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Supreme Court Refers to Larger Bench Whether Investigation by Complainant Police Officer Under NDPS Act Vitiate Trial — Mohan Lal Decision's Applicability Examined. The court considers the conflict between Mohan Lal v. State of Punjab (holding trial vitiated) and Varinder Kumar v. State of Himachal Pradesh (holding prospective application) and refers the matter to a five-judge bench.

31 Aug 2020

This judgment arises from a batch of special leave petitions challenging convictions under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (N...

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Supreme Court Quashes Charges Under SC/ST Act for Lack of Caste-Based Insult and Public View Requirement. Allegations of Land Dispute Do Not Attract Section 3(1)(r) of SC/ST Act as Insult Not on Account of Caste and Incident Occurred Inside Building Not in Public View.

20 Jul 2020

The appellant, Hitesh Verma, challenged the order of the High Court of Uttarakhand dismissing his petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal P...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Criminal Appeal in Life Imprisonment Case After Premature Release Under Article 161. The appeal became infructuous as the appellant was released under the Governor's constitutional pardon power, which overrides statutory minimum sentence requirements under Section 433-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

17 Jul 2020

The dispute involved a criminal appeal by an appellant convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to life...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Attempt to Murder in Communal Riots Case — Sentence Enhanced to Seven Years. The Court affirmed that identification by injured eyewitness and recovery of weapons on appellant's confession were sufficient to prove guilt under Section 307 read with Section 114 IPC.

18 Jun 2020

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Mustak @ Kanio Ahmed Shaikh against the judgment of the Gujarat High Court, which had affirmed his convictio...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Muslim Divorced Woman in Maintenance Case — Family Court Has Jurisdiction Under Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986. High Court erred in holding that Family Court lacks jurisdiction to entertain application under Section 3 of the Act.

18 Jun 2020

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Rajasthan High Court which set aside an order of the Family Court granting maintenance to a Muslim divorced wo...

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Supreme Court Convicts Contemnors for Scandalous Allegations Against Judges in Suo Motu Contempt Proceedings. The Court upheld its inherent power under Article 129 to punish for contempt, rejecting procedural objections under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

27 Apr 2020

The Supreme Court of India initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against Vijay Kurle, Rashid Khan Pathan, and Nilesh Ojha for sending letters contai...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in TADA Case Due to Involuntary Confession and Lack of Corroboration. Confession recorded under Section 15 of TADA Act found not voluntary as guidelines in Kartar Singh were not followed, and confession of co-accused not admissible without joint trial.

1 Apr 2020

The appellant, Raja @ Ayyappan, was convicted by the Designated Court under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (TADA) for ...

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Supreme Court Quashes Cognizance Order Against Police Officer in Private Complaint for Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC and Section 170 Karnataka Police Act. The Court held that cognizance without sanction is void ab initio and the High Court should have quashed proceedings instead of remanding for discharge.

27 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court considered an appeal against the Karnataka High Court's order that declined to quash a Magistrate's order taking cognizance of a pri...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Bail Order in Dowry Death Case — Emphasizes Need for Speaking Orders in Bail Matters. High Court's cryptic order granting bail to a convict under Section 304B IPC was quashed for lack of reasoning and failure to consider evidence of dowry harassment.

18 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal filed by the father of a deceased victim against the Allahabad High Court's order granting bail to the respondent-...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals of Revenue Authorities in Stamp Duty Undervaluation Cases — Revisional Powers Under Section 47A of Indian Stamp Act, 1899 Upheld. The Court held that the limitation period for suo motu revision by the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority is five years from the date of the order, not from the date of registration.

1 Jan 2020

The Supreme Court of India heard a batch of civil appeals arising from orders of the Madras High Court concerning the interpretation of Section 47A of...

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