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The Supreme Court recently ruled that offences mentioned in a chargesheet cannot be based merely on unsubstantiated allegations of connivance; they must have some substantial basis. A bench comprising Justices…

Supreme Court: Documents Beyond Charge Sheet Cannot Be Considered at Discharge Stage

Order: Rajnish Kumar Biswakarma v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr. The Supreme Court has reaffirmed the principle that only the documents forming part of the charge sheet can…

Supreme Court Weighs ‘Irreversible Consequences’ of Filing NDPS Chargesheet Without FSL Report

On November 13, a Supreme Court Special Bench led by Justice Suryakant, along with Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ujjal Bhuyan, addressed the issue of whether an accused under the Narcotic…

Five reasons why NIA is contradicting Sudha Bharadwaj’s default safeguard supplication in Bombay HC

The National Examination Office (NIA) has restricted the default safeguard application recorded by Bhima Koregaon denounced Sudha Bharadwaj (Sudha Bharadwaj v. State of Maharashtra & Anr). Bharadwaj had moved the…

In a sexual harassment case, a Goa court acquitted former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal.

Tarun Tejpal, the formerly Tehelka editor-in-chief, was acquitted of all counts of rape and sexual harassment of a subordinate coworker by a Sessions Court in Goa on Friday. Additional Sessions…

Delhi court exempts Chidambarams from in-person hearing in INX media case

On Wednesday, a Delhi court excluded union finance minister Chidambaram and his son Karti from testifying in court in a money laundering case involving the INX Media contract. M.K. Nagpal,…

Supreme Court says: Annoying or mishandling SC ST individual inside four pillars of a house isn’t an offense under SC ST act

The apex court held that affront or terrorizing of a SC ST individual inside the four pillars of the house, isn't an offense under schedule Caste and Scheduled Tribes (prevention…

Yes Bank Scam: Bombay High Court denies bail to Wadhawan brothers

The Bombay High court has denied the Bail request of the promoters of DHFL, accused in the YES Bank scam case. This order has been passed by a single judge…