Criminal Law - Grant of Anticipatory Bail - Petitioners, chartered accountants, implicated in case FIR No.RC0052020A0011 under IPC and initially under the Prevention of Corruption Act, accused of misclassifying 'Sundry Creditors' as 'Unsecured Creditors' in company balance sheets - No direct evidence linking petitioners to intentional fraud - Cooperation with investigation noted, n...
Criminal Law - Quashing of Charge Sheet - Revisional application under Sections 401 and 482 CrPC - Allegation of inducing cohabitation under false promise of marriage - Petitioner accused of deceiving married woman into sexual relations by promising marriage upon securing employment - Charge sheet filed for offenses under Sections 417 and 376 IPC - High Court reviewed submissions, evidence, and pr...
Criminal Law - Murder - Appeal against conviction under Section 302 IPC - Initially convicted under Section 304 Part I by Trial Court, modified to Section 302 IPC by High Court following revisional jurisdiction exercised at behest of informant - Supreme Court revisits eyewitness credibility and evidence handling - Credibility of eyewitnesses (PW1 and PW2) and extra-judicial confession to PW6 quest...
Detention Order and Background – Petitioner, previously involved in three cases under the NDPS Act and various IPC matters, challenges the legality of his detention order – background includes previous acquittal and ongoing trials where the petitioner is either bailed or acquitted [Paras 3-7].
Authority’s Justification – Detaining authority’s order emphasized ongoi...
Criminal Law – Identification and Evidence – Supreme Court allows appeal by Suresh (@ Unni @ Vadi Suresh), setting aside previous High Court and trial court convictions under various IPC sections and related statutes, over concerns regarding witness identification reliability and evidence recovery credibility – Appellant acquitted of all charges and directed for immediate release...
Quashing of Proceedings – Marriage and Dowry Disputes - Complaint under IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act alleging harassment for dowry by the appellant's in-laws and husband - FIR registered following non-response to police notices, leading to issuance of non-bailable warrants - High Court quashed proceedings citing procedural irregularities, lack of specific allegations, and jurisdic...
Criminal Law – Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means – Appeal against acquittal in a case initiated from an FIR lodged for assault with a blunt object, resulting in injury – Trial court acquitted accused, noting lack of sufficient evidence and failure to prove crucial medical documents – High Court reviewed, confirming no need to interfere with trial court&...
Background and Arrest – Appellant Mubeen Kadar Shaikh implicated in multiple FIRs following the Delhi bomb blasts on September 13, 2008 – Arrests followed disclosures by other arrested individuals and recovery of evidence including laptops and communication equipment allegedly used in the orchestration and execution of the bomb blasts – Email sent prior to blasts claimed responsi...
Factual Background and Trial Court Proceedings – Revisionist, the father-in-law of the respondent, asserts ownership over the property through a chain of transfers culminating in a set of documents dated 27.07.1998 – Conflict arises post marital discord between respondent and revisionist’s son, leading to respondent’s alleged trespass – Initial suit for injunction and...
Appeal and Background – Criminal Appeal under Section 374 Cr.P.C. challenging the trial court’s conviction of appellant under Section 306 IPC for abetting the suicide of his mother by allegedly providing her with a lighter – FIR was lodged based on the statement of an eyewitness, leading to charges under Sections 306/114/120B IPC – Trial court relied primarily on the testim...