The Supreme Court’s decision in this case is a clear reaffirmation of long-settled principles governing cheque dishonour prosecutions and the limited scope of inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The judgment draws a firm line against premature judicial intervention that short-circuits statutory presumptions under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. What's The Matter? The case arose from a complaint filed under Section 138 of the Negotiabl

The Supreme Court’s decision in Salil Mahajan v. Avinash Kumar  marks a pointed reaffirmation of the discipline required while granting anticipatory bail, particularly in cases involving large-scale economic offences and allegations of deliberate evasion from investigation . Setting aside the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order granting anticipatory bail, the Court underscored that discretion in bail matters is neither unstructured nor immune from appellate correction whe

In Priyanka Srivastava v. State of U.P. , the Supreme Court handed down a watershed ruling that significantly redefines the procedural...

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n a robust affirmation of procedural discipline in white-collar crime litigation, the Supreme Court of India has reinstated criminal...

Summary The Shiv Dutt Sharma vs. State of Uttar Pradesh  case revolves around allegations of misrepresentation in a compassionate...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay in Criminal Writ Petition No. 3079 of 2023. The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, in Criminal Writ...

The recent ruling in Donald Trump's civil fraud case carries significant financial and legal implications. The $355 million penalty,...