Supreme Court rules limitation in Drugs Act cases begins when identity of accused is known, not from first complaint; Section 202 CrPC not mandatory for public servants.
Read Full ArticleSupreme Court holds voluntary confessions under Section 108 of the Customs Act are valid evidence to sustain conviction in smuggling cases.
Supreme Court holds illegal search does not bar admissibility of seized evidence if relevant and legally admissible under law.
Supreme Court to decide if a man in a live-in relationship can be prosecuted under Section 498A IPC for cruelty. Case to impact scope of “husband”.
Supreme Court sets aside Jharkhand High Court orders, reiterates that bail or anticipatory bail cannot be made conditional on monetary deposits.
Supreme Court refers the issue of third party rights under Order IX Rule 13 CPC to a larger bench to resolve conflicting judgments on ex parte decrees.
Supreme Court holds UGC Regulations on Vice-Chancellor selection binding, strikes down state law deviation, but allows incumbent to complete tenure under Article 142.
Supreme Court rules Section 29A extension pleas lie before civil courts even when arbitrator is appointed by High Court, settling conflicting HC views.
Supreme Court rules Waqf Tribunals lack jurisdiction over unregistered properties, affirming the Ramesh Gobindram principles.
Supreme Court orders release of accused detained under NSA in a caste-based humiliation case and stays Madhya Pradesh High Court’s preventive detention directions.
Supreme Court stays bail granted to Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case, flags flawed POCSO interpretation on “public servant” definition.
Supreme Court flags systematic forest land grabbing in Uttarakhand, orders inquiry, restrains private parties, and directs protection of 2,866 acres.
Supreme Court grants interim bail to a woman jailed by an appellate court for changing lawyers in a cheque bounce appeal, calling the court’s approach unjustified.
Supreme Court halts further deer translocation from A.N. Jha Deer Park and orders a scientific assessment by the CEC to review wildlife management and compliance.
Supreme Court restores Crocs’ passing-off suits against Indian shoemakers, keeping key design law question open and sending the matter back for trial.
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