Supreme Court Rejects Fresh Trial Plea Where Procedural Error Caused No Demonstrable Prejudice
The Supreme Court has ruled that a completed trial in a cheque-bounce case cannot be sent back for a fresh hearing merely because there was...
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Victim Challenging Magistrate’s Acquittal Must Approach Sessions Court, Supreme Court Rules
The Supreme Court has clarified the forum for victims seeking to challenge an acquittal by a Magistrate, holding that such appeals must be filed before...
Supreme Court Orders SIT After Botched Death Investigation
The Supreme Court has ordered a special investigation into the death of a Turkmenistan citizen, finding that Uttar Pradesh police handled the case in a...
Delayed Jail Appeal Must Be Heard on Merits
The Supreme Court has ruled that a statutory appeal filed by a prisoner cannot be rejected merely because it was late, describing that approach as...
Judges’ Moral Views Cannot Shape Bail Decisions
The Supreme Court has cautioned judges against importing personal moral judgments into bail decisions, setting aside an order that linked release to possible effects on...
Custody and Parity Support Bail in Cannabis Case
The Supreme Court has granted bail to Kaif Mobin in a narcotics case after weighing one year of custody, parity with a released co-accused and...
Long Pretrial Detention Secures Bail in Rajasthan Fraud Case
The Supreme Court has granted bail to Amar Singh Rathore, who had spent nearly four years in custody in a Rajasthan fraud case involving allegations...
High Court’s Location Cannot Automatically Fix the Seat of Arbitration, Supreme Court Rules
The Supreme Court has clarified that the place where an arbitral proceeding happens does not automatically become its juridical seat. A specific seat must flow...
Election Commission Appointments: Justice Datta Questions Whether ‘Constitutional Trust’ In PM Has Held Up In Practice
Supreme Court Justice Dipankar Datta has questioned the Union government’s reliance on the concept of “constitutional trust” in defending the statutory mechanism for appointing the...
Supreme Court: Foreign Matrimonial Proceedings Cannot Be Blocked on Mere Fear of Unenforceable Decree
The Supreme Court has held that Indian courts cannot issue an anti-suit injunction simply because a foreign court might eventually pass a matrimonial decree on...