Introduction On March 26, 2025, the Supreme Court of India, through Suo Moto Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 1/2025, intervened in a controversial judgment passed by the Allahabad High Court in…
The Supreme Court said in Sanwat Singh v. State of Rajasthan (1960), that in recent years the words “compelling reasons” have become words of magic incantation in every appeal against…
Introduction The Supreme Court of India, in Basudev Dutta v. The State of West Bengal & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 13919 of 2024, set aside the termination of a government…
To prove the charge of criminal conspiracy the prosecution is required to establish that two or more persons had agreed to do or caused to be done, an illegal act…
The soliloquy of the accused admitting his guilt is not an extra-judicial confession as the Courts held in Sahoo v. State of UP (1965). It was argued that it is…
Introduction The Supreme Court of India, in Mahesh Mukund Patel v. State of U.P. & Ors., Criminal Appeal No. 001005/2025, quashed criminal proceedings against the appellant, citing the subsequent marriage…
The principle of open justice is not absolute. There can be exceptions in the interest of administration of justice. In Naresh Shridhar Mirajkar v. State of Maharashtra ,, the High…
Section 2 of Contempt of Court Act, 1971, defines “contempt”, “civil contempt” and “criminal contempt”. In the context of contempt on account of publications which are not fair and accurate…
Introduction The Supreme Court of India, in the landmark case State of Rajasthan v. Chatra (2025 INSC 360), revisited the issue of child sexual assault and the evidentiary principles guiding…
Introduction: On March 10, 2025, the Delhi High Court delivered a significant ruling in Ashish Pathak v. Central Bureau of Investigation (Bail Appln. 3836/2024), addressing the issue of default bail…
