Bombay High Court grants bail in a POCSO case, citing material contradictions and improvements in statements while clarifying that the trial will decide the merits.
Read Full ArticleThe Supreme Court held that private persons can complain under Section 200 CrPC against candidates for false election affidavits under Section 125-A of the Representation of the People Act.
The Supreme Court directed law enforcement agencies to preserve CCTV footage and digital evidence in Section 163 BNSS cases and agreed to examine Section 172 BNSS's validity.
The Supreme Court set aside an Allahabad High Court order for a joint trial, holding that separate trials are the norm and clubbing the sessions case with a complaint case was unwarranted.
The Delhi High Court set aside the summoning order against a former Raheja Developers director, holding that a Magistrate must identify the material relied upon when summoning a person placed in Column 12 of a charge-sheet.
CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to five-day judicial custody for entering Jantar Mantar a day after Delhi Police denotified it as a protest site. A third leader, Ajinkya Shinde, wa...
The Supreme Court sets aside a Patna High Court order quashing cognizance under Sections 302 and 201 IPC in a boy’s drowning death case. It reiterates that a Magistrate can accept a closure report, ...
Supreme Court restores a former Telephone Department cashier’s acquittal under Section 409 IPC, holding that the prosecution failed to prove entrustment or dishonest intention and could not shift th...
Delhi High Court holds that under Section 223(1) BNSS, a Magistrate must first examine the complainant and witnesses, then hear the accused before formally taking cognizance of a private complaint.
Supreme Court holds that sanction under Section 197 CrPC is required only at the cognizance stage and cannot bar FIR registration or investigation under Section 156(3) CrPC.
Bombay High Court quashes food safety proceedings against Britannia Dairy over fungus-infested cheese, holding that delayed notice after expiry of shelf life denied the company its statutory right to ...
Karnataka High Court declares arrest illegal after police arrested a man nearly 48 hours before the appearance date in a Section 35(3) BNSS notice and imposes ₹3 lakh personal costs on police office...
Supreme Court weekly roundup featuring 10 key rulings on IBC, corruption, FIRs, SC/ST Act, senior citizens, elections, motor accident compensation and service law.
Supreme Court holds that rejection of a Section 156(3) CrPC application does not bar a subsequent FIR on the same allegations, as the order is not an adjudication on merits.
Delhi High Court quashes criminal complaints against Maggi retailers over alleged excess lead content, holding that the prosecution's foundation had substantially eroded after subsequent CFTRI testing...
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