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Supreme Court Cancels Bail in POCSO Case Due to Suppression of Material Facts and Failure to Consider Gravity of Offence -- High Court's Bail Order Set Aside as Perverse and Unjustified

The Supreme Court allowed the criminal appeal challenging the High Court's bail order in a case involving serious sexual offences against a minor -- T...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Company Dispute Under Companies Act and IPC -- Civil Nature and Statutory Bar Upheld

The Supreme Court allowed criminal appeals filed by Yerram Vijay Kumar and Rajeev Kumar Agarwal against the State of Telangana and others, quashing cr...

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Supreme Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order in Telangana Case -- Daughter's Appeal Succeeds on Grounds of Insufficient Material for Public Order Threat

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal challenging the preventive detention order against Aruna Bai alias Anguri Bai under the Telangana Prevention of Da...

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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal of Father-in-Law in Dowry Death Case Under IPC Sections 302, 304B, 498A, and 201 Due to Insufficient Evidence and Failure to Prove Marriage Date

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's acquittal of Janved Singh, the father-in-law, in a case involving the death of his daughter-in-law, Pushpa. ...

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Supreme Court Dismissed Appeal Seeking Preliminary Inquiry Before FIR Registration. Preliminary Inquiry Not Mandatory for Cognizable Offences — Successive FIRs Do Not Automatically Amount to Harassment — Legal Safeguards Available Against Malicious Prosecution

Registration of FIR is a statutory duty when a cognizable offence is disclosed. The absence of a preliminary inquiry does not vitiate FIRs unless prov...

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Supreme Court Modifies Expulsion of Bihar MLC to Suspension, Reinstates Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh – Proportionality in Legislative Punishment Under Scrutiny. Court Invokes Article 142 to Ensure Proportionality in Legislative Discipline, Reinstates Petitioner After 7 Months of Expulsion

Maintainability of Writ Petition: The Court held that the Writ Petition is maintainable as Article 212(1) does not bar judicial review of legislative...

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Supreme Court Reinstates Conviction in Wife’s Murder Case, Overturns High Court’s Acquittal. Tagline Child Witness’s Testimony Deemed Reliable; Circumstantial Evidence and Accused’s Silence Under Section 106 of Evidence Act Seal Conviction

Child Witness : Competency, Tutoring, Corroboration-The Supreme Court held that the testimony of a child witness is admissible if the child is c...

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Bail Granted Considering Reformative Approach in Light of Applicant’s Young Age Despite Serious Allegations

High Court of Judicature at Bombay emphasized the reformative theory of punishment while granting bail to the accused involved in serious offences und...

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Supreme Court Emphasizes Proportional Sentencing in Bigamy Case. Lenient punishment for bigamy under Section 494 IPC revised to ensure justice and uphold societal interests.

The principles of sentencing in criminal law, specifically focusing on the offense of bigamy under Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The cas...