Section 142 N.I Act mandates the delay must first be condoned before taking cognizance till then the it does not figure as a regular matter on the court’s file till the delay is condoned
The Hon’ble Supreme Court quashed a complaint under Section 138 of the…
Acquittal: Though circumstantial evidence casts doubt on the homicide committed by the accused but the same is inconclusive without any corroborative evidence and based on mere last seen together
The Supreme Court set aside the appellant's conviction for murder and disappearance…
Neither the State nor the Victim nor the Complainant had sought enhancement in appeal but the High Court converted the sentence into a conviction of the accused in a suo-motu revision is illegal
The Supreme Court set aside a High Court order that had suo…
Abatement: If a particular proceeding shall be instituted and prosecuted by a particular person only then on his death the proceeding would abate
The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India set aside orders from the High…
Setting aside a bail order (including suspension of sentence) by a higher court is not the same as cancelling bail as the former is concerned with the justifiability and soundness of the order granting bail
Hon’ble Supreme Court set aside the Rajasthan High Court's suspension of a…
The Sessions Court has no power to sentence the accused to life without remission
Supreme Court upheld conviction under Section 302 IPC for 2014 widow-burning murder…
NDPS: Humanitarian considerations cannot override the statutory minimum punishment mandated by the legislature hence sentence is not reduced
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Sections 8(c)…
Accused is armed and the deceased is unarmed hence exception 2 (private defence) to section 300 IPC not applicable
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, convicted of murder under Section 302…
If the case does not fall within the recognised parameters for quashing courts must avoid delving into disputed facts at the pre-trial stage
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal upholding the High Court's refusal to…
A confessional FIR given by one accused cannot be used against the other accused including the maker further contents of such FIR cannot be read in evidence
The Supreme Court overturned the conviction of the appellant and acquitted him…