Acquittal in Circumstantial Evidence Case – Conviction Set Aside
10 Feb 2025Supreme Court Held – Failure to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt – Chain of Circumstantial Evidence Incomplete – Appellant Acquitted (Par...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Appellants in Dowry Harassment and Domestic Violence Case. Generalized Allegations Without Specific Acts Insufficient to Sustain Criminal Charges – Court Emphasizes Need for Specificity in Domestic Violence Cases.
7 Feb 2025The Supreme Court quashed the criminal proceedings against the Appellants, holding that the allegations were generalized and lacked specific overt act...
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Supreme Court
Quashing of Criminal Proceedings Under Section 306 IPC – Supreme Court Ordered Reinvestigation in Suicide Case – Absence of Direct Abetment. Criminal Proceedings Against Appellants Quashed – Special Investigation Team Constituted for Reinvestigation – No Proximate Link Between Accused and Suicide – Mere Verbal Utterances Do Not Constitute Abetment – Abuse of Process of Law Prevented.
7 Feb 2025Constitution Of India, 1950 – Article 21: Right To Fair Investigation – The Supreme Court Held That A One-Sided Investigation Violates The Fundam...
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High Court
Long Incarceration and Right to Speedy Trial – Bail Granted. High Court of Judicature at Bombay emphasized the fundamental right to speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, granting bail due to prolonged incarceration.
7 Feb 2025The Court acknowledged the Applicant’s long incarceration and the fundamental right to speedy justice. It noted that the case was based on circumsta...
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Supreme Court
Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 226 – Judicial Review in Disciplinary Proceedings – Preponderance of Probabilities as Standard of Proof in Departmental Enquiries – Limited Scope of Interference in Intra-Court Appeal.
4 Feb 2025Supreme Court upheld dismissal from service imposed on an Assistant Engineer convicted of bribery, emphasizing that judicial review in disciplinary ma...
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Supreme Court
Quashing of FIR – Marriage by Mutual Consent – Protection Under Exception 2 to Section 375 IPC. Supreme Court Quashes FIR Alleging Rape – Holds That Husband Cannot Be Prosecuted Under Section 376 IPC.
31 Jan 2025Constitution of India, 1950 – Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 – Indian Penal Code, 1860 Quashing of FIR – Criminal Appeal against dismissal of pe...
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Supreme Court
Quashing of criminal proceedings – No violation of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 – Magistrate’s summoning order lacked reasons.
30 Jan 2025Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Section 482 Quashing of Criminal Proceedings – High Court dismissed the petition under Section 482 of the Code ...
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Supreme Court
SC Acquits Man Accused of Murder Due to Unreliable Eyewitness Testimony Absence of credible eyewitnesses and material contradictions in prosecution evidence lead to acquittal.
29 Jan 2025The Supreme Court set aside the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC, emphasizing that the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond a rea...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Ajay Malik; Calls for Domestic Workers’ Legal Protection. Examining the wrongful confinement and human trafficking allegations, the Supreme Court quashes charges against Ajay Malik and Ashok Kumar while highlighting the systemic exploitation of domestic workers.
29 Jan 2025The Supreme Court of India adjudicated on two connected appeals concerning allegations of wrongful confinement and human trafficking of a domestic wor...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Quashes High Court’s Overreach: Acquittal Restored, Compensation Granted. Judicial Overreach in Revisional Jurisdiction Results in Unlawful Conviction—Supreme Court Reaffirms Limits on High Court Powers and Ensures Justice for the Wrongfully Convicted.
29 Jan 2025Acts and Sections Discussed: Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302 (Murder) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) – Sections 401...
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