guidelines
General

Guidelines to remedy the persistent delay in the pronouncement of reserved judgments by High Courts

The Supreme Court addressed systemic delays in High Courts pronouncing reserved judgments, ruling that such delays violate Article 21 rights to personal liberty. Exercising its constitutional powers, the Court issued…

mob violence
Ad. James Raja

An Incomplete Legislative Response to Mob Violence; Restricting Criminalization to Cases Resulting in Death and Negating the Requirement of Mens Rea

approver
Evidence

Approver: Since direct evidence has come through the approver (PW.1) who is creditworthy and the circumstantial evidence also corroborated him led to conviction

ibc
General

Moratorium Protections (IBC) in Section 138 Proceedings referred to Larger Bench

304AIP
Acquittal

Section 304A IPC: Acquittal: Driver acted by following conductor’s instructions and moved the bus cannot be said to be reckless

murder case acquittal
Acquittal

Murder Case: Acquittal: Prosecution failed to establish beyond reasonable doubt that the recovery of dead body and failure to do Test Identification Parade of articles

cheating
Acquittal

No Cheating: It is not alleged that signatures appearing on the Power of Attorney were forged or fabricated and that the executants were impersonated hence disputed claim over the property title is not creating false document

legal aid
Acquittal

After appointing the amicus Curiae he must given a reasonable time to prepare and to meet the accused to get instructions

106 iea
BSA

Section 106 IEA: Appellant did not provide satisfactory explanation either for injury marks found on the deceased wife though this fact was within the special knowledge of the accused

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identification
3 judge bench

Identity of the accused disclosed by the witnesses (PW.8 & 9) after the arrest of the accused through belated and improved testimonies damaging prosecution’s case

Acquittal

A cryptic order rejecting the prolonged incarceration (22 years) for premature release is quashed [Supreme Court quoted Plato’s advice]

pocso
Acquittal

Acquittal: POCSO: Not conducting a potency test on the accused along with the negative DNA report and lack of eyewitness to the incident creates suspicion about the prosecution’s case

common intention
Acquittal

Section 34 IPC: Evidence on record falls short of establishing either a prior meeting of minds hence mere presence is insufficient to convict the accused with the aid of Section 34 IPC

death sentence
3 judge bench

Death Penalty: Supreme Court direct the High Court and States to render skilled and adequate resourced legal representation

This Supreme Court of India order mandates that High Courts and NALSA establish specialized legal aid panels and standardized guidelines to ensure comprehensive research into a defendant's mitigating circumstances, specifically…

april'26
Digest

What’s New In April’26

section 319
Acquittal

Section 319 Cr.P.C: Trial court can decide whether an application under section 319 Cr.P.C should be decided with or without waiting for cross-examination

dowry death
Acquittal

Dowry death: Demand is for celebrating birth of male child and not for marriage further difference between admissibility and acceptability/reliability is explained

Stridhana Property: Section 406 IPC: Stidhana Property complaint can be filed only by the wife or by the power of attorney executed by her
Acquittal

Stridhana Property: Section 406 IPC: Stidhana Property complaint can be filed only by the wife or by the power of attorney executed by her

drafting
Latest

Legal Drafting – 3: Court Drafting Laws and Technical Elements

N.I Act Digest
Digest

Cheque Dishonour Cases Digest 2023-2025

Legal Drafting - 2
General

Legal Drafting -2: Defining Legal Drafting (A short overview)

Legal Drafting-1
General

Legal Drafting-1: The Grammar Toolbox: How to Use ‘Would,’ ‘Should,’ and ‘Could’ Correctly

test identification parade
BNS

Appellant made total denial in his s.313 Cr.P.C statement which is contrary to he fact that he has been admitted in care hospital and no explanation to this denial lead to possession of poision

156
Acquittal

No Second Section 156(3) CrPC Petition After Closure of Preliminary Inquiry remedy lies only under section 200 CrPC

Investigation
Acquittal

Faulty investigation: Though the police officer reached the spot immediately based on the telephone information but did not follow the investigation procedures resulting in prosecution of 16 persons

dying declarations
Acquittal

Though there are variations in the two dying declarations the second dying declaration is found more believable and witnesses did not state many facts in their 161 statements

bail
Acquittal

Court must balance State’s interest and accused’s fundamental right to liberty and should not reject the A.B based on mere A.G or P.P’s statement on offence

complaint bail
Acquittal

Complaint case: Police cannot arrest in complaint cases without an order of arrest u/s 87 Cr.P.C from the court

eye-witness
BNS

Murder case: The eyewitness testimony is trusted more than the doctor’s testimony because eye-witness survived cross-examination

suspension
Acquittal

Since a previous bench suspended the sentence in another case that arose out of the same crime number the present bench suspended the next one

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