Supreme Court overturns conviction of two loanees in bank fraud case: M. Ramalingam vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether loanees can be held liable for criminal conspiracy and fraud when a bank manager fraudulently sanctions loans without proper security. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: M. Ramalingam vs. State Represented by Inspector of Police SBE/CBI/ACB, Madras […]
Supreme Court Reinstates Corruption Case: CBI vs. Pramila Virendra Kumar Agarwal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can discharge an accused at the stage of framing of charges on the ground that the accused was not given an opportunity to explain the source of their assets during investigation and that the sanction for prosecution
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal Despite Acquittal in Corruption Case: Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. vs. Sri C. Nagaraju (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a departmental inquiry can proceed and result in dismissal even after a criminal court acquits the employee on the same charges. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Disciplinary Proceedings) Case Name: Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Bank Fraud Case: Ram Gopal vs. CBI (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellants were guilty of criminal conspiracy, forgery, and fraud in a bank embezzlement case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ram Gopal vs. Central Bureau of Investigation, Dehradun Judgment Date: 22 July 2019 Date of the Judgment: 22 July
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Supreme Court Upholds Assam Rifles Court’s Jurisdiction in Corruption Cases: Union of India vs. Ranjit Kumar Saha (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the General Assam Rifles Court (GARC) has the jurisdiction to try offenses under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PC Act) against members of the Assam Rifles. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Criminal Law, Prevention
Supreme Court Allows Additional Documents in Corruption Case: CBI vs. Subrahmanyam (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court can allow additional documents to be submitted after the charge sheet has been filed, especially in cases of corruption. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Prevention of Corruption Act) Case Name: State Represented by Inspector of Police, Central Bureau of Investigation
Supreme Court directs fresh consideration of sentence suspension in corruption case Date of the Judgment: 26 April 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 391 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a High Court deny suspension of sentence by incorrectly calculating the total imprisonment period? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question in a case
Supreme Court overturns discharge of police officers in corruption case: State of Tamil Nadu vs J. Doraiswamy (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in upholding the discharge of the accused under Section 227 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. CASE TYPE: Criminal, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Case Name: State Represented by
Supreme Court on Demand of Bribe in Corruption Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether inferential deduction of culpability of a public servant is permissible in the absence of direct evidence of demand of illegal gratification. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Prevention of Corruption Act) Case Name: Mrs. Neeraj Dutta vs. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) [Judgment Date]: 28
Supreme Court Clarifies Double Jeopardy in Corruption Cases: State of Mizoram vs. Dr. C. Sangnghina (2018) Date of the Judgment: 30 October 2018 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: R. Banumathi, J., Indira Banerjee, J. Can a fresh charge sheet be filed against a public servant after an earlier discharge due to an invalid sanction?
Supreme Court overturns conviction in corruption case due to lack of conspiracy proof: Dashrath Singh Chauhan vs. CBI (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a public servant can be convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 when the charge of criminal conspiracy is not proved and the bribe money was accepted by a co-accused. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Bribery Case: Kannan vs. State (2018) Date of the Judgment: 12 September 2018 Citation: Criminal Appeal No(s). 1580 OF 2011 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and Indira Banerjee, J. Can a public servant be convicted for accepting a bribe even if the money is not directly received by them? The Supreme
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