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Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2025: IPC & BNS
SUPREME COURT HALF YEARLY DIGEST 2025BHARTATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 (BNS) / INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860 (IPC)Section 3(5). General explanations- Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intentionSections 34, 149 IPC - Difference between 'Common Intention' (S.34 IPC) & 'Common Object' (S.149 IPC) - Section 34 IPC (Common Intention): Requires active participation and proof of an...
'Hope This Makes Real Difference To Indian Football' : Supreme Court Finalises AIFF Constitution, Directs Adoption Within 4 Weeks
The Supreme Court on Friday (September 19) finalised the draft of the Constitution of the All India Football Federation (AIFF). It directed the Federation to convene a General Body Meeting at the earliest, preferably within four weeks, to adopt the Constitution.A bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the judgment in AIFF's plea against Delhi High...
High Court Cannot Grant Anticipatory Bail By Recalling Initial Order Of Dismissal : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court set aside the Punjab & Haryana High Court's unusual order, whereby an anticipatory bail plea , which was initially rejected, was subsequently recalled and anticipatory bail was granted. Before a bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice SVN Bhatti, the complainant argued that once a detailed order dismissing the prayer for anticipatory bail had been passed,...
S. 482 CrPC/S. 528 BNSS | In Some FIR Quashing Pleas, High Court Must Appreciate Background In Which Case Was Filed : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (Sep. 18) cautioned High Courts against mechanically dismissing quashing petitions based solely on the contents of the FIR, stressing that the surrounding context and circumstances of its filing must also be taken into account in some cases. The Court added that the High Courts must also take into account whether the FIR was a result of a counterblast or...
Customs Act | Provisional Release Of Seized Object Won't Extend Timelimit For Issuing Show Cause Notice In Pre-2018 Cases : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently upheld a Delhi High Court order directing release of an imported Maserati car seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), upholding the HC's view that failure to issue a show-cause notice within time prescribed under the Customs Act, 1962 entitles the person to release of the seized goods.A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Sandeep Mehta...
In Tax Matters, Strict Letter Of Law Must Be Followed; No Tax Can Be Imposed By Inference Or Analogy : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that no tax can be imposed by inference or analogy when the taxing statutes do not authorize the imposition of tax. It added that tax authorities cannot bypass statutory limitation periods by administrative sanction. “In construing fiscal statutes and in determining the liability of a subject to tax one must have regard to the strict letter of law. If the...
