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SC grants interim bail of four weeks in MCOCA on account of Covid-19 - dispense issue of notice.

By team of Advocate Retainer April 13, 2020 - 01:00

SC grants interim bail of four weeks in MCOCA on account of Covid-19 - dispense issue of notice.

Supreme Court of India Justice Navin Sinha & Justice Sanjiv Khanna The SC on April 08, 2020 {NILESH SHRINIWAS BASWANT v. THE STATE OF MAHARASH...

Posted in Covid-19, Interim bail

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Condition of deposit imposed for grant of bail by the HC shall not be insisted upon; SC.

By team of Advocate Retainer April 12, 2020 - 09:00

Condition of deposit imposed for grant of bail by the HC shall not be insisted upon; SC.

Supreme Court of India Justice Ashok Bhushan & Justice S. Ravindra Bhat The SC on April 08, 2020 {SRIKRUSHNA PADHI v. REPUBLIC OF INDIA} held t...

Posted in Bail, Condition for bail, Deposit of money

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Bail should not be granted or rejected in a mechanical manner by courts; SC.

By team of Advocate Retainer April 09, 2020 - 00:00

Bail should not be granted or rejected in a mechanical manner by courts; SC.

Supreme Court of India CHIEF JUSTICE S.A. BOBDE, JUSTICE B.R. GAVAI & JUSTICE SURYA KANT The SC on March 18, 2020 {Jeetendra v State of Madhya...

Posted in Bail, Supreme Court

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A gun shot fired at roof in marriage celebration whereby causing death is 'culpable homicide not amounting to murder' (Sec 304 Part II IPC) - sentence of life imprisonment reduced to 10 years; SC.

By team of Advocate Retainer April 07, 2020 - 08:30

A gun shot fired at roof in marriage celebration whereby causing death is 'culpable homicide not amounting to murder' (Sec 304 Part II IPC) - sentence of life imprisonment reduced to 10 years; SC.

Supreme Court of India CHIEF JUSTICE S.A. BOBDE, JUSTICE B.R. GAVAI & JUSTICE SURYA KANT The SC on March 18, 2020 {Bhagwan Singh v State of Ut...

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A confession by co-accused under TADA cannot be relied upon unless there is a joint trial - reason for separate trial of accused persons is immaterial; SC.

By team of Advocate Retainer April 03, 2020 - 00:30

A confession by co-accused under TADA cannot be relied upon unless there is a joint trial - reason for separate trial of accused persons is immaterial; SC.

Supreme Court of India Justice S. Abdul Nazeer & Justice Deepak Gupta The SC on April 01, 2020 {RAJA @ AYYAPPAN v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU} held th...

Posted in Confession, Supreme Court, TADA

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The HC cannot direct registration of FIR while exercising jurisdiction under Art 226; SC.

By team of Advocate Retainer March 30, 2020 - 11:30

The HC cannot direct registration of FIR while exercising jurisdiction under Art 226; SC.

Supreme Court of India JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA, JUSTICE MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR & JUSTICE SANJIV KHANNA The SC on March 20, 2020 {M. SUBRAMANIAM ...

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Empowered officer acting as a detaining authority cannot wait for report from Advisory Board for deciding representation of detenue - detention order quashed; SC.

By team of Advocate Retainer March 28, 2020 - 02:30

Empowered officer acting as a detaining authority cannot wait for report from Advisory Board for deciding representation of detenue - detention order quashed; SC.

Supreme Court of India Justice U U Lalit & Justice Indu Malhotra The SC {ANKIT ASHOK JALAN v. UNION OF IDNIA AND ORS.} holds that the Detaining...

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Death sentence commuted to life imprisonment by the SC.

By team of Advocate Retainer March 23, 2020 - 01:00

Death sentence commuted to life imprisonment by the SC.

Supreme Court of India Justice M R Shah, Justice U U Lalit and Justice Indira Banerjee The SC {Manoj Suryavanshi v. State of Chhattisgarh} holds th...

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The acquittal cannot be set aside by the HC, if view of the trial court is a plausible one; SC.

By team of Advocate Retainer March 15, 2020 - 04:30

The acquittal cannot be set aside by the HC, if view of the trial court is a plausible one; SC.

Supreme Court of India Justice Hemant Gupta, Justice U U Lalit & Justice Indu Malhotra The SC {SHRI SATISH KUMAR & ANR v. THE STATE OF HIMA...

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A statement recorded under Sec 161 Cr.P.C cannot be relied upon for arriving at any finding by the Court; SC.

By team of Advocate Retainer March 13, 2020 - 10:30

A statement recorded under Sec 161 Cr.P.C cannot be relied upon for arriving at any finding by the Court; SC.

Supreme Court of India Justice M R Shah & Justice Ashok Bhushan The SC {Parvat Singh & Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh} holds that as per t...

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Second complaint u/s 200 Cr.P.C. is maintainable, if first complaint is dismissed in default; SC.

By team of Advocate Retainer March 12, 2020 - 02:55

Second complaint u/s 200 Cr.P.C. is maintainable, if first complaint is dismissed in default; SC.

Supreme Court of India Justice U U Lalit & Justice Vineet Saran The SC {SAMTA NAIDU & ANR. v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANR.} holds that ...

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The SC modifies the Sentence to Part II of Sec 304 IPC - holds there was no intention to cause death.

By team of Advocate Retainer March 11, 2020 - 14:16

The SC modifies the Sentence to Part II of Sec 304 IPC - holds there was no intention to cause death.

Supreme Court of India Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Deepak Gupta The SC {DILIP SHAW @ SANATAN & ANR. v. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OR...

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