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Snake Venom & Rave Party Case | Supreme Court Stays Trial Proceedings Against YouTuber Elvish Yadav
The Supreme Court today (August 6) granted a stay on trial court proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav in a case alleging that he misused snakes and snake venom for a YouTube video and was involved in organising rave parties where foreigners allegedly supplied snake venom and other intoxicating drugs.A bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notice in a plea...
Jharkhand Court Grants Bail To Rahul Gandhi In 2018 Defamation Case Involving Amit Shah
A Court in Jharkhand's Chaibasa district today granted bail to Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in connection with a defamation case pertaining to his alleged remarks on Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Gandhi personally appeared before Spl. Judge, MP-MLA Court, Chaibasa, Supriya Rani Tigga and surrendered to seek bail in the case.Previously on February 27, the MP-MLA Court...
Bihar SIR : Supreme Court Seeks ECI Response On Allegations Of Irregularities In Deleting 65 Lakh Voters From Draft List
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 6) asked the Election Commission of India to respond by Saturday on the allegations of irregularities regarding the deletion of 65 lakh voters from the draft electoral roll list published with respect to Bihar after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).The Court asked the ECI to specify if the draft list, published on August 1, was shared with the...
Supreme Court Cancels Dheeraj Wadhawan's Bail In DHFL Fraud Case, Orders Surrender In 2 Weeks
The Supreme Court today(August 5) cancelled the bail granted to former promoter of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) Dheeraj Wadhawan, accused in a case of bank loan misappropriation and cheating to the tune of Rs. 34,000 crores.A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma passed the order against the Delhi High Court's order, which had granted bail...
Public Institutions Must Handle Cases Diligently; State Must Have Internal Mechanisms To Monitor Pending Litigations : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (Aug. 5) criticized the public entity-Odisha State Financial Corporation (“OSFC”) for its careless and irresponsible approach towards handling the litigation in a long-standing dispute, due to which crores of public money were at risk of illegal disbursement in the form of execution of a decades-old decree. The Court ruled in OSFC's favor while setting aside...
FIR Of Confessional Nature Made By Accused Not Substantive Evidence Of Guilt By Itself: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (Aug. 5) set aside the conviction of a murder convict, who was convicted based on the confessional FIR registered by him. The Court held that the confessional FIR filed by the appellant, being barred under Section 25 of the Evidence Act, could not by itself form the basis for conviction in the absence of strong corroborative evidence establishing guilt. With the...
Judicial Supervision Vs. Constitutional Autonomy of High Courts
India's federal judicial structure balances the Supreme Court's role as the apex interpreter of the Constitution with the High Courts' constitutional autonomy. On 04.08.2025, the Supreme Court, in M/s. Shikhar Chemicals v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. (Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No. 11445/2025), issued administrative directives to the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, raising concerns about judicial overreach. This article examines the facts of the case, the Supreme Court's...
Sessions Court Can Summon Additional Accused At Committal Stage Under S.193 CrPC : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 5) held that there is nothing wrong with a Court of Sessions summoning an additional accused to stand trial at the committal stage under Section 193 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan explained that a Court takes cognizance of the "offence" and not of the "offender" and if the Court, during...