Editorial Team 
The Supreme Court has suspended Kamal Sahu’s life sentence while his appeal against a conviction for murdering his wife remains pending in the Jharkhand High Court. Sahu was convicted under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code. By the time the case reached the Supreme Court, he had undergone more than four and … Read more
The Supreme Court has granted bail to Ashok Kumar Soni in a Chhattisgarh cheating, forgery and criminal-breach-of-trust case. Soni had spent more than a year in custody. All co-accused had already received bail, while the prosecution proposed to examine more than 100 witnesses, making an early conclusion of the trial unlikely. The Court also recorded … Read more
The Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to Sanjay Saini in a Haryana case after finding that custodial interrogation was unnecessary. The FIR invoked Sections 308(2), 351(2) and 64(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Saini had joined the investigation under an earlier Supreme Court direction. The complainant, though served, did not appear to oppose his … Read more
The Supreme Court has suspended the life sentence of Riaz, also known as Johny, while his murder appeal remains pending before the Kerala High Court. Riaz was convicted of murder and related unlawful-assembly offences. The alleged incident occurred nearly 30 years ago, and he had spent about three years and nine months in custody following … Read more
The Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to Sudhansu Sekhar Rout in a Bhubaneswar case, holding that unrelated criminal antecedents could not by themselves justify custodial arrest. Rout faced allegations under Sections 353, 196 and 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. He had joined the investigation, while Odisha relied on multiple previous cases and witness … Read more
Nearly five years of pretrial detention and completion of key testimony have led the Supreme Court to grant regular bail to Abdul Salam in a Kerala murder and Arms Act case. The State opposed release by referring to alleged attempts to influence witnesses. The Court noted, however, that more than a year had passed since … Read more
The Supreme Court has cancelled bail and suspension of sentence granted to Chandan Kumar in a Bihar conviction appeal, directing him to surrender within two weeks. The Court said his position was materially the same as that of an accused covered by an earlier connected order. His counsel accepted that one of those persons was … Read more
The Supreme Court has given the petitioner in connected Dabur–Emami proceedings until November 30 to dispose of existing stock, while ruling out any further extension. Dabur withdrew its own special leave petitions, which the Court dismissed as unpressed. In the companion petition, both sides agreed that additional time could be granted for clearance of stock … Read more
The Supreme Court has closed Amalgamated Fuels’ challenge after the company accepted that its dispute with Bharat Petroleum Corporation should proceed before the Commercial Court. The company told the Court it was willing to institute the suit contemplated by the Calcutta High Court’s order. BPCL, represented by the Additional Solicitor General, responded that it would … Read more
The Supreme Court has dismissed a fuel dealer’s challenge after it failed to deposit ₹80 lakh required by an earlier conditional stay. The Court had protected the petitioners from operation of a Bombay High Court order only if the sum was deposited within two weeks. Nothing was paid. At a later hearing, the petitioners disputed … Read more
