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Jaswinder Singh @ Shinder Singh v. State of Punjab; 2026 INSC 23

Note - No legal aspects discussed in this judgment - Appellant acquitted- no incriminating circumstance against him but for a vague statement of the appellant having driven the vehicle and the involvement in the crime proper omitted to be stated to the police and for the first time stated before

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Sandeep Singh Thakur vs State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 INSC 1499 - Rape By Promise To Marry - Quashed As Parties Married

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Ashraf v. State of Karnataka; 2025 INSC 1394- S.304A IPC

Indian Penal Code 1860 - Section 304A - Partly allowing appeal, Supreme Court converted punishment to one of imprisonment till the rising of the Court with a total fine of Rs.1,31,000. Case Info Case Details * Case name: Ashraf v. State of Karnataka * Neutral citation: 2025 INSC 1394

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Deepankar Tikedar v. State of Chhattisgarh; 2025 INSC 1381 - IPC - POCSO

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Venkatesh vs State 2025 INSC 1383 - IPC- TNPPDL Act- Conviction Upheld- Sentence Reduced

Read Judgment In LawLens Indian Penal Code 1860 - Section 326; TNPPDL Act -Section 3- The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of accused and another under Section 326 IPC and Section 3(1) of the but reduced their five-year sentence to the period already undergone, noting they had served about

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Anilkumar @ Lapetu Ramshakal Sharma v. State of Maharashtra 2025 INSC 1198 - Premature Release

Pre Mature Release - Allowing appeal filed by a convict, SC observed: The attack was a premeditated one, on the motive as projected by the prosecution, that the deceased was in love with the appellant’s sister, whose life is being spoiled by the love affair- Obviously the crime is

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Khaja Mohaideen vs State of Tamil Nadu 2025 INSC 970

Note Sign in to read our notes on this judgment. Register @ citecase.in to subscribe ! Read Judgment Note: No legal aspects discussed in this judgment - Supreme Court acquitted a husband while observing thus: From the dying declaration, nothing could be inferred to suggest that the deceased raised any accusation

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Mathews J. Nedumpara vs Supreme Court of India 2025 INSC 941 - WP Seeking FIR Dismissed - Burnt Currency Notes

Note: Supreme Court dismissed writ petition seeking registeration of a First Information Report and cause an effective and meaningful investigation into the incident of fire and recovery of burnt currency notes from the residence of a Judge of the Delhi High Court. Case Info Case Name and Neutral Citation * Case

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Urmila Devi vs Balram 2025 INSC 915 - S.482 CrPC - Civil Nature - Cloak Of Criminal Offence

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 482 - While exercising powers under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C, a High Court can examine whether a matter which is essentially of a civil nature has been given a cloak of a criminal offence- Courts have to be vigilant to

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S. N. Vijayalakshmi vs State of Karnataka 2025 INSC 917 - S.156(3) CrPC - Affidavit Requirement

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 156(3) - Directions issued in Priyanka Srivastava v State of Uttar Pradesh are mandatory and operate prospectively - Non-filing of the supporting affidavit is a curable defect, but must be cured before the Magistrate passes any substantive order on the complaint/application,

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Gajanan Dattatray Gore vs State of Maharashtra 2025 INSC 913 - Bail On Undertaking

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 437-439 - There shall not be a single order that the High Courts and the Trial Courts shall pass for grant of regular bail or anticipatory bail on the basis of any accused or his/her family members giving an undertaking to deposit

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Anil Kumar vs State of Jharkhand - CrPC - Anticipatory Bail Condition To Resume Conjugal Life

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 438 - [Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 - Section 482] - High Court granted anticipatory bail to an accused on condition that he resumes conjugal life with his wife and maintains her with dignity and honour as his lawful wife- Allowing appeal, SC

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Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigation 2025 INSC 909 - S.35 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 - Electronic Communication Of S.35 Notice

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 - Section 35- Electronic communication is not a valid mode of service of notice under Section 35 BNSS - Introducing a procedure into Section 35 of the BNSS, 2023, that has not been specifically provided for by the Legislature, would be violative of its intent-

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Nimai Ghosh vs State of Bihar (now Jharkhand) 2025 INSC 816 - Eyewitness Testimony

