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Motor Vehicle Accident – Compensation – Liability of Minor Driver. Supreme Court absolved the minor of driving liability and upheld enhanced compensation for the claimants while setting aside the recovery direction against the vehicle’s owner.

Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 136 – Reappreciation of Evidence – Scope of interference by Supreme Court – Findings of the lower courts...

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court's Stay on Discharge Order — Upholds Liberty of Accused. Apex Court Reaffirms Higher Pedestal of Discharged Accused — Lays Down Strict Parameters for Stay on Discharge Orders

Supreme Court quashed the High Court’s stay and surrender order — Held that stay on discharge orders should only be granted in rare and exceptiona...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court’s Order of Compensation for Alleged Wrongful Confinement

Compensation for Alleged Wrongful Detention — Scope of High Court’s Jurisdiction Under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) ...

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Constitution of India, Code of Criminal Procedure, Indian Penal Code – Jurisdiction of High Court under Article 226 – Quashing of criminal proceedings

High Court exercised jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution to quash criminal proceedings—Emphasis on abuse of process of law—No bar u...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Former Gujarat Minister in Corruption Case – No Evidence of Demand or Acceptance of Bribe

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – Sections 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2) – CrPC Section 482 – Discharge Application – Prima Facie Case – Illegal Gra...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Arrest Powers Under Customs Act and GST Acts: Safeguards and Judicial Review. Balancing Individual Liberty and State Authority in Tax Evasion Cases

Arrest Powers Under Customs Act and GST Acts:-- The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of arrest provisions under the Customs Act, 1962...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against BPCL Officials—Lack of Offence Under Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and LPG Distribution Order, 2000

Absence of Statutory Violation—No Offence Attracted Under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955—Unauthorized Raid by Vigilance Squad Re...

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Supreme Court Dismissed Appeals Seeking Quashing of FIRs Based on Procedural Lapse – Affirmed Prospective Application of Affidavit Requirement in Section 156(3) CrPC Complaints

a) Judicial decisions are presumed retrospective unless stated otherwise; however, procedural safeguards can be prospective to avoid undue hardship (P...

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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 Set Aside Conviction Under Sections 120B and 411 IPC — Ordered Return of Seized Gold Bars to Appellant. Acquittal of Co-Accused Upheld — Failure to Prove Seized Gold Was Stolen Property — Reasonable Doubt Favored Accused

Constitution of India (COI) — Article 21 — Right to Fair Trial — Burden of Proof on Prosecution — Chain of Circumstances Must Be Complete. In...