Supreme Court Partially Allows Stay on Conviction in UP Gangsters Act Case: Afjal Ansari vs. State of UP (2023) INSC 1071 LEGAL ISSUE: Suspension of conviction under Section 389(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, specifically related to the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986. Case […]
Supreme Court Upholds Gangsters Act Application in Single Offence Case: Shraddha Gupta vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a single FIR/charge sheet for an anti-social activity is sufficient to prosecute an individual under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Shraddha Gupta vs.
Supreme Court Upholds FIR under Gangsters Act: Padma Mishra vs. State of Uttarakhand (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an FIR under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 can be quashed if it discloses offences under the Act. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Padma Mishra vs. State of Uttarakhand & Anr. Judgment
