Criminal Law – Attempt to Murder – Grievous Hurt – Alteration of Conviction – Section 307 read with Section 34 IPC – Section 325 read with Section 34 IPC – Appellants convicted by Trial Court and confirmed by High Court under Section 307/34 IPC for assaulting informant Amar Singh with lathis causing fractures in both parietal bones, neurological complications an...
Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — Section 21 — Appointment of Drug Inspector — Mandatory Gazette Notification of Area — Drug Inspectors initially appointed by gazette notification at induction into service — Subsequently transferred and posted to various places by orders of the Drugs Controller without fresh gazette notification specifying the areas assigned — Cas...
Criminal Law – Section 175(3) BNSS – Magistrate's Discretion – Sexual Assault – Applicant, a married woman aged 22 years, alleged that she was ambushed in a sugarcane field on 25.12.2025, molested and subjected to attempted rape by opposite parties no. 2 to 5 – Police refused to register FIR despite repeated representations to police and superior officers – ...
Negotiable Instruments Act – Section 138/141 – Vicarious Liability of Director – Quashing – Inherent Jurisdiction – Cheque bearing No.301731 dated 21.05.2025 for Rs.2.05 Crores issued by Kartarz Alloys Private Limited towards part payment during OTS negotiations for a loan account declared NPA by ICICI Bank Ltd. – Cheque dishonoured – Complaint filed by re...
Criminal Law – Murder – Circumstantial Evidence – Concurrent Conviction – Strangulation – Suicide Note – Appellant, husband of deceased Rupali, convicted by Trial Court under Sections 302 and 201 r/w 34 IPC for her murder within the matrimonial home – High Court dismissed appeal and affirmed conviction – On further appeal, Supreme Court finds complet...
Complaint – Complainant alleged a criminal conspiracy among accused persons, including a Special Public Prosecutor, police officers and private individuals, to falsely implicate him in multiple criminal cases and to forge the appointment letter of the Special Public Prosecutor – Police filed a 'C' Summary report in one of the FIRs – Allegations found to be vague, speculat...
Negotiable Instruments Act – Section 138 – Dishonour on Ground of Signature Mismatch – Whether Offence – Appellant supplied chemicals to respondent-company and 117 post-dated cheques issued by the company's authorised signatories were dishonoured by the bank on the ground that drawers' signatures were incomplete, no image was found, or signatures did not match &ndas...
NDPS Act – Bail – Commercial Quantity – Section 37 – Prolonged Pre-Trial Custody – Article 21 – Applicant alleged to have been found in possession of 22.564 kg of ganja; co-accused found with 5.098 kg; total recovery 27.632 kg constituting commercial quantity – Chargesheet filed under Sections 20/29 of the NDPS Act – Applicant in custody for over 3 y...
Criminal Law – Mistaken Identity – UAPA – Acquittal – Appellant, a Sri Lankan refugee residing in Trichy under the name "Ranjan", was convicted by the trial court and the conviction confirmed by the High Court, on the basis that he was the same person as absconding accused "Sri" (A-5), who allegedly handed over cyanide capsules and poisonous substances t...
National Security – Espionage – Bail – UAPA – Official Secrets Act – Second Bail Application – Suppression of Earlier Dismissal – Appeal Dismissed – Appellant, a sailor posted at Naval Dockyard Mumbai, was arrested on 19.12.2019 and has been in judicial custody for over six years – He is alleged to have communicated confidential information rel...