(1)
Ashok...Appellant Vs.
State of Uttar Pradesh...Respondent D.D
02/12/2024
Criminal Law – Rape and Murder – Conviction and Acquittal – Appellant convicted of raping and murdering a ten-year-old girl and concealing her body under haystack at a tubewell cabin – Trial Court imposed the death penalty, which was commuted to life imprisonment by the High Court – Supreme Court finds deficiencies in evidence and procedural lapses, includin...
(2)
Suresh Chandra Tiwari & Another...Appellants Vs.
State of Uttarakhand...Respondent D.D
28/11/2024
Criminal Law – Culpable Homicide – Acquittal – Circumstantial Evidence - Appellants were convicted for the culpable homicide of the deceased, initially under Section 302 IPC by the trial court, which was modified by the High Court to Section 304 Part I IPC with a sentence of 7 years rigorous imprisonment – Both courts relied on circumstantial evidence including last seen, m...
(3)
X...Petitioner(s) Vs.
State of Rajasthan & Anr....Respondent(s) D.D
27/11/2024
Criminal Procedure – Bail in Serious Offences – Impact on Trial – Ordinarily, courts should not grant bail in serious offences like rape after trial commencement unless undue delay occurs – Supreme Court disapproved of the practice of granting bail based on discrepancies in the victim's statement at preliminary stages of trial [Paras 13–15, 20–21].
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(4)
Government of West Bengal & Others...Appellants Vs.
Dr. Amal Satpathi & Others...Respondents D.D
27/11/2024
Service Law - Promotion after Retirement – Rule 54(1)(a) of the West Bengal Service Rules – Financial Benefits Denied The respondent, who retired before receiving final approval for promotion, sought notional financial benefits for the higher post – Held: Rule 54(1)(a) precludes retrospective promotion or associated benefits unless duties of the post were assumed – The Cour...
(5)
C. Selvarani ...Appellant Vs.
The Special Secretary-Cum-District Collector and Others ...Respondents D.D
26/11/2024
Scheduled Castes – Eligibility Criteria – Impact of Religious Conversion – Denial of Scheduled Caste Certificate Upheld - The appellant claimed entitlement to a Scheduled Caste community certificate on the basis that her father and paternal ancestors belonged to the Valluvan caste, recognized as a Scheduled Caste under the S.C. Order, 1964. However, evidence showed that the appel...
(6)
Payal Sharma...Appellant(s) Vs.
State of Punjab & Anr....Respondent(s) D.D
26/11/2024
Matrimonial Offences – Quashment of FIR – Section 482 of CrPC – Allegations Omnibus in Nature – FIR Quashed - The appellant accused No.5, wife of accused No.6, challenged the High Court's refusal to quash the FIR despite quashing it for accused No.6 – The Supreme Court observed that allegations against accused No.5 were vague and unsupported by specific evidence, ...
(7)
Gurmeet Kaur...Appellant Vs.
Devender Gupta & Another...Respondents D.D
26/11/2024
Criminal Law - Public Servants – Requirement of Sanction under Section 197 CrPC – Summoning Order Quashed – The appellant, a District Town Planner, was accused of illegal demolition of a college building – The Court considered whether the absence of sanction under Section 197 CrPC vitiated the proceedings – Held: The demolition was part of the appellant’s offici...
(8)
The State of Karnataka...Appellant Vs.
Chandrasha...Respondent D.D
26/11/2024
Criminal Law - Prevention of Corruption Act – Demand and Acceptance of Bribe – Presumption under Section 20 – High Court’s Judgment Reversed - The appellant contended that the High Court erred in acquitting the respondent despite strong evidence of demand and acceptance of Rs. 2,000 as illegal gratification. The Court observed that the prosecution had established both deman...
(9)
Mahesh Damu Khare...Appellant Vs.
The State of Maharashtra & Anr....Respondents D.D
26/11/2024
False Promise of Marriage – Section 375 IPC – Prolonged Consensual Relationship – FIR Quashed - The appellant contended that the alleged sexual relationship spanned over nine years and was consensual – The Court noted the absence of evidence indicating a false promise of marriage from the outset – Held: A prolonged consensual relationship without clear evidence of int...