The Supreme Court’s decision in this case , revisits the uneasy balance between personal liberty and the gravity of criminal culpability once a conviction has been recorded. Setting aside the Patna High Court’s orders suspending sentence and granting bail to two convicts sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, the Court has sent out a clear message: suspension of sentence in cases under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code cannot be treated as a ro

The first person has been sentenced in the federal case connected to the 2023 ketamine overdose death of actor Matthew Perry. On December 3, 2025, Dr. Salvador Plasencia was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for distributing the controlled substance. The licensed physician, who operated an urgent care clinic, admitted to providing ketamine to Perry and teaching the actor's personal assistant, who had no medical training, how to administer it. In a text exchange with a

The Supreme Court’s decision in Samadhan S/o Sitaram Manmothe v. State of Maharashtra   marks yet another significant reaffirmation of the doctrinal boundaries governing prosecutions for rape on the allegation of “false promise to marry.” The judgment, delivered by Nagarathna J., scrutinises a long-term intimate relationship between a married woman and an advocate, ultimately concluding that the invocation of Section 376 including its aggravated form under Section 376(2)(n) I

In a judgment of immense consequence for the legal fraternity and the criminal justice system, the Supreme Court has drawn a clear constitutional and statutory line against the practice of investigating agencies summoning lawyers for questioning merely because they represented an accused or gave a legal opinion. The Court, speaking through Justice K. Vinod Chandran, emphatically held that such summons, without falling within the narrow exceptions of law, are illegal and an a

In a significant move to address public safety concerns, the Canadian government has introduced the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act, proposing the most substantial changes to the Criminal Code’s bail system in decades. The reforms aim to make it harder for individuals accused of certain violent and repeat offences to be released while awaiting trial. A key feature is the introduction of new "reverse onus" provisions for charges like violent car theft, break and entering, and

In a significant pronouncement in Shivkumar @ Baleshwar Yadav v. State of Chhattisgarh  (Criminal Appeal No. 4502 of 2025), the Supreme Court reaffirmed the evidentiary discipline required under Section 154 of the Evidence Act (now Section 157 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023), while upholding a conviction under the Indian Penal Code, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)

In Rahul Agarwal v. State of West Bengal & Anr. , the Supreme Court revisited the enduring intersection of criminal procedure, technology, and constitutional protection against self-incrimination under Article 20(3). The case arose from a dowry-related death where investigators sought the voice sample of a key intermediary allegedly involved in extortion threats. What's The Matter? The Magistrate permitted the sample’s collection, but the Calcutta High Court quashed the order

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The Singapore Court of Appeal in Dan v Public Prosecutor  [2025] SGCA 45 has delivered one of its sternest condemnations of child...

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