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Supreme Court Examines Culpability for BMW Hit-and-Run: State Appeals Against High Court's Reduction of Conviction from Section 304 Part II to Section 304A IPC. The Core Issue is Whether the Accused Had Knowledge of Likely Death to Attract the Graver Offence.

The case arose from a fatal motor accident involving a BMW car driven by the respondent, Sanjeev Nanda, on the night of 9/10 January 1999 in New Delhi...

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Supreme Court Orders CBI Investigation in Murder Case Due to Sham Police Investigation. Court finds investigation perfunctory and designed to conceal, directs CBI to investigate role of respondent no.5 and others under Sections 302, 120B IPC.

The case arises from the murder of Ram Bihari Chaubey, father of the petitioner Amar Nath Chaubey, who was shot dead at his residence in Varanasi on 4...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Election Petition for Non-Disclosure of Cause of Action in Gadchiroli-Chimur Lok Sabha Constituency Dispute. Alleged Discrepancy of 62 Votes in Final Tally Does Not Constitute a Cause of Action Under Section 100(1)(d)(iv) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

The petitioner, Dr. Rameshkumar Bapuraoji Gajbe, contested the election to the 17th Lok Sabha from the Gadchiroli-Chimur Constituency as a candidate o...

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Supreme Court Reviews Its Own Guidelines on Arrest and Anticipatory Bail Under SC/ST Act. Directions Requiring Preliminary Enquiry and Approval for Arrest Quashed as Legislative Overreach, but Anticipatory Bail Direction Upheld.

The Union of India filed a review petition against the Supreme Court's judgment dated 20.3.2018 in Criminal Appeal No.416 of 2018, which had issued gu...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Caste Scrutiny Committee Order Cancelling Scheduled Caste Certificate Due to Violation of Natural Justice. Committee Failed to Provide Documents and Opportunity to Cross-Examine Complainant, Rendering Proceedings Void Under Maharashtra Act No. XXIII of 2001.

The petitioner, Bhanudas Hona Gajbhiv, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging an order of the Scheduled Cast...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Five Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony of Related Witnesses and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC set aside as sole eyewitness was brother of deceased and evidence suffered from material contradictions and improvements.

The case involves four criminal appeals filed by five accused persons convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) ...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Appellants in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony of Interested Witness. Conviction under Section 302 r/w 34 IPC set aside as sole eyewitness was a close relative and evidence lacked corroboration.

The appellants, Annayappa @ Krishnappa and Babu, were convicted by the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Bangalore Rural, for the murder of Munir...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Election Petition for Non-Compliance with Section 83 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 — Failure to Furnish Material Facts and Full Particulars of Alleged Corrupt Practices Renders Petition Liable for Summary Dismissal.

The petitioner, Dr. Kirit Jayantilal Somaiya, filed an election petition challenging the election of respondent No.1, Sanjay Dina Patil, from the Mumb...