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'Victim Didn't Identify Accused In Court' : Supreme Court Acquits Man Convicted For Rape Of 5-Year-Old
The Court criticised the trial judge and the public prosecutor for neglecting to conduct identification of accused during the deposition of the child victim.
UP Govt's Policy On Encounters, NSA Detention & Property Seizure Has Brought Down Crime: UP Judge Agrees With State Claim
Posted in Muzaffarnagar, Additional District and Sessions Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar has agreed with the State's claim that its policy of taking stringent action against criminals, including encounters, seizure of criminals' property and detention under the National Security Act (NSA), has brought down crime. The observation came in a 38-page Judgment passed by Judge Diwakar on Monday,...
'I'd Rather Die Than Be Called A Coward Judge': UP Judge Claims Serious Cases Recalled From His Court To Benefit Mafia, Criminals
In a striking set of observations, UP Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar on Monday (September 7) claimed that serious cases were recalled from his court to benefit mafia and criminals, as he said that he was "deeply hurt and saddened" by the conduct. He added that he would rather die than be called a "coward judge".The observations came in a judgment in which Judge Diwakar, Additional District and...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : September 7, 2026
Links to reports of September 7, 2026 :Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea To Stop Perks To Judges Resigning To Avoid RemovalSupreme Court Suspends Sentence Of Naga Insurgent Hopeson Ningshen Considering 17 Years Of Jail TermSupreme Court Asks Vivo Executive To Get Chinese Consulate Guarantee On India-Return If Allowed To Travel To ChinaFormer Supreme Court Judge Justice Krishna...
Prior Land Possession Not Mandatory To Apply For Environmental Clearance For Bio-Medical Waste Facilities : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 7) held that a prior allotment or legal possession of land is not mandatory at the stage of submitting an application for granting an Environmental Clearance (EC) for the purpose of establishing a Common Bio-medical Waste Treatment Facility (CBWTF). “Clause 6 of the EIA, 2006 states that an application in Form 1 can be made after the identification...
Companies Can Be Prosecuted Even Without Naming Individual Officers : Supreme Court
The Court also laid down a three-stage framework to attribute the individual's conduct and mens rea to the company.
Justice Aravind Kumar Outlines Principles To Address Use Of Stock Witnesses In Criminal Investigations
While addressing the two-day South Zone Consultation of the Stock Witnesses Reforms Committee, Justice Aravind Kumar of the Supreme Court cautioned that a witness is not a procedural ornament or a mere signature at the foot of a seizure memo, but “a human source of firsthand knowledge.” Among the other deliberations, he also laid down a set of six principles and four practical tests for the...
'Despotic' Officers Will Turn UP Into 'Orwellian Dystopia' : Allahabad High Court Slams Noida DM For NSA Detention Of Student
HC says Noida DM Medha Roopam sought to "set an example" out of student activist Akriti Chaudhary; orders ₹5L compensation recovered from DM and other officers' salaries while quashing NSA detention.
Former Bureaucrat Ashish Joshi Moves Delhi Court Seeking Copy Of FIR Over 'X' Post After 9-Hour Detention
Former bureaucrat Ashish Joshi has moved a Delhi Court seeking a copy of the FIR registered against him over a post on X Corp (formerly Twitter), after being detained and interrogated by the Delhi Police Special Cell for 9 hours on September 02.His plea will be heard tomorrow by Chief Judicial Magistrate Mridul Gupta. Joshi has sought directions to the SHO or Investigating Officer of the...
Defendant Need Not Enter Witness Box To Prove Admitted Document : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a defendant is not required to step into the witness box when the defence is based on an undisputed document already placed on record.A bench of Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice Prasanna B. Varale heard the case where the Appellant-plaintiff filed a suit seeking a mandatory injunction and possession against a Respondent-tenant claiming him to be the owner of...
Alarmed Over Rising Narcotic Cases, Supreme Court Directs Steps To Create More NDPS Courts
Alarmed by the “unfortunate alarming increase” in offences under the NDPS Act across the country, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre and States/Union Territories to take steps to establish the requisite exclusive special courts for expeditious trial of narcotics cases, preferably within six weeks.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was...