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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Quashing of Criminal Process in Forgery Case — High Court Exceeded Jurisdiction by Evaluating Merits at Summoning Stage. Criminal proceedings cannot be quashed merely because allegations appear civil if ingredients of offence are prima facie made out.

The appellant, Sau. Kamal Shivaji Pokarnekar, filed a criminal complaint alleging that the respondents committed forgery and prepared false documents,...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Rape Despite 7-Month Delay in Filing FIR — Delay Explained by Threats and Social Stigma. The Court held that the prosecutrix's testimony was credible and corroborated by extra-judicial confessions, and the delay was satisfactorily explained.

The appellant, Parkash Chand, was convicted by the trial court under Sections 376 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code for committing rape on the prosecut...

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal Against Regularisation of Daily Wage Employee. Appointment Was on Daily Wage Basis, Not Regular Selection Under Rule 22 of Subordinate Offices Ministerial Staff (District Recruitment) Rules 1985.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh against the judgment of the Allahabad High Court which had directed regularis...

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Supreme Court Restores Life Imprisonment for Murder Under Section 302 IPC, Reverses High Court's Reduction to Culpable Homicide. Exception I to Section 300 IPC Not Applicable as Provocation Was Voluntary and Not Grave and Sudden.

The State of Uttar Pradesh appealed against the High Court's judgment converting the respondent's conviction from murder under Section 302 IPC to culp...

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellants in Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act Case Due to Unreliable Evidence. Conviction for Practicing Medicine Without License Set Aside as Key Witness Testimony Lacked Credibility and Prescription Chit Not Proved.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Dharmendra and another against the State of Maharashtra, setting aside their conviction under Sections 3...