Category: Criminal Law

Principles summarized regarding considerations to be balanced while deciding to grant bail. No reasons whatsoever assigned by High Court while releasing Respondent 2 on bail, did not consider gravity, nature…

In this case of brutal murder of appellant complainant’s husband by tying him with rope to gate and then beating him by pipe and belt, leading to his death, bail…

There was a delay of one year apart from 90 day’s delay in filing SLP where more than Rs 5 crores involved, authorities, held, must recover it from the officer(s)…

Charging accused and trying them together is warranted under sec 218 but held, there are exceptions to this rule in Ss 219 to 221 and thus if a person falls…

Post of Assistant Public Prosecutor was to be made by direct recruitment on basis of competitive examination followed by viva voce test. Held, impugned judgment confirming order of Tribunal holding…

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…

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…

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.…

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…