Criminal Law – Appeal against Acquittal – Legal Standards and Appellate Review – Criminal Appeal against the judgment of acquittal passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Kheda, Camp at Anand – Acquittal of respondents under Sections 302, 323, 365, 342, 147, 148, 149 of IPC – Allegation of abduction and murder – Supreme Court emphasizes double presumption of in...
Criminal Procedure – Anticipatory Bail – Petitioner, Sahil @ Sahil Singh @ Shalu, summoned to face trial as an additional accused in FIR No. 65/2020 under Sections 302, 323, 341, 506, 148, 149 IPC at Police Station Gate Hakima, Amritsar – Allegations include involvement in a group assault leading to death – Petitioner alleged to have given fist blows to one of the injured &...
Bail Application – Regular bail sought by petitioner in FIR No. 224/2019 under Sections 302 IPC – Prosecution's case based on the death of an individual due to asphyxia from manual strangulation – Accused and deceased known to each other and were habitual consumers of liquor – Prima facie, absence of intent to cause death or grievous injury – Possibility of altera...
Bail Application - Grant of regular bail to petitioners - Petitioners are accused in a case involving charges under Sections 307, 353, 186, and 34 IPC, Section 21(c) of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, and Section 25 of the Arms Act - Petitioner Sukhchain Singh alias Bhujia withdrew his petition. [Para 3-4]
Bail Application - Petitioners Manpreet Singh alias Patwa...
Bail – Grant of Bail – Conditions Imposed – Petitioner seeks bail under Section 439 CrPC in connection with FIR No. 932 dated 04.06.2023, alleging corruption and other offences – Petitioner agrees to maintain only one mobile number and contends that further pre-trial incarceration would cause irreversible injustice – State opposes bail – Court grants bail subjec...
Bail Application under Section 439 CrPC - Petitioner seeking bail in connection with FIR under Sections 22(C) and 27-A/61/85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) - Petitioner not found in possession of contraband, implicated based on disclosure statement of co-accused - Interim bail previously granted by Coordinate Bench - Prosecution relying on disclosure stateme...
Bail under Section 439 Cr.P.C. – Petition for grant of regular bail – Offences under Sections 21/61/85 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – Petitioner found in possession of 950 intoxicating capsules – Allegation of Tramadol Hydrochloride weighing 608 grams – Petitioner contends discrepancies in signature language on notice under Section 50 NDPS A...
Criminal Appeal – Challenge to denial of regular bail – Appellant seeks to set aside the impugned order dismissing his bail application – Arrested in a case related to a terror module planning IED Blasts – Allegations based on co-accused's disclosure statements and witness statements – Appellant's limited role as a middleman and lack of knowledge about the pur...
Criminal Bail Application – Narcotics Offences – Applicant charged under Sections 8(c), 20, 22 & 29 of the NDPS Act – Retraction of statement made under Section 67 NDPS Act – No recoveries from the Applicant – Lack of independent evidence linking the Applicant to the alleged offences – Constitutional guarantees and admissibility of confessional statements &n...
Regular Bail - Section 306 IPC - Suicide - Allegations against the petitioners of abetment to suicide - Prayer for regular bail - Compromise between petitioners and complainant - Suicide note recovered but veracity yet to be established by handwriting expert - Petitioners behind bars since February 7, 2024 - Trial yet to commence - Likelihood of complainant not supporting prosecution due to compro...