Criminal Law – NDPS Act – Regular Bail – Third Attempt – Implication Solely on Co-Accused Disclosure Statement – Petitioner arrested on 10.08.2025 in FIR No.176 dated 03.07.2025 for offences under Sections 21, 29, 27-A NDPS Act and Section 25 Arms Act – Recovery of 1.40 kg heroin, two pistols and live cartridges effected from co-accused's premises; further 5...
Criminal Law – Forgery – Forwarding of Complaint – Section 175(3) BNSS – Handwriting Expert Report – Sole Basis Insufficient – The second respondent filed a complaint alleging that the petitioners had fabricated and antedated an Agreement of Sale purportedly executed by K.S. Jeganathan (since deceased), with the signature therein found to be forged as per a Fore...
NDPS Act – Section 37(1)(b)(ii) – Twin Conditions – Mandatory Nature – Commercial Quantity – Bail Grant Set Aside – Respondents were apprehended during a vehicle check, from whose possession a total of 1.465 kilograms of heroin was recovered, admittedly a commercial quantity under the NDPS Act – The High Court enlarged both respondents on regular bail with...
Criminal Law – Quashing of Proceedings – Matrimonial Dispute – Section 498A and 494 IPC read with Section 34 – Accused-appellants (father-in-law, mother-in-law and sister-in-law of complainant's husband) sought quashing of proceedings under Section 482 CrPC – High Court declined, holding prosecution records did not justify quashing – On appeal, Supreme Court...
Bail Cancellation – Banking Fraud – Fiduciary Relationship – Maintainability – Accused, a Customer Relationship Officer of the petitioner-bank, allegedly processed loans using customer KYC details, created fake savings accounts, misappropriated disbursed funds, and routed money through a fictitious entity, Amrita Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. – Fraud detected involving...
Criminal Law – UAPA – Bail – Section 43D(5) – Indian Mujahideen – Rajasthan Module – Both appellants arrested on 23.03.2014 upon disclosure by Pakistani national Zia-Ur-Rehman alias Waqas; substantial recoveries of explosives, IED material, chemicals, detonators, digital devices, forged identity cards, and jihadi material effected from each appellant in Jaipur a...
Negotiable Instruments Act – Section 138 – Compounding of Offence – Post-Conviction Settlement – Acquittal – Petitioner convicted by JMIC and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment of two years with compensation of Rs. 20,60,002/- – Appeal dismissed by Sessions Court for want of prosecution – During pendency of revision, parties reached amicable settlement and...
Bail – Gang Rape and Murder of Minor – First Petition – Refused – Petitioner attributed principal role in kidnapping, administering sedatives, gang rape, and murder of an 8-year-old Bakarwal girl – In custody since 19.01.2018 (over 8 years) – Out of 309 witnesses, only 41 examined – Held: Despite prolonged incarceration, bail cannot be granted as a matter ...
Criminal Law – Quashing of Proceedings – Section 376 IPC – Section 482 CrPC – Consensual Relationship – Revisional application filed for quashing of GR Case No. 923 of 2017 arising out of Electronic Complex PS Case No. 127 of 2017 – Petitioner charged under Section 376 IPC on the basis of a complaint filed by a woman known to him through social media – Com...
NDPS Act – Bail – Parity – Section 20(b)(ii)(B) – Cannabis – Accused No.2 alleged to have supplied cannabis to Accused No.1 and to have been found in possession of 1.590 kg of cannabis recovered pursuant to disclosure by Accused No.1 – Accused No.2 in custody since 15.06.2025 – Accused No.1, found with higher quantity of 4.725 kg, already enlarged on bail ...