The Supreme Court has come down heavily on the Municipal authorities and District Administration for demolishing certain structures ignoring a status quo order passed by the Apex Court.Read More
Appeal against acquittal—Criminal jurisprudence is essentially based on the promise that no innocent shall be condemned as guilty—All the safeguards and jurisprudential values of criminal law, are intended to prevent any failure of justice—Principles which come into play while deciding an appeal from acquittal could be summarized as underRead More
Effect of suppression or concealment of material facts in court proceedings—A litigant, who attempts to pollute the stream of justice or who touches the pure fountain of justice with tainted hands, is not entitled to any relief, interim or final—Suppression of material facts from the court of law, is actually playing fraud with the court—Maxim...Read More
While allowing the bail plea of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in relation to the liquor policy case, the Supreme Court recently observed that in cases where there has been a delay in trial and the accused has spent a long period in custody, right to bail shall be read into Section 439 CrPC and...Read More
Hon’ble Supreme Court of India on 7th Aug 2024 shows it’s concern on low conviction rate in PMLA cases and underscored that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) should focus on the quality of prosecution.Read More
The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India held that an authorized signatory of the company could not be considered as a 'drawer' of cheque, and therefore, could not be directed to pay the interim compensation to the complainant under Section 143A of the Negotiable Instruments Act of 1881 (“NI Act”).Read More
HIGH COURT OF KERALA Satish Motilal Bidri…………Petitioner Vs. Union of India. through Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Jeevan Deep Building, Parliament Street & Ors………….Respondents Bechu Kurian Thomas, J. Decided on : 28/06/2024 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 Section 5—Proceeds of crime—Types of—There are three types of proceeds of crime and they are (i) property derived...Read More
HIGH COURT OF DELHI Rakesh Yadav & Ors………….Petitioners Vs. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr………….Respondents Ms. Swarana Kanta Sharma, J. Decided on : 01/07/2024 Indian Penal Code, 1860 Sections 376, 377, 323, 509, 34 & 380—Rape—Petition to quash FIR on ground of compromise—Fact that the FIR itself reveals serious allegations against first petitioner and...Read More
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