Compounding of Offences – Definition of First Offence – Discretion of Tax Authorities.
7 Feb 2025Income Tax Act, 1961 – Section 276CC – Compounding of Offences – Discretionary Relief – Interpretation of Guidelines – Supreme Court’s Rev...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Attempted Murder Case: Appellate Court’s Power to Modify Sentence Limited by Statutory Maximum – Life Imprisonment Reduced to 7 Years Rigorous Imprisonment
7 Feb 2025The appellant attacked his mother-in-law with a billhook, causing grievous injuries. The Trial Court imposed life imprisonment under Section 307 ...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Appellants in Dowry Harassment and Domestic Violence Case. Generalized Allegations Without Specific Acts Insufficient to Sustain Criminal Charges – Court Emphasizes Need for Specificity in Domestic Violence Cases.
7 Feb 2025The Supreme Court quashed the criminal proceedings against the Appellants, holding that the allegations were generalized and lacked specific overt act...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Acquits Accused Due to Lack of Conclusive Evidence. Recovery Process Flawed – Chain of Circumstances Broken – Conviction Set Aside
7 Feb 2025Circumstantial Evidence and Burden of Proof – Whether the prosecution established an unbroken chain of circumstances proving the guilt of the accuse...
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Unlawful Arrest and Violation of Fundamental Rights – Supreme Court Declares Arrest Illegal. Failure to communicate grounds of arrest renders detention unconstitutional – Supreme Court orders immediate release of the appellant and issues guidelines for compliance with Article 22(1) and Section 50 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
7 Feb 2025Constitution of India – Article 22(1) – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Sections 50, 50A – Indian Penal Code, 1860 The Supreme Court held ...
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Quashing of Criminal Proceedings Under Section 306 IPC – Supreme Court Ordered Reinvestigation in Suicide Case – Absence of Direct Abetment. Criminal Proceedings Against Appellants Quashed – Special Investigation Team Constituted for Reinvestigation – No Proximate Link Between Accused and Suicide – Mere Verbal Utterances Do Not Constitute Abetment – Abuse of Process of Law Prevented.
7 Feb 2025Constitution Of India, 1950 – Article 21: Right To Fair Investigation – The Supreme Court Held That A One-Sided Investigation Violates The Fundam...
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High Court
Acquittal in Corruption Case: Demand and Acceptance of Bratification Not Proven Beyond Reasonable Doubt
7 Feb 2025Court Sets Aside Conviction Under Prevention of Corruption Act Due to Lack of Direct Evidence and Defective Sanction Order Demand and Acceptance of I...
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High Court
Regular Bail Granted — Long Incarceration and Right to Speedy Trial Considered — No Possibility of Early Trial — Allegations of Extortion and Criminal Intimidation — Bail is the Rule, Jail is the Exception — Bombay High Court
7 Feb 2025The Bombay High Court granted regular bail to Mohammad Khalid Mukhtar Ahmed Shaikh (Accused No.1) due to prolonged incarceration of 4 years, 4 months,...
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High Court
NSEL Scam: High Court Upholds Special Court’s Power to Summon Additional Accused Under Section 190 CrPC – NSEL’s Application Maintainable Despite Being an Accused
7 Feb 2025Bombay High Court Clarifies Scope of Section 190 CrPC in MPID Act Cases – Accused Can Seek Impleadment of Other Accused at Pre-Trial Stage The&...
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Divorce Granted Under Article 142 of the Constitution of India – Maintenance Enhanced – Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage. Supreme Court Invoked Article 142 of the Constitution of India – Marriage Held to Be Emotionally Dead – Divorce Granted Despite Opposition – Husband Directed to Pay Permanent Alimony
7 Feb 2025Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 142 – Supreme Court exercised its power to do complete justice – Marriage lasted for only four months – ...
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