Whether the accused can rely on material beyond the chargesheet to seek a discharge?
The answer to the above question has always been ‘No’. The settled law in this regard is that the court
Category: Criminal Law
Draconian bail provision under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (“PMLA”) struck down by the Supreme Court as arbitrary, unjust, violative of constitutional guarantee of ‘equality’ and ‘due process’ and, therefore, UNCONSTITUTIONAL….
The decision under discussion is the latest ruling of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Nikesh Tarachand Shah v. State (2017
Complaint w.r.t offence u/s 182 of the IPC not maintainable without compliance with Section 195 of the CrPC rules the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently in Saloni Arora v. State (NCT of Delhi), (2017) 3 SCC 286 has held that a case for
Latest Supreme Court order in relation to inadequacies and deficiencies in Criminal trials with special reference to recording of evidence and judgment writing.
Latest Supreme Court order in relation to inadequacies and deficiencies in Criminal trials with special reference to recording of evidence
Self incrimination and Voice Samples. Can an accused be directed to give voice samples for evidentiary purposes…read on
The two short questions that this post purports to answer is : Whether directing an accused to give voice samples (voice
Obscenity over the Internet ? Section 292 IPC not attracted, rules the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court recently in Sharat Babu Digumarti v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi – 2016 SCC OnLine SC 1464, has ruled
On Principles relating to Corporate Criminal Liability : A note on the recent judgment in Sunil Bharti Mittal v. CBI (2015)
The Hon’ble Supreme Court recently in Sunil Bharti Mittal v. Central Bureau of Investigation (2015) 3 judges bench has clarified
Whether amendment in a criminal complaint case is permissible or not ?
The Hon’ble Supreme Court in S.R.Sukumar vs. S.Sunaad Raghuram. (2015) 9 SCC 609, answers in the affirmative. The Court held :- “What
Artistic Freedom Versus Law of Obscenity.
In a huge boost to ‘Freedom of Speech and Expression and Artistic Liberty’, the Hon’ble High Court of Madras in Perumal
Corporations and the Law of Defamation : On whether a company can be an ‘accused’ or a ‘complainant’ in a criminal action for defamation ?
The Law of Defamation has been a topic of intense legal debate in the recent times. Apart from a recent
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