530 result(s) found
Conviction Not Necessary for Forfeiture – The Supreme Court overruled the earlier interpretation in C.G. Ajay Babu (2018), holding that Section 4(6)...
The prolonged incarceration of an undertrial accused, without reasonable certainty of trial completion, violates Article 21 of the Constitution. (Para...
Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 21 – Right to Speedy Trial – Prolonged incarceration of an undertrial prisoner for five years without conc...
The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeal, holding that HUDCO was in breach of its contractual obligations and ordered a refund of the principal amo...
Supreme Court found material contradictions and inconsistencies in the prosecution’s case. The delay in witness statements was unexplained, raising...
Supreme Court Held – Failure to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt – Chain of Circumstantial Evidence Incomplete – Appellant Acquitted (Par...
Benefit of Doubt Given – Prosecution Failed to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt – No Conclusive Evidence of Strangulation – Appellant Dir...
Circumstantial Evidence and Burden of Proof – Whether the prosecution established an unbroken chain of circumstances proving the guilt of the accuse...
Constitution of India – Article 22(1) – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Sections 50, 50A – Indian Penal Code, 1860 The Supreme Court held ...
The Bombay High Court granted regular bail to Mohammad Khalid Mukhtar Ahmed Shaikh (Accused No.1) due to prolonged incarceration of 4 years, 4 months,...
