by The Legal Blog | Sep 28, 2012 | Criminal Law, Legal Concepts
Justice RM LodhaSupreme Court of India The Full Bench of the Supreme Court in Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab has upheld the correctness of the law laid down in B.S. Joshi and others v. State of Haryana and another [(2003) 4 SCC 675], Nikhil Merchant v. Central...
by The Legal Blog | Jul 14, 2012 | Criminal Law, Legal Concepts, Practice and Procedure
Justice Ranjana DesaiSupreme Court of India The Supreme Court in R. Mohan Vs. A.K. Vijaya Kumar has examined whether the court can award a sentence in default of payment of compensation in view of the fact that the Code of Criminal Procedure does not provide for...
by The Legal Blog | Apr 15, 2012 | Criminal Law, Legal Concepts
Justice P. Sathasivam Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court in Bhushan Kumar Vs. State (NCT of Delhi) has discussed the relevant provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to answer the questions posed before it; (a) Whether taking cognizance of an offence...
by The Legal Blog | Mar 3, 2012 | Criminal Law, Legal Concepts, Practice and Procedure
Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court in Ramnaresh Vs. State of Chhattisgarh has examined the principles governing the conversion of death sentence in life imprisonment. While dealing with various judicial pronouncements on capital...
by The Legal Blog | Dec 24, 2011 | Criminal Law, Legal Concepts, Practice and Procedure
Justice Dalveer Bhandari Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court in Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre Vs. State of Maharashtra has comprehensively examined the scope and object of ‘Anticipatory Bail’ under the Criminal Procedure Code. The Supreme Court has...
by The Legal Blog | Dec 3, 2011 | Criminal Law, Legal Concepts
Justice P. Sathasivam Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court in K.N. Govindan Kutty Menon Vs. C.D. Shaji was called upon to decide whether a settlement award passed by the Lok Adalat, recording the settlement, can be considered as a decree of a civil court and...
