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Supreme Court Stays Death Sentence and Issues Directions for Collection of Mitigating Circumstances in Death Penalty Cases. Trial Courts Must Call for Reports on Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances Before Sentencing; High Courts Must Do So at Admission of Death Reference; Dedicated Legal Team Required.

27 Apr 2026

The Supreme Court was hearing a criminal appeal arising out of a death reference from the High Court of Patna. The appellants, had been sentenced to d...

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Bombay High Court Allows Default Bail to Accused Arrested After Charge-Sheet Filing in Further Investigation. Right to Default Bail Under Section 167(2) CrPC Applies to Accused Arrested During Further Investigation, Not Extinguished by Prior Charge-Sheet Filing.

19 Dec 2024

The Bombay High Court, in a referral order, resolved a conflict between two Single Judge decisions regarding the applicability of default bail under S...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Allows Writ Petitions of Jail Guards Seeking Pay Parity with Police Constables — Denial of Equal Pay for Equal Work Violates Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution. The court held that jail guards perform duties similar to police constables and are entitled to the same pay scale.

26 Apr 2024

The judgment concerns three writ petitions filed by jail guards in Goa seeking pay parity with police constables. The petitioners, including Dilip Gul...

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Supreme Court Overrules PV Narasimha Rao, Holds Bribery Not Protected by Parliamentary Privilege — Legislators Who Accept Bribes for Speech or Vote Are Not Immune from Prosecution Under Articles 105(2) and 194(2) of the Constitution.

4 Mar 2024

The Supreme Court of India, in a seven-judge bench decision, overruled its earlier majority judgment in PV Narasimha Rao v. State (CBI/SPE) (1998) 4 S...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Rape and Robbery in Case of False Promise of Marriage. Court holds that sexual intercourse on false promise of marriage constitutes rape under Section 375 IPC and that theft during such act amounts to robbery under Section 390 IPC.

10 Jun 2022

The case involves two appeals: Criminal Appeal No. 467 of 2012 filed by the convict Anand Singh challenging his conviction and sentence, and Criminal ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Parole to Life Convict in COVID-19 Parole Case Due to Practical Construction of Rule. Condition of Two Prior Releases Cannot Be Applied Pedantically When Purpose Was Prison Decongestion Under Rule 19(1)(C) of Maharashtra Prisons (Mumbai Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959.

10 Mar 2021

The petitioner, Ayyaz Khan Zabaz Khan, a life convict under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, filed a criminal writ petition challenging the...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Convict's Challenge to Rejection of Mercy Petition in Nirbhaya Case — No Ground for Judicial Review Found. The court held that the plea of juvenility had been finally determined by courts and that allegations of torture and lack of common intention were not grounds for judicial review of the President's order under Article 72.

20 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court dismissed a writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution by Pawan Kumar Gupta, a convict in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Application Seeking Direction to Enact Custodial Torture Legislation, Upholding Separation of Powers. Court holds that directing Parliament to legislate would violate the basic structure of the Constitution, despite acknowledging the gravity of custodial torture and India's international obligations under the UN Convention.

5 Sep 2019

The applicant, Dr. Ashwani Kumar, a senior advocate and former Law Minister, filed a miscellaneous application in a disposed writ petition seeking a d...

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Bombay High Court Allows Withdrawal of Plea Bargaining Application in Diamond Theft Case — Interpretation of Section 265-E(d) CrPC Permits Withdrawal Before Final Order. The court held that the discretion under clause (d) must be exercised judicially, and withdrawal should be allowed when the accused is not willing to accept the proposed sentence.

4 Jan 2012

The petitioners, four foreign nationals from Mexico and Venezuela, were arrested in Dubai on 26 August 2010 in connection with the theft of diamonds w...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging DRT Orders on Limitation Act Applicability to RDDBFI Act Appeals. Court Holds Section 5 of Limitation Act Applies to Appeals Under Section 30 of RDDBFI Act, Rejecting Petitioners' Argument That Special Statute Excludes Limitation Act.

13 Oct 2011

The petitioners, owners of apartments in Jupiter Complex, Nagpur, challenged orders of the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) and Debts Recovery Appellate ...

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