Habeas Corpus – Missing Woman – Systemic Safeguards – Detenue untraced since Dec 2023 – Court reviews statutory provisions, government circulars, and judicial precedents – Held: FIR mandatory; proactive investigation within first 24 hours crucial; every missing woman/child case to be presumed trafficking/abduction unless proved otherwise – Petition disposed with...
Bail – MPID Act Offence – ₹377 crore fraud – Bail Rejected – Applicant, a Director of A.S. Agri & Aqua LLP, allegedly induced gullible investors with promises of doubled returns and crores of rupees per year – Investigation revealed siphoning of deposits, seizure of incriminating records, and similar antecedents – Court held gravity of offence, scale of fr...
Murder – Conviction under Section 302/34 IPC based on credible eyewitness testimony of related witnesses – Conviction upheld; appeal dismissed [Paras 2–4, 27–33].
Criminal Appeal – Murder in Furtherance of Common Intention – Conviction Upheld – High Court affirmed conviction under Section 302/34 IPC where appellant fired on deceased during marriage func...
Murder – Circumstantial Evidence – IPC S.302; Evidence Act S.106 – Wife killed in matrimonial home; deceased’s blood on accused’s shirt; prior ill-treatment proved – No explanation by accused – Conviction upheld; sentence of “life for remainder of natural life” modified to simple life imprisonment with fine.
Murder – Circumstantial Evi...
Bail Jurisprudence – Cancellation vs. Revocation – Bail Restored – Supreme Court set aside High Court’s order revoking bail granted to accused in murder case – Held: Bail once granted can only be revoked if found illegal, perverse, or against settled legal principles – No proven violation of bail conditions – Liberty restored with stringent conditions [Par...
Criminal Law – Attempt to Murder – Section 307 IPC – Conviction Upheld – Accused stabbed PW2 in abdomen with knife after altercation regarding illicit liquor sale – Evidence of injured PW2 corroborated by wife (PW1), medical officers (PWs 3 & 4), and recovery of bloodstained knife (MO1) with matching blood group – Held: Injury and circumstances established i...
Bail in PMLA Case – Twin Conditions under Section 45 – Rigorous Standard Reiterated – Petition for bail under Section 439 CrPC in context of alleged laundering of ₹2.83 crores under PMLA – Held: Bail in PMLA cases governed by twin conditions under Section 45 – Court must be satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the accused is not guilty and ...
Criminal Law - Appeal against Acquittal – Offences under Sections 336, 427, 447, 506 IPC and Section 3(v) SC/ST Act – Acquittal Affirmed – State challenged acquittal of accused for allegedly damaging construction, pelting stones, and hurling caste-based abuses – Trial Court held land was jointly owned, exclusive possession not proved, civil dispute pending, and prosecution ...
MCOCA Ss.3, 4 & 21(4) – bail plea citing 6+ yrs custody, family hardship, and trial delay – petitioner convicted in witness murder & linked to Tillu gang organised crimes – statutory twin test not met – Art.21 delay plea rejected – bail dismissed
Bail under MCOCA – Section 21(4) – Twin Conditions – Bail Denied – Applicant in custody ...
Sections 498-A, 306, 107 of IPC - Dowry Harassment & Abetment of Suicide – Acquittal of accused upheld – Revisional jurisdiction limited; no perversity found.
Dowry Harassment & Abetment of Suicide – Sections 498A & 306 IPC – Acquittal Upheld – Petitioner/father of deceased challenged trial court’s acquittal of accused husband – Alleged crue...