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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused No. 3 for Dishonestly Receiving Stolen Gold Bars in Bank Fraud Case. Court holds that possession of stolen property soon after theft, coupled with lack of explanation, is sufficient for conviction under Section 411 IPC....

The case pertains to a large-scale bank fraud involving forged Telegraphic Transfers (TTs) amounting to Rs. 6,70,00,000/- at Vijaya Bank, Nasik Branch. The fraud was perpetrated by opening a fictitiou...

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Supreme Court Upholds Expulsion of MLC for Unparliamentary Conduct and Defiance of Ethics Committee — Principles of Natural Justice Not Violated as Petitioner Waived Right to be Heard by Repeatedly Avoiding Proceedings and Challenging Committee's Authority....

The petitioner, a Member of the Bihar Legislative Council (MLC) from the Rashtriya Janata Dal, challenged his expulsion from the Council based on a report of the Ethics Committee. The controversy aros...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence and Tutored Child Witness. High Court's Reversal of Conviction Upheld as Prosecution Failed to Prove Foundational Facts for Section 106 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872....

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the acquittal of the respondent-accused, Balveer Singh, who was originally convicted by the trial court for the murder of his wife, Birendra Kumari, and fo...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence — Chain of Circumstances Incomplete Due to Lack of Motive and Weak Last Seen Theory. Conviction under Sections 302/201/34 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of the appellant, Bani Alam Majid, against the judgment of the Gauhati High Court which had affirmed his conviction under Sections 302/201/34 IPC for the murder of...

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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Appellant in Crypto Currency Economic Offence Case — Explains Scope of Section 437(6) CrPC. Right to bail under Section 437(6) is not indefeasible; Magistrate retains discretion to refuse bail by recording reasons, but application must be considered liberally where delay is not attributable to accused....

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal against the denial of regular bail by the Chhattisgarh High Court in a case involving a crypto currency economic offence. The appellant was arrested in December 202...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Defamation Proceedings Against Editorial Director and Journalists for Lack of Specific Allegations and Non-Compliance with Section 202 CrPC — News Articles on Art Auction Authenticity Not Defamatory as They Did Not Lower Complainant's Reputation in Eyes of Others....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals and quashed the criminal proceedings for defamation under Sections 499 and 500 IPC against the appellants, who were the editorial director and journalists of Benn...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Traffic Superintendent Convicted for Forgery and Corruption in Indian Airlines Ticket Tampering Case. Concurrent findings of guilt under Ranbir Penal Code and Prevention of Corruption Act upheld based on handwriting expert evidence and possession of documents....

The appellant, a Traffic Superintendent at Indian Airlines, Jammu, was convicted by the Trial Court and the High Court for offences under Sections 420, 468, and 471 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) and ...

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Supreme Court Allows State Appeals in Job Contract Pension Case — Sets Aside High Court Order Counting Entire Service for Pension. Only limited job-contract service sufficient to render eligibility for pension can be counted under Rule 18(6) of Odisha Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1992....

The Supreme Court dealt with a batch of appeals filed by the State of Odisha challenging the orders of the Orissa High Court that had dismissed the State's writ appeals on the ground of delay. The und...

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Supreme Court Upholds Right to Medical Education for Persons with Disabilities — Ensures Equal Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation...

The Supreme Court set aside the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order and directed admission of a PwD candidate to the MBBS course, emphasizing the need for functional assessment and rejecting discr...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Extradition Order in Matrimonial Dispute, Dissolves Marriage on Ground of Irretrievable Breakdown Under Article 142 of the Constitution of India. Court Quashes Multiple Criminal Proceedings Filed by Wife Against Husband and In-Laws as Abuse of Process of Law....

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal against the judgment of the Calcutta High Court which had affirmed a trial court order directing extradition of the appellant. The appellant, a software engineer re...