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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Editor-in-Chief in Abetment to Suicide Case — High Court Erred in Declining Bail Without Prima Facie Evaluation of FIR. Non-Payment of Dues Alone Does Not Constitute Abetment to Suicide Under Section 306 IPC.

The appellant, Arnab Manoranjan Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV, was arrested on 4 November 2020 in connection with FIR No. 59 of 2018 registe...

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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 Dismisses Petition to Quash FIR in Volkswagen Cheat Device Case — Investigation Not Impeded by Pending Civil Appeals Before NGT. Delay and Disputed Facts Cannot Be Grounds for Quashing FIR Under Section 482 CrPC.

The petitioner, Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Private Limited, a company engaged in the manufacture and sale of passenger vehicles, was aggrieved by the...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Transfer Petition in Sushant Singh Rajput Death Case — Holds That Bihar Police Had Jurisdiction to Register FIR and CBI Investigation Is Lawful

The Supreme Court dismissed a transfer petition filed by Rhea Chakraborty seeking transfer of FIR No. 241 of 2020 registered at Patna, Bihar, to Mumba...

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Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection to Journalist in Multiple FIR Case Based on News Broadcasts. Court Transfers One FIR for Investigation, Stays Other Proceedings, and Emphasizes Balance Between Freedom of Speech and Criminal Process Under Article 19(1)(a) and Article 32 of the Constitution.

The dispute arose from two news broadcasts by the petitioner, a journalist and editor-in-chief of Republic TV and R Bharat, on 16 April 2020 and 21 Ap...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Civil Dispute Case — Abuse of Process of Law. Police Officers Justified in Not Registering FIR When Dispute Was Civil and Complainant Had Already Paid Mortgage Money and Got Sale Deed Executed.

The case arose from a dispute over a property sale. The complainant entered into an agreement to sell a house for Rs.54 lakhs and paid the full consid...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Refusal to Quash Criminal Proceedings in Family Property Dispute. Allegations of Attempt to Murder and Other Offences Under IPC Sections 307, 323, 427, 447, 506(2) Read with Section 34 Require Trial.

The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal against the High Court's refusal to quash criminal proceedings under Section 482 CrPC. The appellants and the de...