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Supreme Court—Criminal Appeal—conviction under Sections 376(2)(i), 302, 201 IPC and Sections 4, 6 POCSO Act—circumstantial evidence—last-seen circumstance doubtful; recoveries, DNA/FSL reports and shawl inconclusive; Section...
Supreme Court—criminal appeal against acquittal under Section 302 IPC—double murder based on circumstantial evidence. Applying Rajesh Prasad v. State of Bihar and Hanumant/Sharad Birdhichand Sarda,...
The Supreme Court has cautioned judges against allowing their personal beliefs or notions of morality to influence decisions in bail matters or criminal trials. A...
A compromise decree concerning coparcenary property cannot bind a person whose legal interest in the property was never represented in the proceedings, the Supreme Court...
Supreme Court—appeal against reversal of conviction under S.138 NI Act; demand notice sent by registered post to drawer’s address but received by his mother. Applying...
Supreme Court—Civil Appeals—IBC, 2016—Sections 7, 9, 10, 12A and 65—CIRP initiated through fraudulent and collusive Section 9 application—AA empowered to recall admission founded on fraudulent...
Supreme Court—Civil Appeals—SARFAESI Act, 2002—Auction sale of secured resort—Rules 8 and 9 of 2002 Rules mandatory—bid received during subsisting restraint, sale concluded before thirty-day period,...
Supreme Court—Civil Appeals—Recovery under distinct PMGSY contracts—Recovery order unsupported by contractual clauses and passed without notice/hearing or CEO sanction—Clause 4.1 SBD violated—disputed overpayment not an...
In Hari Dutta Sharma, the Supreme Court set aside a nighttime vehicle repossession, ordered compensation, and directed the RBI to enforce its loan recovery safeguards.
Supreme Court—Criminal appeals—regular bail—Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and IPC offences—investigation complete, chargesheets filed, voluminous documentary/electronic evidence and protracted trial—continued custody held unjustified under Article...
