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Economic offence

woman arrested after sunset in bank fraud case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

‘Arrest illegal’; Bombay HC grants bail to a woman arrested after sunset in a bank fraud case

“CrPC describes the manner and the extent to which a person can be denuded of his liberty and, therefore, needs strict compliance. Any violation of the prescribed procedure in the matter of arrest can, therefore, be declared as illegal.”

Published on July 15, 2025July 19, 2025By Editor
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state police bound by parliament law
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Whether Law enacted by Parliament binding and mandatory on Maharashtra Police?”; Bombay HC questions DGP after a lousy investigation

“This is unconscionable and unpardonable. It appears that, in a disciplined police force, the police personnel themselves are not following the discipline and are not following the mandatory directions issued by the office of the Director General of Police.”

Published on July 11, 2025July 17, 2025By Editor
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Hamar-Lab scam
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Granting him bail would embolden corrupt practices”: Chhattisgarh HC denies bail to accused in Rs 411 Crore Hamar-Lab scam

“Economic offences having deep rooted conspiracies and involving huge loss of public funds need to be viewed seriously and considered as grave offences posing serious threat to the financial health of the country.”

Published on July 1, 2025July 5, 2025By Sonali Ahuja
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Desirable if High Courts maintain a hands-off approach and not quash FIRs in corruption cases at the stage of investigation: Supreme Court

Supreme court said that if criminal prosecution is based upon adequate evidence and the same is otherwise justifiable, it does not become vitiated on account of significant political overtones and mala fide motives

Published on March 9, 2023March 8, 2023By Apoorva
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Saket Court
Case BriefsDistrict Court

“Prosecution has miserably failed to prove ‘misappropriation’ by the accused”; Saket Court acquits accused in economic offences case

In a case pertaining to Criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery, and falsification of accounts, the Saket District Court acquits the accused, as the prosecution failed to establish the ingredients of the offences beyond reasonable doubt.

Published on March 4, 2023March 3, 2023By Apoorva
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Orissa High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Orissa High Court rejects bail of NBFC Director in economic offence case

While rejecting the application for bail under Section 439 of CrPC, Orissa High Court said that the enormity of amount of embezzlement of Rs. 109 crores add to the worries of investors and depositors of the company.

Published on February 23, 2023March 1, 2023By Editor
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High Court Round UpLegal RoundUp

112 Reports from 22 High Courts: Hijab Ban, Son’s Right on Parent’s Property, Right of Putative Father, Live-in Relationships and more| March RoundUp 2022

112 significant Reports from 22 High Courts   Allahabad High Court  Right to Reputation People using cyberspace to vent out anger and

Published on April 2, 2022April 5, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Economic Offence | Entire community is aggrieved if economic offenders, who ruin economy of the State are not brought to book: Patna HC

Patna High Court: Expressing that the entire community is aggrieved if the economic offenders, who ruin the economy of the State are

Published on March 22, 2022April 1, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Economic Offence| 25 crores siphoned off by forging documents and misusing KYCs of employees; SC cancels Delhi HC’s order granting bail to the suspect  

Supreme Court: While addressing a case related to systematic fraud by creating the false/forged documents and/or misusing the PAN Cards, Aadhar Cards

Published on February 16, 2022February 18, 2022By Editor
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ori HC | An economic offence is committed with cool calculation and deliberate design with an eye on personal profit regardless of the consequence to the Community; Bail rejected

Orissa High Court: S. K. Sahoo, J. rejected bail being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are such that one

Published on April 27, 2021April 30, 2021By Editor
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Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SEBI | Reliance ménage in trouble; Irregular shareholding, default in trading regulations | Obtruded with a ₹ 25 crore penalty

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): K Saravanan, Adjudicating authority, imposed a penalty of Rs 2 crore on Reliance Industries Ltd.

Published on April 8, 2021By Editor
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

[S. 138 NI Act] P&H HC | Do sympathetic consideration have any role to play in the matter of sentencing? Court discusses

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Sudhir Mittal, J., while addressing an issue with regard to the dishonour of cheque held that, “Offence

Published on August 17, 2020August 21, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Pat HC | Employer cannot withhold gratuity of an employee who has already been punished in departmental enquiry and has no proceeding pending against him

Patna High Court: The Division Bench comprising of A. P. Sahi, CJ and Anjana Mishra, J. allowed a civil writ petition seeking

Published on January 9, 2019January 14, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Forging of cheques is serious economic offence; compromise between parties not accepted under Section 482 CrPC

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of R.K. Gauba, J. dismissed a petition filed under Section 482 CrPC invoking the

Published on September 12, 2018September 20, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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