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 […]
Supreme Court Upholds Charges Against Wife in Disproportionate Assets Case: State of Orissa vs. Pratima Behera (2024) Date of the Judgment: December 19, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 1010 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar, J. and Sanjay Karol, J. Can a wife be charged with abetting her husband’s corruption if she possesses assets disproportionate to her known income?
Supreme Court Upholds Charges in Disproportionate Assets Case: Puneet Sabharwal vs. CBI (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether income tax proceedings exonerating an accused can lead to quashing of criminal proceedings for disproportionate assets. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption Case Name: Puneet Sabharwal vs. CBI [Judgment Date]: March 19, 2024 Date of the Judgment: March
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Bail in Money Laundering Case: Satyendar Kumar Jain vs. Directorate of Enforcement (2024) INSC 217 Date of the Judgment: March 18, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 217 Judges: Bela M. Trivedi, J., Pankaj Mithal, J. Can individuals accused of money laundering be granted bail easily? The Supreme Court of India recently
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
“`html Supreme Court Upholds CBI’s Power to Further Investigate After Closure Report Date of the Judgment: 28 April 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 375 Judges: Justice Surya Kant and Justice J.B. Pardiwala Can a criminal investigation be reopened after it has been closed? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this crucial question in a case
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 on Disproportionate Assets: State vs. R. Soundirarasu (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Burden of proof in cases of disproportionate assets under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption Case Name: State through Deputy Superintendent of Police vs. R. Soundirarasu ETC. Judgment Date: 5 September 2022 Introduction Date of the
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 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
