Mar 4, 20214 minNI Act envision a single window for criminal liability as well as civil liability: SCThe statutory presumption drawn under Section 118 and Section 139 of NIA mandates that once the signature(s) of an accused on the...
Feb 20, 20214 minOnce the signature(s) are established the 'reverse onus' clause becomes operative: SCThe statutory presumption drawn under Section 118 and Section 139 of NIA mandates that once the signature(s) of an accused on the...
Dec 10, 20206 minCharge framed with the assistance of S. 149 IPC can later be converted to one read with S.34 IPC: SCCourts are free to weigh the evidence and determine whether an independent conviction is possible in case group prosecution under Section...
Dec 3, 20202 minIf standard of ‘Beyond Reasonable Doubt’ not met, conviction of appellant unsustainable: SCNimay Sah v. State of Jharkhand Criminal Appeal No.211 of 2011 Decided on December 2, 2020. The present appeal was dealt with by a...
Oct 27, 20203 minFindings of fact recorded by court can be held perverse if it arrived by ignoring material fact: SCRaveen Kumar v State of Himachal Pradesh CRIMINAL APPEAL NOS. 2187-88 of 2011 October 26, 2020. The present case was decided by the...