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SC Clarifies: Cheating and Criminal Breach of Trust Incompatible on Same Allegations in a Partnership Dispute

Case Number: Criminal Appeal No.5000 Of 2025 (Arising Out Of Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No.4939 Of 2018) Case Name: Inder Chand Bagri V. Jagad

PLEA BARGAINING IN INDIA: A TOOL FOR EFFICIENCY OR A THREAT TO JUSTICE

ABSTRACT Plea Bargaining has been done in India, in the response of systematic delays, and long pendency of cases, and the rising population of und

Supreme Court Clarifies: How ‘Intention’ and ‘Knowledge’ Define Culpable Homicide

CASE NAME: Nandakumar @ Nandu Manilal Mudaliar v/s State of Gujarat CASE NUMBER: Criminal Appeal No. 1266 of 2014 DATE : 10 November 2025 QUORUM: J

Supreme Court on DNA Evidence: No Test Should Be Ordered When Paternity Lacks Nexus to the Offence

INTRODUCTION The Supreme Court recently clarified the legal threshold for directing DNA test recently. The Court stated that, compelling the accuse

A CRITICAL REFLECTION OF THE RECENT JUDICIAL TRENDS IN CHEQUE DISHONOUR CASES UNDER THE NI ACT

ABSTRACT From the very inception of cheques, it is considered as a convenient mode of payment and it is utilized across a range of financial transa

Procedural Clarity Under CrPC: Delhi HC Defines Magistrate and Sessions Court Roles in Supplementary Chargesheet Filing

Case Name: Court on its own motion v. State Case Number: CRL.REF. 2/2022 Court: High Court of Delhi Date of Judgement: 29th October 2025 Bench/ Quo

Supreme Court’s Clarification on Section 306 IPC | Refusal to Marry Does Not Constitute Abetment of Suicide

CASE NAME: Yadwinder Singh @Sunny v/s State of Punjab & Anr. CASE NUMBER : Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl) No. 7309 of 2025 DATE : 2

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

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