Supreme Court sets aside Patwari Jaswinder Singh’s conviction, holding that demand and acceptance of illegal gratification must be proved; mere recovery of tainted money is insufficient.
Read Full ArticleSupreme Court acquits former RPF officer Bharat Raj Meena, holding that payment to an intermediary alone cannot establish bribe acceptance and that foundational facts of demand and acceptance must be proved.
Jharkhand High Court reduces the sentence of a former fund clerk convicted in a ₹300 bribery case dating back to 1993, citing three decades of trial agony and period already undergone.
Supreme Court grants regular bail to former Hazaribagh Deputy Commissioner Vinay Kumar Choubey in a land mutation corruption case, citing completed investigation, chargesheet and parity with co-accused.
The J&K and Ladakh High Court upheld the dismissal of a judicial officer found guilty in a departmental inquiry of taking money on false promises of securing Class IV jobs in the judiciary.
Supreme Court strikes down MP’s 2011 RTI exemption for Lokayukta SPE, holding it is not an intelligence or security organisation under Section 24(4).
Supreme Court grants bail to ex-Jharkhand minister Anosh Ekka, citing overlapping CBI chargesheets and prolonged custody as key factors.
Supreme Court refuses to quash FIR against Lalu Yadav in land-for-jobs case; allows Section 17A objections at trial, grants relief on appearance.
Supreme Court orders CBI probe into alleged irregular allotment of public works contracts linked to Arunachal CM Pema Khandu’s family.
Bombay High Court quashes ED’s PMLA case against advocate Kishore Dewani in Anil Deshmukh probe, citing no proceeds of crime or prima facie case.
Supreme Court grants bail to three accused in the Pune Porsche crash blood sample tampering case, noting 18 months of custody and completed investigation.
Supreme Court delivers a split verdict on Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, with judges differing on its validity and referring the issue to a larger bench.
Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first woman Prime Minister, dies at 80 after prolonged illness, ending a defining era in the country’s turbulent political history.
Kerala High Court denies bail to former Travancore Devaswom Board officials in Sabarimala gold misappropriation case, citing gravity of allegations.
Supreme Court grants bail to DHFL promoters Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan, citing prolonged incarceration and the constitutional right to speedy trial.
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