Category: Digest Of Supreme Court Cases

In this case, accused was charged under special Act (MCOCA) and IPC. Upon failure to obtain bail as per law, accused challenged the Vires of the sections of the special…

Held, not mandatory as per S. 170 and thus anticipatory bail cannot be denied solely on the ground that as police were ready to file charge sheet, it was mandatory…

In this case of altercation leading to assault by 21 accused (including appellants herein) using deadly weapons resulting in death of one and injuries to others, fatal injury on deceased…

Directions issued by Supreme Court to take appellant out of jail he is presently lodged in to be transferred to prison of State where marriage ceremony and post-marriage ceremonies of…

Relief can only be on the basis of the pleadings alone. Evidence is also to be based on such pleadings. The only exception would be when the parties know each…

Held, deprivation of personal liberty without ensuring speedy trial is not consistent with Art 21 of the Constitution. Once it si obvious that timely trial would not be possible and…

In this case, It was a rash and negligent act as there was no allegation against appellant-accused that at the time of accident, he was under influence of liquor or…

Knowledge acquires substantial importance qua a contempt order. There is no material to either establish their knowledge on action of their subordinates, or they acted in collusion with each other.…

All conditions as enumerated in S. 364-A must be fulfilled before recording conviction under S. 364-A. First essential condition, held, must mandatorily be established with at least any one of…

Set of guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court of India to surmount the discrepancies in criminal trials and set uniformity in the approaches of all session courts.The judgement came…