Criminal Law – Compounding of Non-Compoundable Offenses – Exceptional Circumstances Warrant Relief – Applicant sought relief for compounding of offense under Section 326 IPC based on a voluntary settlement reached post-conviction – Supreme Court exercised inherent powers to recognize the compromise despite Section 326 being non-compoundable under CrPC – Held: Amicable...
Criminal - Appeal against Conviction – Murder - Credibility of Witness Testimony – Minor Contradictions Not Fatal – Conviction Upheld - The appellants argued inconsistencies in witness statements and alleged bias due to political rivalry. The Court held that minor contradictions do not impair the credibility of eyewitness accounts when corroborated by medical and circumstantial e...
Criminal Law – Murder and Cruelty – Conviction Upheld – Appellant charged with murdering his wife, subjected her to cruelty, and attempting to disguise the homicide as suicide – Held: Prosecution established homicidal death through circumstantial evidence, including medical findings, witnesses’ testimonies, and lack of plausible explanation by the accused under Sectio...
Criminal Law – Bail - Bail Conditions for Foreign Nationals – Applicability of Civil Authority Notification – Compliance Mandated - The appellant challenged the procedural requirements for notifying Civil Authorities when bail is granted to foreign nationals. The court noted that under Clause 5 of the Foreigners Order, 1948, a foreigner cannot leave India without the Civil Author...
Criminal Law – Conviction under Section 324 IPC – Appellant No. 1 convicted for causing hurt using a weapon – Conviction modified due to lack of evidence proving the use of a dangerous weapon – Sentenced to imprisonment for the period already undergone and fine [Paras 1-33, 45].
Criminal Law – Conviction under Section 325/308/34 IPC – Appellants No. 2-4 convi...
Bail Pending Trial – Allegations of Money Laundering – Proceeds of Crime – The petitioner, a former minister, was accused of laundering proceeds of crime arising out of corruption in tender allocation under the Punjab Foodgrains Labour & Cartage Policy 2020-21 – Allegations included acquiring proceeds of crime as immovable properties and gold worth crores, which were co...
Criminal Law – Cyber Harassment – Conviction – Petitioner, a former MLA, challenged his conviction under Sections 504, 509 IPC, and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002, for forwarding a derogatory social media message against women journalists – Trial Court convicted and sentenced the petitioner based on evidence, including screenshots o...
Bail Application – Criminal Antecedents – Grant of Bail Despite Previous Offenses – The petitioner, the fourth accused in a case involving murder and other serious offenses, sought bail, arguing that he has been in judicial custody for over a year and that all other accused have been granted bail – The Court noted that despite the petitioner's criminal antecedents, he h...
Criminal Law - Cruelty Allegations – Vague and Omnibus Statements – FIR Quashed - The appellants (parents-in-law) were accused of subjecting the complainant to mental and physical cruelty for failing to produce a male child – Allegations lacked specific instances or precise details – Held: Vague and omnibus statements, without particularized evidence, cannot sustain crimina...
Criminal Law – Anticipatory Bail – Petitioners, members of a family, accused of cheating and criminal breach of trust in a commodity trading dispute involving Rs. 37.75 crores – The court finds prima facie evidence against the petitioners of fraudulent intent, noting that they transferred properties to avoid liabilities – Claims of the dispute being civil in nature rejected...