civil case
Acquittal

Acquittal: Since the limitation for a suit for money recovery has expired a criminal case cannot be used for money recovery

When a money recovery claim is time-barred, it should not be pursued through criminal proceedings unless there is clear proof of cheating from the beginning.

Corruption Laws

Madras High Court: 14% of the disproportionate assets is inconsistent with the known sources of income thus conviction upheld

cheque
Acquittal

Cheque conviction: The accused has only relied upon plausible theories with conjectures and surmises

victim
Acquittal

Murder acquittal: No revision against the order of acquittal whereas the remedy of appeal is available in Cr.P.C after 2009 amendment

quash
General

Quashing of Multiple FIRs: A citizen of India may approach S.C through Article 32 is a fundamental right but may follow judicial principle and orderly procedure at first

denovo trial
3 judge bench

Denovo Trial: Unusual recording of confession statements based on judicial directions and the doubt of subsequent insertion of statutory warning in the confession creates serious doubts

ndps
Evidence

NDPS:Even if the independent witnesses to the seizure memo turned hostile conviction can be based on official witnesses if it inspires confidence

sentencing
General

Appreciation of the quantum of sentence is explained

charge sheet
Acquittal

If the Magistrate cannot direct the I.O to file a particular opinion (charge sheet) then the S.P has no power to direct the same

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sentencing
Acquittal

Sentencing: Though the furnishing of a forged revenue document for surety in judicial proceedings is serious in nature but is not organised crime and has not caused any widespread financial loss

section 304 part II
Acquittal

S.304 II IPC: Injuries were caused by an abrupt fall into the dry canal and not by stones thrown by the accused at the deceased

murder
Acquittal

Acquittal: Who Pulled the Trigger? Prosecution version remains acceptable till the point of bullet entering the skull but suspicious when it travels upward while exiting the skull

cognizance
Acquittal

Section 223(1) BNSS: Though the complaint was filed earlier cognizance was taken after BNSS came into force and appellant not heard before cognizance is an illegality would vitiate the proceedings

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

The Supreme Court fully acquitted the appellant overturning his lower court convictions. The three-judge bench ruled that the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, citing critical flaws…

hostile
BNSS

Honour killing: The court must see whether a hostile witness is totally discredited if not the court should not discard his testimony entirely

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

secondary evidence
Digest

A Study On Secondary Evidence (notes)

complaint and bail
Ad. Ramprakash Rajagopal

Obtain Bail or Anticipatory Bail in Complaint cases or Go Inside

election
Ad. Azhar Basha

Constitutional Limits of the Election Commission of India: An Exhaustive Analysis of Article 324 and the Power to Transfer State Officials

drafting
Latest

Legal Drafting – 3: Court Drafting Laws and Technical Elements

corpus
BNS

Murder: Conviction: Corpus delicti means that the offence has been committed and not that the dead body of the murdered person has been recovered

complaint case
BNS

Anticipatory Bail is not needed in complaint cases if apprehension of arrest is only by the police

PCPNDT, female child, foetus,  
General

Incomplete Form ‘F’ Attracts Substantive Penalties and Strict Adherence to Record-Keeping is Mandatory Under PCPNDT Act (Prenatal Diagnostics Act)

filicide
General

Filicide: Absence of poison in the viscera may be due to metabolized or eliminated from the body before death

appeal
General

Joint appeal: ‘an appeal’ followed by ‘the appeal’ are same within the meaning of the sections 392, 374 and 378 Cr.P.C as if ‘any proceeding” followed by ‘the proceeding’ in Section 397 Cr.P.C thereof [Referred to Larger Bench]

ndps return of property
Acquittal

NDPS: Confiscation: Sections 36-C and 51 NDPS do not deny the use of sections 451 (s.497 BNSS) and 457 (503 BNSS) and section 60 does not deny interim custody to bona fide owner

suspension of sentence
Acquittal

Suspension of Sentence: Appeal seems to be remote and having regard to the huge pendency of criminal appeals in the High Court bail ordered

prolonged investigation
Cr.P.C

Despite investigation records being untraceable and yet the investigation kept pending for two decades is nothing but delayed and denied justice

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