FERA Complaints Quashed
The Supreme Court quashed FERA criminal complaints against Standard Chartered Bank, holding that non-compliance with the mandatory opportunity notice under Section 61(2) FERA vitiates cognizance, and that Section 397 CrPC…
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Complaint Over Clerical Errors in Civil Pleadings
The Supreme Court quashed a Section 340 Cr.P.C. complaint where 'wrong statements' in pleadings were typographical errors, holding that prosecution under Sections 193, 199 and 200 IPC requires deliberate falsehoods…
Supreme Court Holds Insurer Liable for Nepal Bus Accident, Clarifying Cross-Border Motor Policy Coverage
The Supreme Court held an insurer liable for a bus accident in Nepal, ruling that a valid special permit under the Motor Vehicles Act extends coverage beyond India and that…
Gang-Rape Sentence reduced from Life to 20 Years on Grounds of Proportionality
The Supreme Court reduced a life-till-natural-life sentence for Section 376-D IPC gang rape to 20 years, ruling that mitigating factors like youth and possibility of reformation rendered the maximum sentence…