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Informant vs Karnataka that denying the victim his/her right to participate in the proceedings of the accused can result in the rightful cancellation of his bail under Section 439(1A) of the...Hits: 9441
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State/UTs Must Notify ‘District Officers’ Under POSH Act: SC Issues Slew Of Directions
Inclusion Foundation vs Union of Indian the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction has issued a slew of directions to the Union Government and all State/UT GovernmentsHits: 10265 -
Aasha Lata Soni vs Durgesh Soni that recording a phone call without the knowledge of the person concerned violates their ‘right to privacy’ under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.Hits: 9357
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Parvez Ahmed Sheikh v. State (Govt of NCT of Delhi) in the fitness of things while taking the right step in the right direction granted bail to a man who was arrested and charged with human...Hits: 8141
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Firasat Hussain vs State of NCT of Delhi the Parliament’s Select Committee to make changes in Section 438 of the new CrPCHits: 13911
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Smt Abha Kumari W/o Sri Krishna Prasad Vs The State of Bihar that had been pronounced as recently as on September 21, 2023 underscored the critical need for clear, cogent and coherent reasoning in...Hits: 9886
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Ravdeep Kaur v/s Punjab that an order of rigorous life imprisonment for the remainder of natural life without remission can only be passed by the High Courts or the Supreme Court.Hits: 9282
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Undertrials In Jail For Long Should Get Bail Even If Offence Serious: Bombay HC
Akash Satish Chandalia vs Maharashtra that the undertrial prisoners who have remained in jail for a long time should ordinarily be released on bail even if the crimes that they are accused of are...Hits: 8548 -
Pankaj Bansal vs UOI that the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) should furnish the grounds of arrest to the accused in writing at the time of arrest.Hits: 10315
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Phulel Singh vs Haryana that the same dying declaration which was disregarded in the case of the co-accused cannot be the sole basis for the conviction of the accused.Hits: 9297
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Where Negligence Is Evident, Burden Of Proof Shifts To Hospital: SC
CPL Ashish Kumar Chauhan vs Commanding Officer underscored the applicability of this time-tested principle in cases where negligence is evident and shifts the burden of proof onto the hospital or...Hits: 8985 -
Punjab And Haryana HC Lawyers To Abstain From Work To Protest ‘Custodial Torture Of Lawyer
It is most shocking to learn that not even a month has lapsed when the police of Hapur had most mercilessly lathi charged more than 30 lawyersHits: 8513 -
Sanjeev Rawat @ Teetu vs UP that, It is apparently clear that while deciding the discharge application trial Court has not followed the settled ratio of law laid down by the Apex Court as well as...Hits: 10065
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Sanjay Kumar Pundeer vs State of NCT of Delhi that the right of the accused to default bail under Section 167 of CrPC would arise in a case where the prosecution files preliminary or incomplete...Hits: 9969
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Accused Cannot Withdraw Application To Become An Approver Once Pardon Is Granted: Bombay HC
Maharashtra vs Madhuri Badrinarayan Gote most significant legal clarification pertaining to the status of an accused who becomes an approver in a criminal case.Hits: 9785 -
Javed Shaukat Ali Qureshi vs Gujarat exercise of its criminal appellate jurisdiction in an unlawful assembly related case has minced just no words to hold in no uncertain termsHits: 7912
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Even If Accused Pleads Guilty Of Misconduct, Court Has To Satisfy That Confession Is Voluntary: SC
Union of India vs Jogeshwar Swain that even if the accused pleads guilty of misconduct, the Court has to satisfy itself that the confession is voluntary.Hits: 9746 -
Trial Courts Cannot Award The Sentence Of Life Imprisonment Till Last Breath: Karnataka HC
Harish vs Karnataka that Trial Courts cannot impose a special category sentence or imprisonment for life without the possibility of remission or, in other words, imprisonment till last breath of...Hits: 8193 -
Recorded Phone Conversation Admissible As Evidence Even If Obtained Illegally: Allahabad HC
Mahant Prasad Ram Tripathi @ MPR Tripathi vs UP that even if the telephonic conversation between the two accused persons was secured illegally, the same would not affect the admissibility of the...Hits: 9998 -
P&H HC Lays Down 15 Principles For Release Of Convicts On Probation
Nasri v/s Haryana 15 most important principles for the release of the convicts on probation period requiring the Trial Court Judges to keep the same in mind always while passing the sentencing...Hits: 8595 -
Merciless Lathi Attack On The Lawyers Of Hapur By Police
It is not just the lawyers of Hapur but lawyers all across India who are now feeling most humiliatedHits: 9178 -
Beating Of Lawyers By Police In Hapur Is Most Condemnable And Most Shocking
One is left totally ashamed, totally aghast and totally appalled which is beyond the capacity of my penHits: 5999 -
Ultimate Goal Of Imprisonment Even In Most Serious Crime Is Reformation: SC
Rajo @ Rajwa @ Rajendra Mandal v/s Bihar commendably allowed to be considered the premature release of the murder convict who was incarcerated in jail for 24 years.Hits: 10357 -
Luciya Francis vs Kerala that: The preventive detention law cannot be used as a punitive measure and as a substitute of criminal trial. What cannot be achieved through a trial cannot be achieved...Hits: 4119
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Mohandas v. Kerala that: As he had already approached the civil court resorting to the civil remedy, the subsequent criminal complaint filed by him, suppressing pendency of the civil suit can be...Hits: 10197
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Trial Courts Cannot Award The Sentence Of Life Imprisonment Till Last Breath: Karnataka HC
Harish vs Karnataka that Trial Courts cannot impose a “special category sentence” or imprisonment for life without the possibility of remission or, in other words, imprisonment till last breath” of...Hits: 9302 -
Life Imprisonment Must Be Abolished
life imprisonment meant behind bars for life. It is worse than death to keep a person confined for his entire life in jail rather than taking his life.Hits: 10262 -
Trial Courts Cannot Award The Sentence Of Life Imprisonment Till Last Breath: Karnataka HC
Harish vs Karnataka that Trial Courts cannot impose a special category sentence or imprisonment for life without the possibility of remission or, in other words, imprisonment till last breath” of...Hits: 8223 -
Vittal vs The PSI of Bableshwar Police Station in Lalita Kumari’s case pertaining to the registration of FIRs when a cognizable offence is made out in the complaint and instruct them to follow it...Hits: 8030
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Mohandas v/s Kerala that: As he had already approached the civil court resorting to the civil remedy, the subsequent criminal complaint filed by him, suppressing pendency of the civil suit can be...Hits: 10626