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Delhi High Court upholds conviction for murder of a 2-year-old child by hitting her head against stairs of a mandir

Delhi High Court opined that the cause of death was found to be cranio cerebral damage consequent upon blunt force impact to the head which was sufficient to cause death in ordinary course of nature.

Case Briefs High Courts

Whether employees of a company alone can be prosecuted and held liable without arraignment of the company as an accused? J&K and Ladakh High Court answers

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that vicarious liability of a company’s directors can be imputed as per the statutory provisions in cases where a company is an offender.

Case Briefs District Court

[Sexual Harassment] Mumbai Court acquits TVF founder Arunabh Kumar on grounds of ‘no concrete evidence’ ‘unreasonable delay in filing FIR’ ‘interest witnesses’ ‘possibility of grudge or rivalry’

The Court acquitted the accused and held that the prosecution failed to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt.

Case Briefs District Court

Mere phrase ‘abused me in a very filthy language’ does not suffice; Required to prove the nature of abuses to make a case under S. 509 IPC: Delhi Court

West, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi: In a case wherein it is alleged that the accused committed the offence punishable under

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Rigours of Section 45 of Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 will not apply where a Prosecution Complaint has been filed without Arrest

by Rohan Wadhwa†

Case Briefs High Courts

Tripura High Court| Court can neither direct Central Government to make amendments in Wildlife Act, 1972 to include exotic species nor can direct to change classification of such bailable offence to non-bailable offence

Tripura High Court: In a public interest litigation seeking issuance of show cause to the respondents as to why a writ of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Explained| “Known source of income” under Section 13(1)(e) of PC Act, 1988 means the sources known to the prosecution or the accused?

Supreme Court: The bench of Dinesh Maheshwari and JB Pardiwala*, JJ has explained the true import of Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention

Case Briefs High Courts

Orissa High Court | Witnesses related to the deceased would not result in their testimonies being discarded if otherwise truthful and consistent

Orissa High Court: In an appeal filed challenging the Trial court ruling, convicting the accused under Section 302 of Penal

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Prosecution version helps man accused of murdering brother get benefit of provocation exception; SC holds that accused may rely on prosecution case for discharge of burden

Supreme Court: In an interesting case, where a man was convicted for murder of his younger brother, the bench of Sanjiv Khanna*

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Non-examination of a 4-year-old victim immaterial when scientific and circumstantial evidence prove the guilt of the accused

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Mukta Gupta and Mini Pushkarna, JJ. upheld the impugned conviction order considering the accused has

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Even a single crime committed by a ‘Gang’ is sufficient to prosecute an accused under the Gangsters Act: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In a case where it was argued before the Court that an accused cannot be prosecuted under the Gangsters Act,

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC considers whether any difference exists between a case where default is committed and prosecution immediately launched and where prosecution is deferred till cheque presented again gets dishonored for second or successive time?

Orissa High Court: R K Pattnaik, J. dismissed the petition and held that the ground on which the petition is raised is

Case Briefs High Courts

Prosecution must stand on its own legs basing its findings on the evidence that has been led by it: All HC

Allahabad High Court: Siddhartha Varma, J., held that it is the bounden duty of the enquiry officer to have seen whether the

Case Briefs High Courts

If a person willfully attempts to evade tax, he can be prosecuted under S. 276C(1) of the Income Tax Act: Bom HC

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of K.R. Shriram and Amit B. Borkar, JJ., discussed when a person can be prosecuted under

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | No prosecution against public servants without prior approval of government; HC dismisses CBI’s revision petition

Kerala High Court: Narayana Pisharadi, J., dismissed the revision petition filed by CBI due to its failure to obtain prior sanction of

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Circumstantial Evidence. Wife found dead, can husband be convicted on the basis of him being last seen with wife? Do Police Officers need to substantiate their stand on basis of documents? Read on

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Prasanna B. Varale and S.M. Modak, JJ., held that in a matter of circumstantial evidence,

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | In case a public servant has retired, there is no necessity to seek prior prosecution sanction for prosecuting him

Allahabad High Court: Dinesh Kumar Singh, J. dismissed the revision petition on the ground that the impugned order did not suffer from

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Prosecution against officials of Reliance Industries under Official Secrets Act quashed in light of ‘secret’ documents already being in public domain

Delhi High Court: Sunil Gaur, J. allowed a batch of petitions filed against the trial court’s order whereby the petitioners including Group President

Case Briefs High Courts

Mad HC | Third Party has no locus standi to prosecute criminal proceedings; petition by a forum in regard of judicial death of prisoner dismissed

Madras High Court: N. Anand Venkatesh, J. dismissed a petition filed by Prisoners Right Forum against the order of the Chief Judicial Magistrate

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Prosecution under Ss. 276-C and 277 of Income Tax Act doesn’t survive if penalty imposed on assessee is deleted by appellate authority

Chhattisgarh High Court: Prashant Kumar Mishra, J. quashed criminal proceedings pending against the petitioner-assessee before the Chief Judicial Magistrate for the commission of