Law of Evidence - As a general rule, to prove the case of the prosecution, the testimony of eyewitness primarily ought to be considered and be relied upon to prove the guilt of the accused- The testimony of the eyewitness must be trustworthy, free from any kind of blemish and

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Chirag Sen vs State Of Karnataka 2025 INSC 903 - S. 482 CrPC - Manifest Injustice

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 482 : Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 - Section 528 - Where allegations are inherently improbable and no case is made out, continuation of proceedings amounts to abuse of process - While jurisdiction to quash must be exercised with caution, the law equally mandates

Central Excise Act

Rimjhim Ispat Limited vs. Union of India 2025 INSC 901 - Central Excise Act

Central Excise Act 1944- There is no bar on parallel proceedings, with one being by the Department and the other being criminal in nature, under the CEA 1944- a direction for de novo proceedings on technical or procedural grounds cannot be assumed to be in equivalence to having been set-aside

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Satauram Mandavi vs. State of Chhattisgarh 2025 INSC 892 - Art. 20(1) Constitution -Bar Against Retrospective Harsher Penalty Imposition

Constitution of India - Article 20(1) - The Constitutional bar against retrospective imposition of a harsher penalty under Article 20(1) is clear and absolute. [Context: SC observed: The Trial Court, in applying the enhanced sentence introduced by the 2019 Amendment to Section 6 of the POCSO Act, has

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Prakash Chimanlal Sheth vs. Jagruti Keyur Rajpopat 2025 INSC 897 - S. 142 NI Act - Territorial Jurisdiction - Cheque Bounce Complaint

Negotiable Instruments Act 1881- Section 138,142 - The Court where the cheque is delivered for collection, that is, through an account in the Branch of the Bank where the payee maintains that account -[Context:In this case, SC held: Once it is established that, at the time of

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Bansal Milk Chilling Centre v. Rana Milk Food Private Ltd. 2025 INSC 899 - S. 200 CrPC - Amendment Of Complaint

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 200 - Whether a criminal court has power to order amendment of a complaint filed under Section 200 CrPC? - It is fallacious to contend that in no circumstance can amendments to complaints be allowed after cognizance is taken (Para 11)- Referred

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Sua vs State Of Rajasthan 2025 INSC 887 - Juvenile Justice Act - Plea Of Juvenility

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 - The plea of juvenility can be raised before any court and has to be recognized at any stage, even after disposal of the case -Such a claim is required to be determined in terms of the provisions contained in the

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Konde Nageshwar Rao Vs A. Srirama Chandra Murty 2025 INSC 886 - SC-ST Act

SC-ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act - While upholding HC judgment quashing criminal proceedings under SC-ST Act, SC observed: Perusal of the complaint would also indicate that the grievance was not really relatable to the false and malicious involvement in the criminal proceedings against the Appellant and his family members because

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M.C. Ravikumar vs D.S. Velmurugan 2025 INSC 888 - S.482 CrPC - Second Quashing Petition

Whether a second quashing petition would be maintainable on grounds/pleas that were available to be raised even at the time of filing/decision of the first quashing petition?

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Ashish Navalkumar Sureka vs State Of Gujarat - Bail - Accused Offering To Deposit Money

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 439 - The practice of the accused in matters of this nature securing bail from the High Courts by offering to deposit monies and thereafter assailing such condition as onerous and uncalled for is on the increase–He cannot have the benefit of

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Shivangi Bansal vs Sahib Bansal 2025 INSC 883 - S.498A IPC Misuse Safeguards Guidelines

Shivangi Bansal vs Sahib Bansal 2025 INSC 883 - S.498A IPC Misuse Safeguards Guidelines Shivangi Bansal vs Sahib Bansal 2025 INSC 883 - S.498A IPC Misuse Safeguards Guidelines .pdf352 KBdownload-circle Indian Penal Code 1860 - Section 498A - The guidelines framed by the High Court of Allahabad with

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Nikita Jagganath Shetty @ Nikita Vishwajeet Jadhav vs State Of Maharashtra - Anticipatory Bail

The Supreme Court reiterates that there must exist strong reasons for granting anticipatory bail to a person accused of grave offences.