bombay high court… Bombay High Court Weighs Appointment of “Mitigating Investigators” in Death Reference, Seeks State’s Response on Duplication of Mitigation Exercise 4 Aug 2026 Introduction In an interlocutory order that touches on an evolving and important area of death penalty jurisprudence — how courts gather mitigating circumstances before confirming a death sentence — the…
News Update Court Rejects Police “C-Summary,” Takes Cognizance Against Police Personnel for Murder in Custodial Firing Case 29 Jul 2026 Introduction In a significant order, the Court of the Judicial Magistrate First Class at Padadhri has rejected a police "C-Summary" report — filed by the investigating agency to close a…
News Update Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Regular Bail to POCSO Accused: Victim’s Trial Testimony Held to Have “Substantial Evidentiary Value 21 Jul 2026 Background of the Case As per the prosecution's version recorded in the FIR, the minor victim was allegedly enticed to a secluded location on a false pretext and subjected to…
News Update… Supreme Court Acquits Accused in 1977 Murder Case – Benefit of Doubt Extended Due to Inconsistencies, Delays, and Unreliable Evidence 15 Jul 2026 the Supreme Court has acquitted the surviving appellants in a decades-old murder case from Uttar Pradesh, highlighting serious lapses in the prosecution’s case including unnatural conduct of witnesses, unexplained delays…
News Update… Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal of Central Excise Officers in Bribery Case – Reiterates Necessity of Proving Demand & Acceptance under PC Act 1 Jul 2026 The Supreme Court has dismissed appeals filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh against the acquittal of Central Excise officers accused of demanding and accepting bribe, holding that the prosecution…
News Update… Supreme Court Partly Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Corporate Fraud Case 10 Jan 2026 In a significant ruling on corporate governance and criminal jurisdiction, the Supreme Court of India partly allowed appeals by Yerram Vijay Kumar and Rajeev Kumar Agarwal against a Telangana High…
News Update Supreme Court Clarifies Requirements for Offences Under Sections 354 and 506 IPC 4 Jan 2025 On January 2, 2025, the Supreme Court ruled that for Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) to apply, there must be evidence of criminal force coupled with the…
Indian penal code… AN OVERVIEW OF THE GENERAL EXCEPTIONS UNDER THE INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860 27 Jun 202018 Jul 2020 ABSTRACT Indian Penal Code was established by the colonial government in 1860. It was the only statute of that time that was sought to handle the criminal matter. Even during…
Indian penal code… Grievous Hurt 27 Jun 202018 Jul 2020 Abstract: Hurt and grievous hurt are the cases which are found in all the criminal courts, there is no court which has not dealt with these cases. The present paper…
Indian penal code… CULPABLE HOMICIDE 27 Jun 202018 Jul 2020 ABSTRACT Culpable Homicide refers to any act which done with the intention of causing death or causing a grave injury which is likely to cause death. The first part of…
