#criminallaw Archives - Prime Legal Law Firm Blogs

Supreme Court Reaffirms Evidence Law Principle: Suspicion Alone Insufficient for Criminal Conviction

Facts The complainant was a licensed Labor Contractor who had two operating establishments, and the appellant was the Assistant Commissioner of Lab

Supreme Court’s Clarification of Section 195A IPC: Upholds Police Power to Act Without Court’s Complaint

FACTS The present case involves two criminal appeals. One is filed by the State of Kerala, and another by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

Supreme Court Criticizes Delhi Police: Procedural Lapses in Delhi Riots Conspiracy Bail Applications

Introduction The Supreme Court criticized the Delhi Police for failure to file counter-affidavits to the bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharj

Plant Trees to Get Bail for Murder? Supreme Court’s Response to MP High Court’s Bizarre Condition

Introduction Bail is the interim release of the accused from legal custody. Bail can be anticipatory or regular bail. While granting bail, it is up

Supreme Court’s Criticism: The Debate on Direct Anticipatory Bail Pleas before High Courts

Abstract This article analyses the recent amici curiae report submitted before the Supreme Court. The report recommended that High Courts should be

Supreme Court Restores Conviction in Dowry Death Case: State of Madhya Pradesh v. Janved Singh (2025)

Facts The law doesn’t always knock on the door to share in joy. Sometimes, it enters quietly, solemnly drawn not by festivity but by the linger

Voice Sampling of a Witness and Self-Incrimination: Clarifying the Magistrate’s Authority

FACTS In this case, a 25-year-old married woman died in 2021. It was alleged that she died due to harassment and torture at her matrimonial home. T

Delhi high court initiates criminal contempt when a lawyer called the judiciary as ‘Corrupt’

INTRODUCTION Recently the Delhi High Court started criminal contempt proceedings against the case of Gunjan Kumar & Anr. v. Vedant. It was agai

ONE CRIME, ONE FIR, ONE JURISDICTION: LANDMARK RULING IN ODELA SATYAM CASE

INTRODUCTION In the case of Odela Satyam & Anr. v. State of Telangana & Ors., W.P. (Crl.) D.No.26673 of 2025, Supreme Court [2025 INSC 1174

Supreme Court Issues Binding Guidelines: Day-to-Day Trial Mandatory for All Sensitive Cases Nationwide

Introduction In a historic measure to ensure speedy justice and restore people’s trust in the criminal justice system, the Supreme Court of I

Blogs And Articles