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…
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…
Supreme Court Permits Compounding of offence post conviction
Mahadevaiah v. State of Karnataka (2026): Supreme Court Permits Compounding of Section 326 IPC Conviction Under Article 142 The Supreme Court in Mahadevaiah v. State of Karnataka (2026) exercised its…
When courts grant Freedom, it must be Delivered.
When Courts Grant Freedom, It must be delivered — The Supreme Court’s Landmark Pila Pahan Ruling | Law News India Law News India Supreme Court · Criminal Law · June…
Supreme Court Expands Anti-Corruption Liability: No Direct Bribe Demand Required Under the Prevention of Corruption Act
State by Lokayuktha Police v. Sri K. Rangayya & Anr, 2026 INSC 574 Summary The Supreme Court of India ruled on June 2, 2026 that public servants can be held…
Key arguments in Sonam Wangchuk detention case
Here are the key legal and factual arguments being presented in the Supreme Court of India in the case challenging the preventive detention of Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security…
Due Process in Arrest Procedures
In a landmark judgment delivered in 2024–2025, the Supreme Court of India reaffirmed that arrest is not mandatory merely because an offence is cognisable. The Court held that strict adherence…
Rape Conviction quashed in Consensual Relationship Case
On 25 December 2025, the Supreme Court of India delivered a significant judgment reinforcing the principles of criminal justice, consent, and misuse of penal law. The Court set aside a…