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Supreme Court Dismisses Transfer Petitions in CBI Corruption Cases Due to Balancing of Fair Trial Rights. Transfer from Darjeeling to New Delhi Denied as Petitioner's Medical Grounds Outweighed by Co-Accused's Hardship and Witness Inconvenience Under Section 406 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

The Supreme Court of India dealt with two transfer petitions filed by a retired Chief Engineer of the Central Public Works Department, who was accused...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Transfer Petitions in Sacrilege Cases, Holding Fair Trial Possible in Punjab. Apprehensions of Bias Not Supported by Credible Material; State Assures Security.

The Supreme Court dismissed six transfer petitions filed under Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking transfer of criminal trial...

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Supreme Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail in Dowry Death Case, Transfers Investigation to CBI. The Court held that the High Court's grant of bail was perverse and that the circumstances warranted an independent investigation by the CBI under Section 173(8) CrPC.

The case arises from the unnatural death of Dr. Deepti Mangla, who was married to Sumit Agarwal on 3 November 2014. On 7 August 2020, the appellant, D...

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellant in NDPS Case Due to Lack of Conscious Possession and Flawed Investigation. Conviction for cannabis recovery quashed as prosecution failed to prove ownership and possession beyond reasonable doubt under Sections 8C, 20(b)(ii)(c), 35, 54 of NDPS Act.

The appellant, Gangadhar alias Gangaram, was convicted under Section 8C read with Section 20(b)(ii)(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substanc...

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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.

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 Corrects Inadvertent Error in Judgment, Substitutes 'Management' with 'Banking Operations' in Hamdard Trust Dispute. The Court clarified that the resolution dated April 28, 2015 pertained only to banking operations, not management, and dismissed contempt petitions.

The Supreme Court of India dealt with Miscellaneous Applications and Contempt Petitions arising from a dispute concerning the management and banking o...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in NDPS Case: Summoning Under Section 319 CrPC After Conviction Is Impermissible. The power under Section 319 CrPC can be exercised only before the pronouncement of judgment; once the trial concludes and judgment is pronounced, the court becomes functus officio.

The Supreme Court of India heard two criminal appeals arising from a common judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had dismissed crimina...