Monday, May 20, 2024

Leading Cases

Victim has a fundamental right of fair investigation and fair trial

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Anant Thanur Karmuse Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. DATE: 24/02/2023 JUDGMENT M.R. Shah, J. 1- Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned judgment and...

Rarest of rare’ doctrine does not require that only death sentence has to be imposed

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Digambar Vs. State of Maharashtra DATE: 28/04/2023 ACTS: Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Death penalty converted into life imprisonment) JUDGMENT B.R. Gavai,...

No limitation to file an application under Domestic Violence Act

Limitation under Cr.P.C is not applicable while filing an application under DV Act

For Passing Order u/s 319 CrPC, ‘satisfaction’ as mentioned in para no 106 of the decision in Hardeep Singh

The court holding a trial, if it intends to exercise power conferred by section 319, Cr. PC, must not act mechanically merely on the...

Discussing sensitive topics on religion, caste, creed, and taking extreme views,

Our observations are not to say that persons of influence or even common people should fear the threat of reprisal and prosecution, if they...

No bar against registration of FIR or investigation by police or submit a report

Parvez Parwaz & Anr. Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. DATE: 26/08/2022 ACTS: Section 196 of the Code of Criminal Procedure JUDGMENT C.T. Ravikumar, J. 1. Leave granted. 2....

Charges are required to be proved during the trial on the basis of the evidence

The High Court in the common impugned judgment and order has observed that the charges against the accused are not proved. This is not the stage where the prosecution / investigating agency is/are required to prove the charges. The charges are required to be proved during the trial on the basis of the evidence led by the prosecution / investigating agency.

Supreme Court upheld HC’s power to review decisions arising out of Armed Forces

It would be difficult to say that there would be a larger public interest involved in a pension matter, but then, for that concerned...