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Supreme Court Allows State Appeal on FIR Registration in Cheating Case -- Reverses Delhi High Court Judgment Mandating Separate FIRs for Each Investor Complaint -- Police Have Discretion to Investigate Multiple Complaints Under Single FIR in Criminal Conspiracy Cases

6 Jan 2026

The Supreme Court allowed the State's appeal against Delhi High Court judgment that answered reference questions regarding FIR registration in cheatin...

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Supreme Court Reverses Acquittal and Restores Conviction in Prevention of Corruption Act Case Due to Trustworthy Evidence and Applicable Presumption. The Court Held That Minor Discrepancies in Witness Testimony Do Not Vitiate Prosecution When Core Facts of Demand and Acceptance Are Established Under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) Read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

16 Apr 2025

The present criminal appeal arose from a judgment and order dated 09.03.2012 passed by the High Court of Karnataka, Circuit Bench at Dharwad in Crimin...

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Attempted Murder Case: Appellate Court’s Power to Modify Sentence Limited by Statutory Maximum – Life Imprisonment Reduced to 7 Years Rigorous Imprisonment

7 Feb 2025

The appellant attacked his mother-in-law with a billhook, causing grievous injuries. The Trial Court imposed life imprisonment under Section 307 ...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal in POCSO Case by Reducing Sentence to Period Already Served. Conviction under Section 3(a) read with Section 4 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 confirmed but sentence modified based on appellant having served more than minimum prescribed period and supporting victim's family.

5 Feb 2024

The Supreme Court considered a special leave petition challenging the quantum of sentence in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offen...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in SC/ST Act Case, Reducing Sentence to One Year Rigorous Imprisonment. The Court modified the sentence based on mitigating factors including the dispute's origin over a shop, appellant's age, lack of serious injury, no criminal antecedents, and sentence already undergone, under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

19 Jan 2022

The appeal concerned the quantum of sentence imposed on the appellant, who was convicted by the Special Court under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled...

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Supreme Court Upholds Central Government's Decision in Repatriation of Prisoners Act Case Due to Discretionary Powers and International Comity. The Court held that adaptation of sentences under Section 13(6) is not mandatory and the High Court erred in directing reduction without considering administrative discretion and binding treaty obligations.

11 Jan 2022

The dispute arose from the conviction of the Respondent by the Supreme Court of Mauritius for possession of 152.8 grams of heroin, resulting in a 26-y...

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