Topic: Criminal Law

Civil/Criminal

Nov 08, 2026 • 8 min

Former Chief Statistician Dr. T.C.A. Anant Appointed Technical Consultant to National Task Force: Supreme Court in Amit Kumar v. Union of India [2026 INSC 128]

Supreme Court directs the appointment of Dr. T.C.A. Anant, former Chief Statistician of Indi...

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Civil/Criminal

Nov 08, 2026 • 12 min

Trial Courts Must Inform Accused of Right to Legal Aid Before Examining Witnesses; NDPS Bail After 4 Years: Supreme Court in Reginamary Chellamani v. State [2026 INSC 127]

Supreme Court grants bail to an NDPS accused in custody for over four years on parity with a...

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Civil/Criminal

Nov 08, 2026 • 12 min

Unsigned Charge Is a Curable Irregularity, Fresh Trial Cannot Be Ordered Without Failure of Justice: Supreme Court in Sandeep Yadav v. Satish [2026 INSC 301]

Supreme Court sets aside an Allahabad High Court order directing a fresh trial in a 2007 mur...

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Civil/Criminal

Nov 08, 2026 • 13 min

Convert Professing Christianity Loses Scheduled Caste Status, Cannot Invoke SC/ST Act: Supreme Court in Chinthada Anand v. State of Andhra Pradesh [2026 INSC 283]

Supreme Court holds that a Pastor who openly professes Christianity is not deemed a member o...

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Civil/Criminal

Nov 08, 2026 • 14 min

No Cognizance of Wild Life Act Offence on Chargesheet, Snake Venom Not Psychotropic Under NDPS Act: Supreme Court in Elvish Yadav v. State of U.P. [2026 INSC 329]

Supreme Court quashes the snake-venom case against Elvish Yadav, holding that cognizance und...

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Civil/Criminal

Nov 08, 2026 • 12 min

Unfulfilled Promise of Film Profits Not Cheating, Bounced Post-Dated Cheque No Proof of Dishonest Intent: Supreme Court in V. Ganesan v. State [2026 INSC 265]

Supreme Court quashes a Section 420 IPC prosecution against a film producer who could not re...

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Civil/Criminal

Nov 08, 2026 • 11 min

High Court Cannot Quash Forgery FIR While Handwriting Expert Report Is Awaited: Supreme Court in Sharla Bazliel v. Baldev Thakur [2026 INSC 252]

Supreme Court sets aside a Himachal Pradesh High Court order quashing an FIR over forged ban...

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Civil/Criminal

Nov 08, 2026 • 11 min

Bar Boycott and Arson Left Toll Workers Without a Lawyer, Bail Granted and Case Shifted to Delhi: Supreme Court in Vishvjeet v. State of Uttar Pradesh [2026 INSC 254]

Supreme Court grants bail under Article 32 to toll plaza employees held for over two months ...

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Civil/Criminal

Nov 08, 2026 • 7 min

Accused Who Failed to Surrender After Interim Bail Was Cancelled Cannot Seek Anticipatory Bail: Supreme Court in Pardeep Kumar v. State of Punjab [2026 INSC 259]

Supreme Court holds that an accused released on interim bail after arrest is technically in ...

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Civil/Criminal

Nov 08, 2026 • 12 min

Notice to Absent Convict Advisable Before Amicus Argues Appeal, 2003 Appeal Remanded for De Novo Hearing: Supreme Court in Bhola Mahto v. State of Jharkhand [2026 INSC 257]

Supreme Court remands a murder appeal heard through an amicus without notice to the convict,...

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Civil/Criminal

Nov 08, 2026 • 12 min

Dying Declarations Amid Crowd Without Medical Certificate Unreliable, Arson Murder Acquittal Upheld: Supreme Court in Sanjay Kumar Sharma v. State of Bihar [2026 INSC 223]

Supreme Court affirms the acquittal of a son and daughter-in-law accused of burning his pare...

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