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Supreme Court Allows Default Bail in UAPA Case: Exclusive Jurisdiction of Special Court for Extension of Investigation Period. The right to default bail under Section 167(2) CrPC accrues upon expiry of 90 days and is not defeated by subsequent filing of charge sheet if application was made before filing....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Bikramjit Singh, who was arrested in connection with a grenade attack at a Nirankari Bhawan in Amritsar on 18.11.2018, resulting in three deaths and multiple in...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Murder Conviction Case Due to Insufficient Evidence and Unreliable Witness Testimony. The court found significant flaws in the prosecution's case, particularly regarding eyewitness reliability and the lack of a clear motive....

The appeal challenged the judgment of the Chhattisgarh High Court which upheld the conviction of the appellant Chunthuram for murder under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The prosecuti...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order Due to Nine-Month Delay in Providing Reasons, Remits for Reconsideration. The Court held that the practice of pronouncing only the operative order without a reasoned judgment for such a long period violates Article 21 and the right to appeal....

The Supreme Court dealt with a civil appeal arising from a Special Leave Petition against an order of the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court dated 21.01.2020. The High Court had dismissed the w...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Guardianship Case — Upholds Custody Arrangement. The court affirmed the Family Court's decision granting custody of the minor child to the father while ensuring compliance with visitation rights for the mother....

The dispute arose from a guardianship petition filed by Perry Kansagra for his son, Aditya Vikram Kansagra, under the Guardianship and Wards Act, 1890. Perry, a dual citizen of Kenya and the UK, marri...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State's Appeal for Immediate OBC Reservation in All India Quota Medical Seats. Implementation of OBC reservation in All India Quota seats for current academic year not feasible due to advanced stage of admission process....

The State of Tamil Nadu appealed against the judgment of the Madras High Court which, while accepting that there was no legal impediment to extending OBC reservation to All India Quota seats surrender...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against High Court's Interim Stay on Liquor Shop License, Dismisses Writ Petition as Frivolous with Costs. Non-Participant in Resettlement Process Lacks Locus Standi to Challenge Allotment on Ground of Loss of Revenue When Recovery Proceedings Ensure No Actual Loss....

The case pertains to the allotment of a foreign liquor shop license at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. Initially, the license was allotted to Sh. Balkar Singh for the financial year 2020-2021. However, due ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in NDPS Case Despite Acquittal by Trial Court — High Court's Reversal Justified as Trial Court's Findings Were Perverse and Based on Inadmissible Evidence. Conviction can be based on police witnesses alone if credible; non-confrontation of document with witness renders it inadmissible....

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Raveen Kumar, who was convicted under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) for possession of 1 kg 230 gms of char...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Transfer Petition by Investigative Journalist Seeking Transfer of Criminal Cases from Uttarakhand Courts. Apprehension of Malicious Prosecution Unsubstantiated as Charge Sheets Filed and Trial Courts Capable of Fair Adjudication....

The petitioner, Umesh Kumar Sharma, an investigative journalist, filed transfer petitions under Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking transfer of three criminal cases pending in...

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Supreme Court Monitors CBI Investigation in Hathras Gang-Rape and Murder Case — Fair Investigation and Witness Protection Ordered. The Court directed the State to provide threefold security to the victim's family and noted that the CBI investigation, initiated at the State's request, would continue under judicial supervision....

The Supreme Court of India heard multiple writ petitions and intervention applications concerning the gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit girl in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh. The victim was brutall...