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A significant order was recently passed by the Supreme Court, which set aside an Allahabad High Court order that had refused to quash a FIR. While doing so, the High Court had directed the police to complete the investigation within a fixed time and had granted protection from arrest “till the concerned court takes cognizance […]

In a significant ruling by the Supreme Court of India, Justice Vikram Nath and  Justice Augustine George Masih addressed a contentious issue surrounding the examination of a minor witness in a dowry death case. The case arose from the suicide of a young woman in 2017, which was allegedly caused by cruelty and dowry demands

The  Supreme Court bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV Viswanathan considered a heartbreaking  AIIMS medical report on a 32-year-old man who has been in a vegetative state for the past 12 years after falling from a building.  The court was hearing a plea filed by his father seeking permission for passive euthanasia to

The Supreme court has clarified the scope of Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, ruling that merely recovering incriminating articles from the custody of an accused person does not amount to “discovery’’based on a disclosure statement. The bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice K. Vinod Chandran held that for Section 27 to apply,

In a landmark judgment delivered by Justice Sanjay Karol alongside Justice N Kotiswar Singh, the Supreme Court of India restored the conviction of Ajmal Beg and his mother Jamila Beg for their roles in the dowry death of Nasrin, a young bride barely 20 years old, underscoring the persistent menace of dowry demands across communities.

In a significant ruling highlighting the risks of concealed property liabilities, the Supreme Court has held that a seller who fraudulently hides existing encumbrances in an agreement to sell is liable to refund the buyer’s advance payment. A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta ruled in favour of the buyer, noting that

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that where an accused repeatedly stabs an unarmed person without any element of mutual fight or self-defence, the offence squarely falls within the ambit of murder punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. Rejecting the plea for a lesser offence, the Court held that such acts cannot be

In a latest development, the Supreme Court has declined to entertain a petition over widespread flight cancellations and delays by IndiGo Airlines, observing that the matter is already being examined by a High Court. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, along with Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi, advised

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Thursday delivered a firm reminder that the judiciary will not be swayed by public commentary or online narratives. As social media continued to react to remarks made during recent hearings, the CJI made it clear that he remains unaffected by such criticism, describing himself as “a very

The Supreme Court has ruled that bail cannot be revoked just because an accused person failed to follow a condition requiring them to periodically report to the police—especially when the investigation is already over and the trial has started. This decision came in the case of Sheikh Irshad @ Monu, who had appealed against an