Three in every four inmates in an Indian prison is an undertrial– confined within four opaque insular walls despite their guilt not being established, liberty sequestered based… Read more “Wrongful Prosecution: How can State Remedy the Harm?”
Category: criminal law
Sujay Mitra vs State of West Bengal (2015)
A single judge bench of the Calcutta High Court enumerated the guidelines to be adhered with for admitting the testimony of the litigants via video conferencing in… Read more “Sujay Mitra vs State of West Bengal (2015)”
Manik Taneja & Anr vs State Of Karnataka & Anr (2015)
Would a comment under the Facebook page of Bangalore police be construed as “Criminal intimidation” and whether such a complaint could be quashed at a preliminary stage?… Read more “Manik Taneja & Anr vs State Of Karnataka & Anr (2015)”
Vinod K. V. State of Punjab
Date: 21 January 2015 Composition of the Bench: Division bench of Hon’ble Justice Deepak Misra and Hon’ble Justice R.F. Nariman. Facts in Brief: The complainant Baj… Read more “Vinod K. V. State of Punjab”
Shor V. State of Uttar Pradesh
SHOR V. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANR. Date of Judgement: 5August 2020 Composition of the Bench: Division Bench. Hon’ble Justice Mr. Fali S. Nariman, Hon’ble Justice… Read more “Shor V. State of Uttar Pradesh”
Scope of Judicial Review in Matters of Presidential Clemency.
The Supreme Court discussed and delineated the scope of judicial review in Executive orders of clemency when a death row convict in the infamous Nirbhaya rape case challenged the rejection of his mercy petition on multiple grounds.
The Canons for Grant or Rejection of an Application for Bail.
MYAKALA DHARMARAJAM & ORS. ETC. THE STATE OF TELANGANA & ANR. Date of Judgement: 07 January 2020 Composition of the Bench: Division Bench- Hon’ble Justice Mr. L.… Read more “The Canons for Grant or Rejection of an Application for Bail.”
Scope of Section 439 of The Code of Criminal Procedure
State Rep. by the Inspector of Police v. M. Murugesan & Anr. Date of Judgment: 15 January 2020 Composition of the Bench: Division Bench- Hon’ble Justice Mr.… Read more “Scope of Section 439 of The Code of Criminal Procedure”
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