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 overturns acquittal in bribery case: State of Karnataka vs. Chandrasha (2024) INSC 928 (26 November 2024) Date of the Judgment: 26 November 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 928 Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, CJI, Sanjay Kumar, J., R. Mahadevan, J. Can a public servant be convicted for accepting a bribe even if the work for which
Supreme Court Dismisses CBI Appeal in Loan Sanction Case: Srinivas D. Sridhar Cleared (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether there was sufficient evidence to frame charges against the respondent for offences related to corruption and cheating in the sanctioning of loan facilities. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Central Bureau of Investigation vs. Srinivas D. Sridhar Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Overturns Convictions in BHEL Corruption Case Date of the Judgment: 15 June 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 577 Judges: V. Ramasubramanian, J., Pankaj Mithal, J. Can a public servant be convicted of corruption charges without proper evidence and procedure? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question in a case involving officials from Bharat Heavy
Supreme Court Overturns Convictions in BHEL Desalination Plant Case: A. Srinivasulu vs. State (2023) INSC 971 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were guilty of criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery and corruption in awarding a contract for desalination plants. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption. Case Name: A. Srinivasulu vs. The State rep. by the Inspector
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 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
Supreme Court acquits conductors in Punjab Roadways ticket scam case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution established the charges against the appellants beyond a reasonable doubt in the absence of legally reliable, admissible, and unimpeachable evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Jarnail Singh & Anr. vs. State of Punjab Judgment Date: 12 July 2022 Date
Supreme Court defers decision on corruption case pending larger bench ruling: State of Kerala vs. M. Karunakaran (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction under the Prevention of Corruption Act can be sustained solely on circumstantial evidence in the absence of direct evidence of demand for illegal gratification. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Corruption) Case Name: The State
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
