Medical Evidence Contradicting Ocular Timeline Of Assault Renders Prosecution Case Doubtful: Supreme Court Acquits In Murder Case Delayed FIR Transmission To Magistrate Coupled With Unnatural Conduct Of Witnesses Creates Doubt Of 'Post-Investigation' Fabrication: Supreme Court Acquits Murder Accused Right To Apply For Probate Is A Continuous Right; Limitation Commences From Hostile Act, Not Testator's Death: Supreme Court Appellate Courts Should Be 'Friend, Philosopher & Guide' To Subordinate Judiciary; Avoid Disparaging Remarks Against Trial Judges: Supreme Court First Appellate Court Cannot Overturn Trial Court Findings Without Recording Reasoned Evaluation Of Evidence: Supreme Court Failure To Send Recovered Weapon For FSL Examination & Verify Workability Fatal To Conviction Under Section 25 Arms Act: Allahabad High Court Registration Of FIR Against Doctor Following His Writ Petition Against Police Harassment Suggests 'Counter-Blast': Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail Senior Citizen’s Financial Status Irrelevant For Declaring Gift Deed Void Under Maintenance Act If Transferee Fails To Provide Basic Amenities: Bombay High Court Magistrate Has No Power To Direct 'Re-Investigation' After Filing Of Police Report, Can Only Order 'Further Investigation': Calcutta High Court Specific Performance Can Be Denied If Buyer’s Misuse Of Property Prevents Seller From Fulfilling Statutory Obligations: Delhi High Court Magistrate Exercising Power Under Section 14 SARFAESI Act Performs Ministerial Act, Cannot Adjudicate On NPA Classification Merits: Gujarat High Court Drugs & Cosmetics Act | Prosecution For 'Not Of Standard Quality' Drugs Must Be Filed Before Expiry Of Shelf Life To Protect Accused's Right To Re-Analysis: Himachal Pradesh High Court Trial Court Cannot Reject Plaint Under Order 7 Rule 11 Without Deciding Pending Amendment Application: Madhya Pradesh High Court Acts Intended To Outrage Modesty Don't Amount To Attempted Rape Without Overt Act Unequivocally Constituting Rape: Patna High Court Acquits Man Admission Of Signatures On Agreement To Sell Shifts Burden To Defendant To Disprove Receipt Of Earnest Money: Punjab & Haryana HC Section 138 NI Act | Director Seeking Quashing On Plea Of Resignation Must Furnish 'Sterling Incontrovertible' Evidence: Punjab & Haryana HC

"CRIMINAL LAW" Digest

Criminal Law - Culpable Homicide vs Murder - Indian Penal Code 1860 - Sections 300 - 302 and 304 Part II - Single blow - Appellants Sudarshan Gupta and Vijay Kumar were convicted by Trial Court for murder and sentenced to life imprisonment following an altercation over bursting crackers on Deepawali night - Prosecution case rested on testimonies of injured eyewitnesses PW1 and PW5 who stated Sudar...

Criminal Law - Negotiable Instruments - Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 - Section 143-A - Interim Compensation - Applicant-accused challenged the order of the Special Court dated 20.11.2025 and the Revisional Court order dated 14.05.2026 which directed payment of 20 percent of the cheque amount as interim compensation - Applicant contended the transaction was based on unverified cash payments and ...

Criminal Law - Sexual Offences - Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 - Sections 5 and 6 - Indian Penal Code 1860 - Sections 376 and 450 - Conviction of four accused challenged - Accused 1 (A1) alleged to have committed multiple acts of penetrative sexual assault and taken nude photos to blackmail the victim - Accused 2 and 3 (A2 and A3) alleged to have committed gang rape - Accuse...

Criminal Law - Abetment of Suicide - Indian Penal Code 1860 - Section 306 - Instigation and Mens Rea - Appellant challenged the order framing charges for abetting the suicide of Komal Sahu - Prosecution case based on alleged illicit relationship between appellant and deceased wife Revati Bai - Deceased was an alcoholic who committed suicide by hanging - No suicide note was left - Statements of fam...

Criminal Law - Suspension of Sentence - Indian Penal Code 1860 - Section 149 - Appeal by de-facto complainant against Allahabad High Court order suspending life sentence of respondent-convict Raju in a double murder case - Prosecution alleged that on 9 July 2017 the deceased Arif and Shadab were shot dead at a salon in Meerut by convicts who hatched a conspiracy while in jail to eliminate them as ...

Criminal Law - Quashing of Proceedings - Indian Penal Code 1860 - Section 153 - Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot - Petitioners A1 and A2 sought to quash FIR registered for circulating false social media post claiming de facto complainant son was arrested with 60kg Ganja - Petitioners contended no provocation to cause rioting was established - High Court observed Section 153 IP...

Criminal Law - Suspension of Sentence - Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita - Section 528 - Simple Injury - Petitioner convicted under Section 307 IPC and sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment by the trial court - Lower appellate court admitted the appeal but rejected the petition for suspension of sentence - High Court noted that the petitioner had remained in incarceration for more than si...

Writ Law - Maintainability - Alternative Remedy - Constitution of India - Article 226 - Jurisdictional Error - Petitioner challenged a provisional attachment order (PAO) under PMLA on the ground that the ED failed to record specific reasons for urgency under the second proviso to Section 5(1) - Respondent argued the petition is not maintainable as the statutory scheme provides for an adjudicatory ...

Criminal Law - Pre-arrest Bail - Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 - Section 482 - Petitioners A1 to A6 sought anticipatory bail in Crime No 70 of 2025 involving allegations of criminal breach of trust and cheating under Sections 316(5) 318(2) 351(3) and 61(2) r/w 3(5) of BNS 2023 - Allegations stated that accused induced defacto complainant to invest Rs 3 crores through attractive promises ...

Criminal Law - Bail - M.P. Excise Act 1915 - Sections 34(2) and 46 - Illegal transportation of liquor - Police intercepted a truck carrying illegal liquor but the driver fled under cover of darkness - Applicant was arrested six months later based on a statement by the vehicle owner alleging an agreement of sale in favour of the applicant - Counsel argued applicant was falsely implicated without ev...