Criminal Law – Withdrawal of prosecution – Section 321 CrPC – Application moved in National Lok Adalat without hearing victim and without independent application of mind – Public Prosecutor acted mechanically on government order – Court consented without scrutiny – Orders illegal and irregular – Quashed – Trial restored [Paras 8–13, 28&nd...
Bail – Sexual Assault, Extortion, and Cheating – Sections 318(4), 351(3) BNS, read with Sections 480 & 483 BNSS – Bail Granted – Petitioner accused of fraudulently collecting money, drugging, sexually assaulting complainant, extorting funds, and threatening with photographs – Delay of 14 months in lodging FIR, existence of live-in relationship, and counter-complai...
Application 156(3) CrPC against singer – Registration of FIR - Lack of jurisdiction and absence of material details – Revisional application dismissed.
Hate Speech – Application under Section 156(3) CrPC – Registration of FIR - Offences under Sections 153, 153A, 295A, 298 IPC – Petition Dismissed – Petitioner sought FIR against singer for allegedly outraging ...
Essential Commodities Act – Kerosene seizure – Serious procedural lapses (no seal/label, no weighing, seizure list at PS, doubtful spot seizure) – Prosecution failed to prove case beyond reasonable doubt – Conviction set aside – Appeal allowed [Paras 7–13].
ECA – Contravention of Control Order – Proof standards – Failure to affix seal/label ...
Bail in UAPA Case – Continued Incarceration – Bail Granted – Accused facing charges under UAPA and IPC for alleged association with banned organization and money transactions – Appellant incarcerated for over 2 years and 7 months – Only 3 witnesses examined so far – Trial likely to be prolonged – Some co-accused already granted bail – Court finds ove...
POCSO Conviction – Interpretation of Penetrative Sexual Assault – Section 6 POCSO – Conviction Modified – Appellant was convicted under Section 376AB IPC and Section 6 POCSO for allegedly touching private parts of child – Medical evidence and victim’s consistent statements showed no penetration – Held: Offence does not meet threshold for penetrative sexual...
Muddamal—Release of Seized Cash—Section 451 CrPC—High Court erred in directing interim release of ₹50 lakhs to a single claimant without conclusive ownership proof—Courts below rightly held ownership disputed among several victims—SC restores Magistrate and Sessions Court orders—Appeal allowed [Paras 10–12].
Muddamal Release – Section 451 CrPC &...
Family Law - Domestic Violence – Interim Residence Order – Shared Household – Alternate Accommodation – Validity – Wife sought exclusive residence in shared household; Magistrate declined eviction of husband but directed him to provide rented alternate accommodation with equivalent amenities—Sessions Court upheld—Held: Interim orders are meant to maintain ...
Criminal Writ - Child Custody – Habeas Corpus – Biological Parent vs. Grandparent – Petitioner, biological father and natural guardian, sought custody of son from maternal grandmother – Respondent contended emotional bond, financial incapacity of father, and pending custody proceedings – Held: Biological parents’ right to custody prevails unless welfare of child...
Criminal Law – Murder – Common Intention – Section 302/34 IPC – Seven eyewitnesses deposed that appellants 2, 3 & 4 restrained the deceased while appellant 1 stabbed his neck and chest – Medical evidence corroborated deep clean cut injuries – Court held appellants acted in concert with predetermined plan – Non-mention of Section 34 in trial court&rsquo...