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Delhi CBI Court Orders Transfer of Landmark Antrix-Devas Corruption Case to Bengaluru: Jurisdiction Challenge by A-6 Veena S. Rao Succeeds

In a major procedural victory for one of the accused in India’s biggest space-sector corruption probe, the Special CBI Court (PC Act), RADC, New Delhi, has allowed the application filed…

Supreme Court Clarifies Incompatibility of Cheating and Criminal Breach of Trust Charges on Same Facts, Quashes Jharkhand Case

The Supreme Court holds that the offenses of cheating (Section 420 IPC/Section 318 BNS) and criminal breach of trust (Section 406 IPC/Section 316 BNS) are mutually exclusive and cannot be…