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Supreme Court Allows Appeals of Two Accused in Abduction and Murder Case Due to Lack of Motive and Doubtful Identification — High Court's Reversal of Acquittal Set Aside for Failure to Apply Principles Governing Appeals Against Acquittal.

The Supreme Court of India heard a batch of criminal appeals arising from a common judgment of the Patna High Court dated 26.03.2015. The case pertain...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste-Based Discrimination in Prison Manuals as Unconstitutional. Prison Rules Dividing Labour and Segregating Barracks by Caste Violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Sukanya Shantha, a journalist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions for the repeal of offendi...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeals in Specific Performance Suit, Upholds Concurrent Findings of Readiness and Willingness. Agreement to Sell for Agricultural Land Held Valid and Enforceable Despite Non-Registration of Power of Attorney.

The case involves two second appeals arising from a suit for specific performance of an agreement to sell agricultural land. The plaintiff, Hiren Veni...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State Appeal in Murder Case — Acquittal Upheld Due to Incomplete Chain of Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Sections 302 and 201 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the High Court's judgment acquitting the respondent-accused of murdering his wife Sundariya. The prosecut...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Rape Case, Holds Offences Under Sections 376, 504, 506 IPC Form Same Transaction for Joint Trial Under Section 220 CrPC. The Court set aside the discharge of the accused for lack of territorial jurisdiction and directed trial for all offences together.

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal against the High Court's order upholding the discharge of the accused-respondent No. 2 for the offence under Secti...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Complaint Against Director in Minimum Wages Act Case Due to Lack of Vicarious Liability. Complaint Failed to Establish Director Was In-Charge of Company's Business Under Section 22C of Minimum Wages Act, 1948, Making Prosecution Unmaintainable.

The dispute arose from a criminal complaint filed against Dayle De'Souza, a director of Writer Safeguard Pvt. Ltd., alleging violations of the Minimum...

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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of Section 43B(f) of Income Tax Act — Leave Encashment Deduction Allowed Only on Actual Payment. Clause (f) is not arbitrary or violative of Article 14 as it serves a legitimate purpose of preventing abuse and ensuring employee welfare.

The Supreme Court in this appeal considered the constitutional validity of clause (f) of Section 43B of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which was inserted b...

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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Unreliable Witnesses. Conviction under Section 302/34 IPC and Section 120B IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Conspiracy and Involvement of Accused Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The case pertains to the murder of two individuals, Raja Mohammed (D1) and Raj Mohammed (D2), on the night of 28 December 1990 near Sarayananthal, Pap...