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Supreme Court Quashes Chargesheet Based on National Commission for Scheduled Castes’ Direction: Ishwar Pratap Singh vs State of UP (28 November 2017)

November 28, 2017 / Amitava Roy, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 323, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 506, Judges, Kurian Joseph, Offences Against Human Body, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 with Section 3(1)(x)

Date of the Judgment: 28 November 2017 Citation: Ishwar Pratap Singh & Ors. v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr., Criminal Appeal No. 2039 of 2017 (Arising out of SLP (Crl) No. 6835 of 2015) Judges: Kurian Joseph, J. and Amitava Roy, J. Can a National Commission dictate the course of a police investigation? […]

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Supreme Court allows compounding of offence under Section 354 IPC in molestation case: P. Ramaswamy vs. State (2013)

Date of the Judgment: 9th May 2013 Citation: P. Ramaswamy vs. State (U.T.) of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Criminal Appeal No. 747 of 2013, 2013 INSC 326 Judges: Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Can a case of molestation be resolved through a compromise? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question