Acts and Sections Discussed: Indian Penal Code (IPC): Sections 294, 323, 506, 353, 352 read with Section 34, Section 307 Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC): Section 161 The Supreme Court of Indi...
The Supreme Court acquitted all seven accused in the murder of Neelam, which took place in 1985 in Simaltalla, Bihar. The Trial Court had convicted five of the accused under Sections 302/34 and 364/3...
The Supreme Court of India allowed the appeal by HMT Ltd., dismissing the writ petition filed by the heirs of Putta Narasamma after several decades. The Court found that the petitioners had concealed ...
The Supreme Court of India reaffirmed the obligation to pay appropriate stamp duty on sale agreements preceding registered sale deeds. The Court ruled that sale agreements, where possession is transf...
The Supreme Court partially allowed the appeals filed by Sunil @ Sonu and Nitin @ Devender, altering their conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) to Part-I of Section 304 (culpabl...
The Supreme Court, in this case, addressed the issue of whether the mere grant of prosecution sanction is sufficient to withhold promotion under the sealed cover procedure when no charge sheet had bee...
Acts and Sections Discussed Order VI Rule 17 CPC: Pertains to amendment of pleadings in a civil suit. Order XI Rule 14 CPC: Deals with production of documents. Order XVIII Rule 1 and 3 CPC: Relat...
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by Fuleshwar Gope against the judgment of the High Court of Jharkhand, which had upheld the validity of the sanction granted for his prosecution under the ...
Acts Discussed: Constitution of India, 1950 Article 14 – Equality before the law Article 19 – Right to freedom Article 21 – Right to life and personal liberty Criminal Procedure Cod...
Scope of Section 15 of the POCSO: The primary legal issue was whether mere possession of child pornographic material without intent to distribute or transmit falls under the purview of Section 1...
