No direct evidence to confirm presence inside Red Fort during violence: Delhi District Court grants bail to accused
Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi: Dr Kamini Lau PO (MACT)-01, granted bail to a person alleged for inciting violence at Singhu Border and
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Bom HC | Circumstantial Evidence. Wife found dead, can husband be convicted on the basis of him being last seen with wife? Do Police Officers need to substantiate their stand on basis of documents? Read on
Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Prasanna B. Varale and S.M. Modak, JJ., held that in a matter of circumstantial evidence,
[Flashback] Pendency of Cases being a pressing issue, Madras HC in its 2018 decision had issued guidelines highlighting: Cases of Absconding Persons || Detailed Report
Madras High Court: N. Anand Venkatesh, J., issued guidelines pertaining to deal with cases wherein accused persons are absconded leading to the pendency
Bom HC | In absence of an accused, can Appellate Court pronounce Judgment in an appeal against conviction? HC considers
Bombay High Court: Vibha Kankanwadi, J., observed that, “The practice of pronouncing Judgments in appeal against conviction in absence of the accused, thereby
Kar HC | ‘In certain cases the first duty of police officer is to arrest accused and collect evidence, and not registration of FIRʼ; Court dismisses bail application pleading procedural irregularities
Karnataka High Court: Sreenivas Harish Kumar, J., while dismissing a criminal petition for enlargement on bail, said, “There are prima facie materials
Kar HC| Effect of compromise between complainant and accused in appeal reiterated; Appellant acquitted
Karnataka High Court: M.G. Uma, J., setting aside the conviction order by the fast track Court, allows compromise between the parties. The
Madras HC | 1000 culprits can escape, but, one innocent person should not be punished: HC states in perfunctory investigation of a brutal murder
Madras High Court: B. Pugalendhi, J., while addressing a petition, observed that, “An impartial investigation is the basic requirement for any investigation. A
P&H HC | Mere framing of charge alone is not sufficient ground for grant of bail, application dismissed
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Harnaresh Singh Gill, J., rejected the bail application filed by the applicant-accused in connection with the FIR
Pat HC | Accused misusing privilege of bail by committing offence of same nature repeatedly: Court denies bail
Patna High Court: Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J., denied bail to the applicant in connection with the FIR registered for offence punishable under Section
Jhar HC | FIR is not an encyclopedia of entire prosecution case; Physical touch of victim is not an essential ingredient to make an offence under Ss. 354, 506 and 509 IPC if basic ingredients are satisfied
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[Delhi Riots] Del HC | Accused has right to brief and consult his lawyers and to prepare his defence in view of real and not merely chimerical right to fair trial
Delhi High Court: Anup Jairam Bhambhani, J., granted bail to an accused involved in the Delhi-Riots in view of the principles of bail.
Del HC | Report of Jail Superintendent, Investigating Officer should be supplied to accused as a general rule: Compliance of order directed forthwith
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Prateek Jalan, J., allowed a writ petition that sought supply of status
Canada SC | While entrapping drug dealers, the Police must have a “reasonable suspicion” to believe that the crime is being committed
Supreme Court of Canada: While deciding issues like application of entrapment framework to dial-a-dope investigations and whether, in the instant case, the
P&H HC | Accused facing trial under Negotiable Instrument Act not competent to file an affidavit for evidence
Punjab & Haryana High Court: Surinder Gupta, J. dismissed a petition dealing with the question whether accused under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
Bom HC | Law on double presumption of innocence in favour of accused acquitted by trial court — Reiterated
Bombay High Court: K.R. Shriram, J., while dismissing the criminal appeal filed by the State against the order of the trial court acquitting
Matter pending investigation for 12 years — Police directed not to arrest accused till completion thereof: Allahabad HC
Allahabad High Court: A petition was filed before a Division Bench comprising of Ramesh Sinha and Dinesh Kumar Singh, JJ., for quashing
Rape accused granted bail on finding the sexual relationship to be “consensual”
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Dipak Misra, C.J. and A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud, JJ. upheld the bail granted to a
Circumstances which may be used against an accused must be placed before him during examination under Section 313 CrPC
Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Joymalya Bagchi and Ravi Krishan Kapur, JJ. disposed of the criminal appeal filed by
In the light of securing all persons from crime, HC directs for the recording of voice samples of accused
Rajasthan High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Vijay Bishnoi J., while allowing to take the voice sample of the accused