Criminal Law – Murder - Section 302, 308, 325, 323 of the IPC - Standard of Proof – Conviction Set Aside – Section 302 IPC – Death Sentence Reversed – The Court allowed the appeals against concurrent conviction and death sentence for murder of four family members including two minor children – Held that prosecution failed to prove the guilt of the appellant beyo...
Criminal Law - Murder – Conviction under Section 302 IPC – Conviction Upheld – Appeal arose from conviction of the appellant for triple murder of his parents and married sister – Multiple prosecution witnesses including relatives, neighbours, and medical personnel testified to extra-judicial confessions made by the appellant – Post-mortem findings corroborated the con...
Criminal Law - Quashing of Proceedings – Power under Section 482 CrPC – Limited Scope – Petition to quash entire proceedings arising from personal relationship alleging offences under IPC, IT Act, and SC/ST Act – Court reiterates settled principle that power to quash should be sparingly exercised – Held: Except for offence of stalking under Section 354-D IPC, allegati...
Conviction for Rape, Kidnapping and Wrongful Confinement – Section 376, 363, 342 IPC – Conviction Set Aside – The appellant was convicted by the Trial Court under Sections 376, 363, 342 IPC, which was upheld by the High Court – The Supreme Court found that the prosecution failed to prove the age of the prosecutrix to be under 16 years as per the legal requirement – Th...
Criminal Law – Cruelty under Section 498A IPC – Challenging The High Court's Reversal Of Discharge - Lack of Specific Allegations – FIR lodged by complainant-police officer alleged cruelty and dowry demands by husband and in-laws – Allegations against in-laws, including five sisters and a tailor, were vague and lacked specific incidents – No medical or docum...
Matrimonial Law – Enhancement of Permanent Alimony – Quantum of Maintenance – Alimony Enhanced - Appellant-wife challenged High Court’s fixation of permanent alimony at ₹20,000/month – Respondent-husband claimed net income of ₹1,64,039/month and remarriage obligations – Supreme Court found original amount inadequate considering past lifestyle and inflation &...
Criminal Law - Quashing of Criminal Proceedings – Sections 498A, 406, 323, 34 IPC – Divorce Proceedings Pending – Allegations Found Baseless – Criminal proceeding initiated by wife alleged to be retaliatory to the matrimonial suit filed by husband – FIR contains vague and evasive allegations without specific details regarding acts of cruelty or physical harm – N...
Matrimonial Law - Domestic Violence – Requirement of Domestic Relationship – DV Act – Petition Dismissed - Petitioner challenged concurrent orders of Trial and Appellate Courts which held that no domestic relationship existed between her and Respondent Nos. 3 to 6 since 2013 – Held: The petitioner was residing in a separate household since 2013 and no present or continuing ...
Criminal Law - Sections 63 and 65 of the Copyright Act, 1957 - Sections 120B and 420 of the - Appeal by Victim Against Acquittal – Corporate Entity as Victim – Section 2(wa) CrPC – Right of Appeal Upheld – In a case involving sale of counterfeit products infringing trademarks and copyrights, the Court held that the appellant company Asian Paints Limited qualifie...
Criminal Law – Appeal Against Quashing - Criminal Conspiracy and Cheating – Prima Facie Offence Established – Quashing of Criminal Proceedings Set Aside – Appellant, a daughter deprived of share in ancestral property, alleged fraudulent exclusion from compensation awarded on land acquisition – High Court quashed criminal proceedings based on Sub-Registrar’s stat...