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Supreme Court Hears Appeals on Forum for Trial in SEBI Act Cases — Retrospective Application of 2002 and 2014 Amendments Disputed. Court Considers Whether Change from Magistrate to Sessions Court and Subsequent Special Courts Affects Pre‑2002 Offences Still Pending.

This batch of appeals and petitions before the Supreme Court concerned the proper forum for trial of offences under the Securities and Exchange Board ...

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Bombay High Court Considers Challenge to Sanction Order Under Section 197 CrPC – Petitioner Alleges Improper Review of Earlier Refusal. Alleged Lack of Fresh Material and Improper Reconsideration of Evidence Previously Rejected.

The petitioner, a public servant, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the order dated 4th February 2016 p...

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Bombay High Court Dissents That Designated Court Under MCOC Act Cannot Order Investigation Under Section 156(3) CrPC Without Prior Sanction. Special Court Not a Magistrate and Section 23(1) Bar Overrides Private Complaint Procedure.

The Bombay High Court heard a batch of writ petitions involving a common legal question: whether a designated court under the Maharashtra Control of O...

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Bombay High Court Examines Constitutionality of National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, in Malegaon Blast Case. Petitioners Challenged Legislative Competence and Transfer of Investigation Without State Consent, Arguing Encroachment on State Police Powers.

The matter arose from two criminal writ petitions filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the constitutional validity of the National Investigation...

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Supreme Court Confirms Death Sentence for Rape and Murder of 7½-Year-Old Mentally Challenged Girl. Circumstantial Evidence Including Last Seen, Recovery, and Medical Reports Established Guilt Beyond Doubt; Aggravating Factors Outweighed Mitigating Factors.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals of Manoj Pratap Singh, upholding his conviction and death sentence for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a 7...

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Supreme Court Upholds Section 498A IPC as Constitutionally Valid but Issues Guidelines to Prevent Misuse. The court held that the provision is not unconstitutional but requires safeguards against misuse through directions on arrest, investigation, and compounding of offences.

The Supreme Court in this batch of writ petitions and appeals considered the constitutional validity of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, w...

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High Court of Bombay Considers Appeal Against Rejection of Bail in Malegaon Bomb Blast Case. Accused Charged Under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and Other Serious Offences Seeks Release Pending Trial.

The appeal arose from the rejection of a bail application by the Special Court under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 and the Nati...

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High Court Grants Bail to Accused in Abetment of Suicide Case — No Prima Facie Evidence of Instigation or Active Participation. Mere harassment or cruelty without direct instigation does not constitute abetment of suicide under Section 306 IPC read with Section 34 IPC.

The judgment concerns two criminal petitions for bail and a writ petition filed by the petitioners, E S Praveen Kumar and Eediga Srikanth, who were ac...