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Supreme Court Cancels Bail of Satinder Singh Bhasin for Violating Bail Conditions; Orders Forfeiture of Rs. 50 Crore Deposit — Holds Siphoning of Company Funds to Meet Deposit Condition Violates Section 185 of Companies Act, 2013

The Supreme Court on April 2, 2026, cancelled the bail granted to Satinder Singh Bhasin (Director of Bhasin Infotech and Infrastructure Private Limited) in 2019 in connection with multiple FIRs…

Supreme Court Holds That Subsequent Notification Extending Sanction Protection Under Section 197 CrPC Cannot Invalidate Proceedings Validly Initiated Before Such Protection Was Available

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by two subordinate rank police officers of the Calcutta Police challenging the Calcutta High Court’s order directing the Magistrate to proceed…

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…