Discharge - Criminal Appeal against High Court order setting aside discharge order – Allegations of cheating and criminal conspiracy under Sections 420 and 120B IPC – Appellants established educational society and applied for approval from AICTE to start educational institutions – Allegation that appellants suppressed mortgage information in applications – CBI filed FIR and...
Narcotics Control – Bail Application – Commercial Quantity of Narcotics – Petitioners were part of a group accused of transporting 217.525 kg of heroin – Defence claimed petitioners were unaware of the contraband and were merely fishermen – Prosecution opposed bail, citing substantial evidence of involvement – Court held that conditions under Section 37 of NDPS ...
NDPS Act Conviction – Appellants charged under Sections 21(c) and 27A of NDPS Act for possession and financing illegal narcotics trade – Recovery of phensedyl cough syrup from Narayan Yadav upheld - Conviction and sentencing of Narayan Yadav under Section 21(c) maintained but under Section 27A set aside due to lack of evidence of financing illegal trade [Paras 21-26, 55-57].
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Quashing of FIR and Charge-sheet – Criminal Revisional Jurisdiction – Petition for quashing proceedings under Sections 420/120B/34 of the IPC – Allegations of cheating and fraudulent inducement in vehicle purchase transaction – Company and its directors accused – Petitioner a director of the company – Alleged cancellation of agreement and non-refund of advance a...
Regular Bail - Section 306 IPC - Suicide - Allegations against the petitioners of abetment to suicide - Prayer for regular bail - Compromise between petitioners and complainant - Suicide note recovered but veracity yet to be established by handwriting expert - Petitioners behind bars since February 7, 2024 - Trial yet to commence - Likelihood of complainant not supporting prosecution due to compro...
Quashing of Bail Orders – Murder Case – High Court granted bail to the respondents (Abdullah, Nasir, and Muzammil) accused of murder – Appellant challenged the bail orders – Alleged involvement of respondents in the murder of Khursheed Ahmad – Appellant, an eyewitness, opposed the grant of bail – High Court granted bail without considering relevant material &nda...
Murder Conviction Upheld – Appellant convicted under Section 302 IPC – High Court upholds conviction – Daylight murder witnessed by victim's sister-in-law – Reliable eyewitness account of appellant stabbing deceased – Forensic evidence corroborates eyewitness testimony – Accused apprehended shortly after incident with blood-stained knife and shirt – Bl...
Quashing of Conviction – Criminal Appeal against High Court order confirming the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC – Appellants convicted for the murder of the deceased – Prosecution case based on eyewitness accounts of closely related witnesses – Witnesses allegedly tutored by police a day before recording evidence – Material con...
Freezing of Accounts under FCRA – Interim Relief – Supreme Court permits petitioners to utilize frozen accounts for salary and institutional expenses, subject to conditions – Orders proper maintenance and auditing of accounts, with quarterly statements to investigating agency or Trial Court – Proceedings to continue in other forums – No findings on contempt allegation...
Criminal Appeal – Bail – Long Incarceration and Health Conditions – Appellant, a senior citizen, implicated in offenses under UAPA and IPC – Supreme Court grants bail considering her prolonged detention of nearly six years without charge framing, age, and health issues, notwithstanding the serious allegations – Held, long incarceration, in this case, justifies bail de...