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SUMMONING ORDER MUST REFLECT APPLICATION OF JUDICIAL MIND. Summoning an accused is a serious matter – Magistrate must assign reasons – Non-speaking summoning order quashed

Acts & Sections Discussed: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) – Section 482, Section 468(2), Section 202 Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 194...

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Vellore Tanneries Case: Environmental Accountability Upheld – Balancing Economic Growth & Ecological Justice. Supreme Court Enforced ‘Polluter Pays Principle’ – Directed Tannery Industries to Bear Absolute Liability for Environmental Damage & Restoration

Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 21 – Right to Clean Environment recognized as part of the fundamental right to life – Intergenerational Eq...

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SC Acquits Man Accused of Murder Due to Unreliable Eyewitness Testimony Absence of credible eyewitnesses and material contradictions in prosecution evidence lead to acquittal.

The 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 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.

Acts and Sections Discussed: Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302 (Murder) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) – Sections 401...

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Presumption of Legitimacy Cannot Be Displaced by Mere Allegations. The Supreme Court upheld the conclusive presumption of legitimacy under Section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, rejecting a claim for maintenance based on disputed paternity.

Constitution of India – Article 21 – Right to privacy and dignity was violated when a DNA test was ordered without substantial evidence of non-acc...

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Constable Acquitted in Murder Case – Absence of Common Intention Precludes Conviction.

Constitution of India – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Arms Act, 1959Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC – Sect...

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Supreme Court Acquits Chandrabhan Sudam Sanap – Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Failure of the prosecution to establish an unbroken chain of circumstantial evidence led to the acquittal of the accused in a case involving abduction, sexual assault, and murder.

Major Acts Discussed: Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 21 (Right to Life and Personal Liberty) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – S...

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Supreme Court Upholds Burial Rights of Christian Convert – Ensuring Equality and Religious Freedom. Burial Rights – Constitutional Protections – Religious Discrimination Prohibited

Constitutional Protection: Denying burial rights based on religious conversion violated Articles 14 and 15.  Failure of Authorities: The Panchayat fa...

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"Supreme Court Rejects Interim Bail for Electoral Campaigning by Mohd. Tahir Hussain" "Court upholds public interest over electoral aspirations of an accused in cases of grave public disorder."

The Supreme Court of India dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by Mohd. Tahir Hussain seeking interim bail to campaign for the Delhi Assembly ele...