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Is There 'Deemed Sanction' To Prosecute If Decision Delayed? Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench
The Supreme Court referred to a larger Bench the question whether sanction to prosecute a public servant can be “deemed” to have been granted if the competent authority fails to take a decision within a stipulated time. The Court stayed a direction issued by the Madras High Court which had provided for such deemed sanction.A Bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : February 17, 2026
Links to today's reports :'We Understand Political Battles' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Quashing Of SC/ST Case Against Telangana CM Revanth Reddy2007 CRPF Camp Attack Case : Supreme Court To Hear UP Govt's Appeal Against Acquittal Of 4 Death Row Convicts'No Disability Pension For Brain Stroke Caused By Smoking' : Supreme Court Rejects Ex-Army Officer's ClaimActress...
No Conversion Angle In Suicide Of Tamil Nadu School Girl In 2022 : CBI Informs Supreme Court
The Central Bureau of Investigation has submitted before the Supreme Court the chargesheet filed by it in the case relating to the suicide of a school girl at a Christian missionary-run school in Thanjavur District in Tamil Nadu in 2022.The death of the girl had hit the headlines nationwide following allegations that she resorted to suicide following pressure from the school to convert...
Surviving Partner In Mutual Suicide Pact Liable For Abetment :Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a surviving partner in a suicide pact can be held guilty of abetment of suicide, ruling that mutual commitment to die together provides the psychological impetus necessary to attract liability under Sections 306 and 107 of the IPC.The Bench of Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Manmohan affirmed the conviction of Gudipalli Siddhartha Reddy for abetement of...
'National Security Paramount': Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal Of BSF Officer For Cattle Smuggling Across Indo-Bangladesh Border
The Supreme Court recently refused to interfere with the dismissal of a Border Security Force Sub-Inspector convicted by a General Security Force Court for facilitating illegal cattle smuggling at the Indo-Bangladesh border.A bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Prasanna B. Varale observed that when national security is paramount, infractions by officers manning the borders cannot be...
S. 27 Evidence Act | Disclosure Statements Made Outside Police Custody Not Admissible : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 17) acquitted a man convicted of murdering his six-year-old stepdaughter, ruling that a disclosure statement leading to the recovery of evidence is admissible under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act only if the accused was in police custody at the time of making the statement. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K Vinod Chandran noted that...
Post-Bail Conduct Not Valid Consideration In Appeal Against Grant Of Bail : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the conduct of an accused after a grant of bail cannot be a valid consideration while deciding an appeal against a grant of bail. “…post-bail conduct is never a valid consideration while dealing with an appeal against grant of bail, and such conduct is only relevant in an application for cancellation of bail.”, observed a bench of Justices JB...
'Classic Case Of Suicidal Hanging' : Supreme Court On Alleged Political Murder During 2018 West Bengal Post-Poll Violence
The Supreme Court today(February 17) heard a writ petition filed by Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia as petitioner in person, alleging political murders by the members of the ruling Trinamool Congress in the State of West Bengal after the 2018 Panchayat elections. He has sought an independent investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI). The Court has allowed him to file a...
Supreme Court Asks UP DIG To Go Before Hyderabad Forensic Lab For Voice Comparison With Hate Speech Clip
The Supreme Court recently directed the Telangana Forensic Sciences Laboratory to submit before it in a sealed cover the report on the forensic analysis of the voice sample and the alleged audio clip of an Uttar Pradesh Police officer who is accused of making anti-Muslim remarks.The Court directed Uttar Pradesh DIG Sanjeev Tyagi (earlier Superintendent of Police, Bijnor) to be present before...
Fodder Scam | Supreme Court To Hear CBI's Appeal Against Suspension Of Lalu Prasad Yadav's Sentence On April 22
The Supreme Court will hear in April a batch of appeals against the order of the Jharkhand High Court suspending the sentence of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and other convicts in the fodder scam case.A bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice N Kotiswar Singh kept the matters for final disposal on April 22, 2026.Additional Solicitor General SV Raju submitted that the...
Supreme Court Raises Concerns Over Lawyers Using AI-Generated Fake Citations
The Supreme Court today flagged the issue of lawyers submitting AI-drafted petitions that contain fake case citations. The exchange happened before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice BV Nagarathna."We are alarmed to reflect now- some of the lawyers have started AI to draft. It is absolutely uncalled for," said Chief Justice of India...