NDPS – Bail – Commercial Quantity – Section 37 – Petitioner alleged to have transported 501.5 kg of contraband ganja in a vehicle — Petitioner in custody for over two years — Contention of discrepancies in weighment, non-compliance of mandatory provisions, and prosecution witnesses not supporting the case — State opposed bail on ground that quantity was we...
NDPS – Bail – Cultivation of Ganja – Definition of "Ganja" under Section 2(iii)(b) – Petitioner accused of illegally cultivating ganja plants on his agricultural land amidst jowar plantation, with 20 plants weighing 10 kg 500 grams seized during a raid – Petitioner in custody since 11.12.2025 – Contention that seized substance does not satisfy the defi...
NDPS – Bail – Commercial Quantity – Section 37 NDPS Act – Rigour Applicable – Recovery of 2.700 kg methamphetamine (Ice) from vehicle – A3 arrested on 22.06.2024 and A4 arrested on 09.11.2024 – Both petitioners sought bail on multiple grounds including non-furnishing of grounds of arrest, absence of CCTV footage during recovery, remand beyond 24 hours, and...
Criminal Law – Murder and Attempt to Murder – Unlawful Assembly – Sections 148, 302, 307 and 149 IPC – Acquittal – Four appellants convicted by Trial Court for fatal assault on deceased Inder Singh at the basement of Uphaar Cinema on 13-14.08.1996 by an unlawful assembly armed with iron rods and wooden sticks – High Court, on re-appreciation of evidence, finds t...
Negotiable Instruments Act — Section 138 — Dishonour of Cheque — Joint Account Holder — Liability — Only Drawer/Signatory Can Be Prosecuted — Cheques were issued from a joint bank account maintained by the applicant and co-accused Rahul Thind, but were signed solely by Rahul Thind — The trial court summoned both on a complaint under Section 138 NI Act &mda...
Criminal Law - MPID Act – Scope of "Deposit" – "Financial Establishment" – Loan Nomenclature Irrelevant – Appellants advanced Rs.2.51 crore to respondents for a resort project with a promise of 24% per annum interest payable quarterly – Respondents failed to repay principal or interest – High Court dismissed the Criminal Revision Application ...
Criminal Law – Quashing of FIR - Matrimonial Dispute – General Allegations Against In-Laws – Proceedings Quashed in Part - Petitioners challenged FIR under Sections 498A, 504, 506 IPC – Allegations against petitioner No.4 (Surinder Kaur) were found vague and lacking specific instances of cruelty or provocation – Held: Prosecution against her is abuse of process &ndash...
Criminal Law — Premature Release — Remission — Non-Speaking Order — MHA Rejection — Petitioner convicted under Sections 120-B/302 IPC for murder and sentenced to life imprisonment — Conviction affirmed by High Court of Uttarakhand and SLP dismissed by Supreme Court — After over twenty-two years of incarceration, State of Uttarakhand recommended premature r...
Section 102 CrPC – Power to Seize Property – Scope and Limits – Nexus Requirement – Freezing of Bank Accounts and Mutual Fund Units – The IO, in connection with an alleged fraud involving shares lent to accused persons, froze their bank accounts and mutual fund units under Section 102 CrPC – Held: The power under Section 102(1) CrPC to seize property is not a ge...
Criminal Contempt — Social Media Campaign — Scandalising the Court — Judicial Independence — Section 2(c) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Respondents, aggrieved by orders passed by this Court in a criminal revision petition, initiated a coordinated and sustained public campaign through social media platforms, press conferences, edited videos and public letters, ...