Kar HC | Bail granted when no prima facie case of commission of offence with pre-meditation made out during investigation
Karnataka High Court: Sunil Dutt Yadav, J. granted regular bail on the ground that the case of the commission of offence with
trial
All HC | Convict given benefit of S. 4 of Probation of Offenders Act where trial court did not record special reasons for holding otherwise
Allahabad High Court: The Bench of Dinesh Kumar Singh, J., released the accused on probation by granting him the benefit of Section
Del HC | Wife granted opportunity to prove additional documents not available during trial for maintenance under S. 125 CrPC
Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. disposed of a petition filed in a matrimonial dispute by allowing the petitioner (wife) to prove additional
Del HC | No reason to stay proceedings under S. 138 NI Act where trial in another FIR involving the parties is pending
Delhi High Court: R.K. Gauba, J. allowed a petition filed against the order of Sessions Court whereby proceedings in a case filed
Tri HC | Accused under Section 498-A acquitted in light of improvements in testimony of related witnesses
Tripura High Court: The Bench of S. Talapatra, J. reversed the order of the trial court convicting the appellant for offence punishable under Section
SC issues directions for protection of identity of victims of rape and sexual offences; need for victim friendly trial stressed upon
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta, JJ. laid down directions and threw light in a very
Suspicion, however strong, cannot take the place of proof
Chhattisgarh High Court: An appeal against the order of acquittal filed by the State was decided by a Division Bench comprising of
Multiple life sentences awarded for multiple murders in a single trial cannot run consecutively
Supreme Court: Deciding an interesting question of law as to whether consecutive life sentences can be awarded to a convict on being
Criminal justice delivery system should not be taken for a ride by the unscrupulous men who are parties to the system
Madras High Court– Expressing concern over the sordid state of affairs in the trial Courts in the State, the division bench of
Directions issued to improve the current state of prisons in India
Supreme Court: Considering the dire need for prison reform, the bench of Madan B. Lokur and R.K. Agrawal, JJ said that prisoners,
Power vested in the Constitutional Courts to direct de-novo investigation is not hindered by the commencement of trial and examination of witnesses
Supreme Court: While deciding the question that whether the Constitutional Courts can order de-novo investigation even after the commencement of the trial