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Supreme Court: Courts Must Exercise Caution in Granting Bail in Rape, Murder Cases Once Trial Begins

X Vs STATE OF RAJASTHAN & ANR. Section 376D and Section 342 of the Indian Penal Code. The District and Sessions Judge, Pokaran (Jaisalmer). 7. The prosecution has examined one witness so far. Court ...
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Delhi HC: The court should not release accused on bail if Forensic evidence is linking him to crime

Forensic analysis also indicates that both the knife and the clothes bore traces of the deceased’s blood. Under Section 23 (2) of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (pari materia to Section 27 of ...
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Supreme Court: Bail Cannot Be Granted To Murder Accused Merely Because No Overt Act Is Attributed To Him In FIR

Citation: 2025 INSC 666. the Accused Respondents pending as they were absconding. In 6. Accordingly, this bail application under Section 439 Cr.P.C.
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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Appellant in Murder Case Despite Being Named in Charge-Sheet – “Mere Mention in Charge-Sheet Without Direct Involvement or Overt Act Cannot ...

VIKRAM JAGDISH SHETE Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR. We have considered the submissions advanced at the Bar. With these observations, the appeal is allowed.
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Supreme Court: The court should not release accused on anticipatory bail for offence U/S 302 of IPC if there are specific averments against them in FIR

15. Accordingly, the instant appeal is allowed. The ...
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Delhi HC : Under which circumstances the court should not release an accused on bail on the ground of parity?

The plea of parity advanced on behalf of the Applicant, by drawing reference to the grant of bail to co-accused Rahul Gupta @ Tyagi and Amar @ Kanha, also does not persuade this Court. The distinction ...
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When Presence Becomes Culpability: Supreme Court Redefines the Line Between Bystander and Criminal in Mob Violence Cases

Second Limb: Members of the assembly must possess knowledge that the particular offence is likely to be committed in prosecution of the common object. Critically, “knowledge” does not denote a mere ...
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Video of the Supreme Court judgment explaining the distinction between Unlawful Assembly and Innocent Bystanders

Viewers are encouraged to refer to the original Supreme Court judgment and consult qualified legal experts for specific cases or issues. Use of this video is at the viewer's discretion, and the ...
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The Judicial Appraisal Imperative: When Prison Authorities Must Answer to the Courts for Punishing Parole Violators

The Critical Omission in Recent Practice: Courts have repeatedly noted that many judicial appraisal orders are passed without any reasons, suggesting that prison authorities fail to transmit the ...
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Bombay HC: Order of Judicial Appraisal by Session Judge without application of mind is liable to be set aside

In view of above, we hereby quash and set aside all six remission cut orders. We direct to the Superintendent of Jail to forward all fresh proposals with convict's reply for judicial appraisal within ...
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Excellent Video explaining how India's Supreme Court Shields Advocate-Client Privilege from Investigative Overreach

There are two types of sentence that the Trial Court can impose depending on the nature of the offence. Some orders of sentence are for a ...
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Supreme Court directions for providing grounds of arrest to accused in reasonable time in all offence under IPC

Articles 20, 21 and 22 of the Constitution of India. India but also to aliens.’ of Article 22 (1), the arrest itself is vitiated. Authority, are to be diligently pursued. The Constitution under the ...