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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Cross-FIR Case Between Advocates Due to Abuse of Process and Apology. Second FIR Registered as Counterblast to First FIR Was Deemed an Abuse of Law Under Sections 294(b), 323, and 506(1) of Indian Penal Code, 1860, and Quashed to End Protracted Litigation....

The appeal arose from a dispute between two advocates practising in Kodaikanal, leading to cross-FIRs registered in December 2017. The first appellant filed FIR No. 499 of 2017 alleging assault by the...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Evidence and Lack of Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Conviction under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 Overturned as Witness Testimonies Were Inconsistent and Failed to Inspire Confidence....

The appeal arose from a murder conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, where the appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment by the trial court and upheld by the High Court. The ...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Unreliable Witness Testimonies. Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt as Family Witnesses Gave Embellished Testimonies with Variances from FIR and Delayed Statements Under Section 161 Cr.P.C., Coupled with Admitted Enmity Over Land Dispute....

The Supreme Court dealt with appeals by special leave from four appellants convicted for the murder of Mohan Singh, who was killed on November 6, 2009. The prosecution alleged that the appellants, alo...

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Supreme Court Allows Complainant's Appeal in Criminal Procedure Case, Reinstating Summons Under Section 319 CrPC. The High Court's Premature Interference with Trial Court's Summons Based on Eyewitness Evidence and Prima Facie Satisfaction Was Set Aside, Emphasizing the Court's Duty to Ensure Justice Under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973....

The Supreme Court heard appeals against an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which had set aside summons issued under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 by the Trial Court ag...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Quashing of Corruption Proceedings Due to Improper Exercise of Inherent Powers. High Court's Order Under Section 482 CrPC Was Unjustified After Dismissal of Discharge Application and Revision Petition on Same Grounds, Violating Principles Against Circumvention and Multiplicity....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the High Court of Madras quashing criminal proceedings against the respondent under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 19...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Dishonour of Cheque Case Due to Suppression of Material Facts and Abuse of Process of Law. The court held that suppression of material facts in a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, constitutes an abuse of process, warranting dismissal without trial....

The dispute arose from a complaint filed by the respondent, a Credit Co-Operative Society, against the appellant under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, based on the dishonour of a ...

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Supreme Court Allows Husband's Appeal in Matrimonial Dispute, Granting Divorce and Awarding Permanent Alimony. Marriage Dissolved Under Article 142 of Constitution Due to Irretrievable Breakdown After 17-Year Separation, with Rs. 40 Lakhs Alimony Ordered as One-Time Settlement....

The appeal arose from a matrimonial dispute where the husband challenged the High Court's dismissal of his criminal revision seeking adjustment of maintenance amounts awarded under different statutes....

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Private Unaided Society in AICTE Pay Scale Dispute — Teachers Without Ph.D. Not Entitled to Associate Professor Benefits. Non-Ph.D. Assistant Professors in Private Unaided Technical Institutes Cannot Claim Higher Pay Band and Re-designation Under 6th CPC Without Mandatory Ph.D. Qualification as Per AICTE Notifications....

The case involves a dispute between the All India Shri Shivaji Memorial Society (AISSMS), a private unaided educational society running engineering and technical institutes, and its teachers (responde...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State's Appeal in Seniority Dispute Under Karnataka Civil Services Rules. Transfer of Government Employee at Own Request with Consent to Specific Seniority Terms Governs Seniority Fixation in New Post, Not Original Appointment Date....

The dispute arose from the transfer of a government employee from the post of Staff Nurse to First Division Assistant in the Karnataka State services. The employee, appointed as a Staff Nurse in 1979,...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in NDPS Act Case Due to Procedural Violations and Evidence Tampering Risk. Conviction Overturned as Seized Contraband Was Improperly Sealed and Stored for 15 Days in Investigating Officer's Office, Violating Section 52A NDPS Act and Standing Order No. 1/89, Creating Reasonable Doubt About Evidence Integrity....

The Supreme Court heard three criminal appeals arising from a common judgment of the High Court of Telangana, which had partly allowed one appeal acquitting two accused and reducing sentence for one, ...