (20 April 2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal case should be transferred due to the medical condition of the accused, balancing their right to a fair trial with the rights of other co-accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Devendra
Supreme Court overturns discharge order in bribery case: State of Rajasthan vs. Ashok Kumar Kashyap (2021) Date of the Judgment: April 13, 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 208 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J., M.R. Shah, J. Can a High Court quash charges framed by a lower court in a corruption case, based on its own
Supreme Court Upholds Preliminary Inquiry in Corruption Cases: Charansingh vs. State of Maharashtra (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a preliminary inquiry is permissible before registering a First Information Report (FIR) in cases of alleged corruption by a public servant. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption Act Case Name: Charansingh vs. State of Maharashtra and others
Supreme Court allows recall of witnesses in corruption case: State vs. Seenivasagan (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Trial Court can reject an application to recall witnesses for essential evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Prevention of Corruption Act). Case Name: The State represented by the Deputy Superintendent of Police vs. Tr N Seenivasagan Judgment Date: 1 March
Supreme Court overturns conviction in bribery case: N. Vijayakumar vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in reversing the acquittal order of the Trial Court in a case of alleged bribery under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. CASE TYPE: Criminal – Prevention of Corruption Act Case Name:
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Corruption Case: S. Sundara Kumar vs. State (2021) Date of the Judgment: January 13, 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 14 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., R. Subhash Reddy, J., M.R. Shah, J. Can a court reduce a sentence for corruption if the accused has already served a significant portion of it and
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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order on Expediting Trial Based on Third-Party Application Date of the Judgment: 16 December 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 790 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., R. Subhash Reddy, J., M.R. Shah, J. Can a High Court direct a trial court to expedite a criminal trial based on an application from a
Supreme Court Upholds CBI Investigation Despite Lack of Prior State Consent in Corruption Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether prior consent of the State Government is mandatory for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, involving public servants under the State’s control. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of
