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“Her Story An Eye-Opener”: Convicting Husband For Wife's Murder, Supreme Court Warns Against Forcing Women Back Into Abusive Marriages
While upholding the conviction of a husband for the murder of his wife and for subjecting her to domestic cruelty, the Supreme Court on Monday (May 25) drew attention to the societal failure to recognise the distress faced by married daughters in their matrimonial homes. The Court noted that the deceased victim's repeated complaints of domestic violence and dowry harassment were ignored or trivialised, with pressure placed on her to reconcile with her husband and resume matrimonial life.The...
S. 307 IPC | Gravity Of Injury Not Enough To Convict For Attempt To Murder Without Proof Of Intention To Cause Death: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that unless the mens rea to cause death is proved, the conviction for attempt to commit murder cannot be sustained merely on account of the gravity of the injury suffered by the injured. “…the gravity of the injury by itself cannot be determinative of the offence under Section 307 IPC unless the prosecution is able to establish the requisite mens rea contemplated under the provision.”, observed a bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar...
Order Granting Bail In Second Round Must Record Change In Circumstances Or Fresh Grounds : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that, upon rejection of an earlier bail application, the failure to record the existence of the fresh grounds while hearing the subsequent bail application would render the bail order liable to be interfered with. “While there is no absolute bar against a High Court granting bail to an accused whose bail was previously cancelled by this Court, the grant of bail must be supported by reasons demonstrating either a change in circumstances or the existence of fresh...
Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - PMLA
Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026Criminal Jurisprudence – Bail – Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) – Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) – Article 21 of the Constitution of India – Prolonged incarceration of an undertrial accused – Appeal against Delhi High Court order denying bail – Appellant...
Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Civil Minor Acts
Civil Minor Acts - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026 Advocates Act, 1961 Advocates Act, 1961 – Section 35 and Section 38 – Professional Misconduct – Withdrawal of Complaint – Sustainability of Disciplinary Action – The Supreme Court set aside the order of the Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council of India (BCI) which had held an advocate guilty of...
Law Doesn't Require Registration Of Will; Non-Registration No Ground To Doubt Will's Genuineness: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that the mere non-registration of a will cannot be treated as a circumstance casting suspicion on its genuineness, emphasizing that Indian law does not mandate registration of wills.A bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Vijay Bishnoi made the observation while upholding the validity of a will executed by a man in favour of his sister, rejecting...
Non-Mention Of Accused In Inquest Report Does Not By Itself Suggest Innocence: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (May 22) observed that mere omission to name the accused in the inquest proceedings would not be a ground to grant bail, when there exist other corroborative circumstances implying the prima facie involvement of the accused in the crime. A bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh set aside the Allahabad High Court's order granting bail...
Burden To Prove GPA Transactions Were Loan Security, Not Sale, On Plaintiff; Mere Fraud Allegations Insufficient : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a person claiming that property transactions executed through General Powers of Attorney (GPAs) were merely security arrangements for loans, and not genuine sale transactions, bears the burden of proving that claim with credible evidence, ruling that mere allegations of fraud or fiduciary misuse are insufficient. “Burden of establishing that the transactions...
Statement Of Accused Absolving Himself & Incriminating Co-Accused Not Reliable : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (May 22) set aside a murder conviction, upon noting that the statements of an accused by way of an extra-judicial confession, arraying other co-accused, without affording them an opportunity to cross-examine the maker, would be fatal to the prosecution's case, and not reliable for a conviction. A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K. Vinod Chandran...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : May 22, 2026
Links to the reports of May 22 :Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Dispute : Muslim Party Approaches Supreme Court Against MP HC Order Declaring Disputed Site TempleMere Exclusion Of Natural Heirs Won't Make Will Suspicious: Supreme Court Upholds Will In Sister's Favour Excluding Wife & KidsSupreme Court Designates Seven Former High Court Judges As Senior AdvocatesSisterhood In Legal Profession...
In Child Missing Cases, Proceed On Presumption Of Kidnapping : Supreme Court Issues Directions To Combat Child Trafficking
Taking serious note of the alarming number of missing children across the country, the Supreme Court on Friday (May 22) issued a slew of directions to address systemic failures in tracing missing children and combating trafficking networks operating across States. A bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice R Mahadevan expressed displeasure with the ever-increasing cases of...