The Supreme Court reiterated that…
The Supreme Court reiterated that a rape accused can be convicted on sole testimony of prosecuterix if she is found to be credible and trustworthy. In this case, one of the contentions raised by the rape accused who was concurrently convicted under Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code was that the prosecution case rests […]
The Allahabad High Court on…
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday observed that in a cheque bounce case for insufficient funds (Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act), even on the basis of affidavit filed on behalf of the complainant, an accused can be summoned by the Court. The Bench of Justice Sameer Jain further held that in such cases, there is […]
Can An Accused Who Is…
Can An Accused Who Is On Bail Be Allowed To Go Abroad For His Employment? “The Kerala High Court on Friday while hearing a petition seeking permission to go abroad allowed to the accused on bail to go to UAE to rejoin his duty. It was observed that the right of the accused to carry […]
Quashing of FIR – Rape…
Quashing of FIR – Rape case – Court cannot and should not make any prejudicial distinction in quashing of an FIR based on frivolous ground of marital status of an accused at the time of or subsequent to commission of an alleged offense. Find the Best Criminal Lawyers for Quashing of FIR on Rape cases […]
Criminal Trial — Human dignity…
Criminal Trial — Human dignity is recognized as a constitutional value and a right to maintain one’s reputation is a facet of human dignity – A person cannot be denuded of his or her dignity merely because he/she is an accused or is under trial.
Payment of extortion money does…
Payment of extortion money does not amount to terror funding, the Supreme Court observed while granting bail to an accused arrested under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [UAPA]. In this case, the bail application of Sudesh Kedia was dismissed by the High Court on a finding that he had been paying extortion money, and thus contributed […]
Bail during pendency of appeal…
Bail during pendency of appeal – Offence u/ss 307, 509, 34 IPC – Appeal is registered in the year 2020 – Accused have already served out half of sentence – Court is ready to expedite appeal after receipt of case records – Application rejected. Contact Top Criminal Lawyers for Bail Services in Chennai Tamil Nadu […]
Right to receive information -…
Right to receive information – Essential facets of Art.19(1)(a) of Constitution – Right to freedom of speech and expression also encompasses right to information – However, this right is not absolute and may be curtailed if it interferes with the administration of justice and the right of an accused to a fair trial. Contact the […]
Unnatural offence – Modification of…
Unnatural offence – Modification of sentence – Incident occurred in the year 2000 – Considerable time has elapsed – Keeping in view nature of allegation against accused, injury found on victim, age of accused, sentence of 7 years as awarded by trial Court is modified to 3 years R.I.
‘It is a settled principle…
‘It is a settled principle of criminal jurisprudence that more serious the offence, the higher degree of assurance is required to convict the accused’ Paramjeet Singh @ Pamma -Vs- State Of Uttarakhand. Dt.27.09.2010. Supreme Court.
