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Supreme Court To Decide Validity Of J&K Policy Denying Remission To Terror-Offence Convicts
The Supreme Court will consider the validity the rule in Jammu and Kashmir which bars remission for terror convicts.The Court decided to har a life convict's petition challenging Rule 54(1) of the Jammu & Kashmir Jail Manual, 2000 and Para 20.10(Chapter XX titled Commutation and Remission of Sentence) of J&K Prison Manual 2022, which disallows premature release to those convicted...
Supreme Court Half Yearly Complete Criminal Digest 2025
Arrest Criminal Law - Arrest - Defiance of Court Order - Grant of Bail - Police, with knowledge of the protection order, hastily added serious charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 and the Vishesh Jan Suraksha Adhiniyam, 2005 leading to the appellant's arrest. The Court deprecated this conduct, emphasizing that the police should have sought leave from the...
X Corp Moves Karnataka High Court In Appeal Against Ruling Upholding Centre's Blocking Powers Through Sahyog Portal
X Corp has filed an appeal before the Karnataka High Court challenging the single judge decision that upheld the Union Government's authority to issue content blocking directions through the Sahyog portal, which is used to automate notices to intermediaries to remove unlawful online content.. The appeal, filed on November 14, seeks to overturn the judgment delivered on September 24, which...
Aadhaar Used Only As Proof Of Identity, Not Proof Of Citizenship For Electoral Roll Inclusion : Election Commission Tells Supreme Court
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has reiterated before the Supreme Court that Aadhaar card is being used only to verify the identity of applicants seeking inclusion in electoral rolls, and not as proof of citizenship. The ECI made this statement in its reply filed to an interlocutory application moved by Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, who is seeking a direction against the use of Aadhaar as...
Union Opposes Trans Man's Plea To Preserve Eggs; Says ART Act Does Not Cover Transgender Persons
The Union Government has told the Kerala High Court that a trans man cannot seek the benefit of assisted reproductive technologies under the Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Act 2021, asserting that transgender persons are outside the statutory framework of the law. The stand was taken in a counter affidavit filed in response to a writ petition by a 28-year-old person, assigned...
Mere Weapon Recovery & FSL Report Not Enough In Absence Of Other Corroborative Evidence : Supreme Court Acquits Murder Convict
The Supreme Court on Friday (November 14) observed that mere recovery of a weapon, even with a supporting FSL report, is not sufficient to sustain a conviction for murder in the absence of other corroborative evidence connecting the accused to the crime. A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi set aside the life sentence of a man convicted of murder, holding that the High Court...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : November 14, 2025
Plea Seeks Probe Into NCLAT Member's Disclosure Of Higher Judge Trying To Influence Decision; Supreme Court To Deal On Administrative SideCan Telecom Spectrum License Be Subjected To Insolvency Proceedings? Supreme Court Reserves JudgmentS.138 NI Act | Guidelines In 'Damodar Prabhu Judgment' On Costs For Compounding Cheque Bounce Cases Not Binding: Supreme CourtSupreme Court Seeks ED's...
Trial Judges Shouldn't Write Directly To Supreme Court Seeking Time Extension : SC Reiterates
The Supreme Court on Friday once again expressed disapproval of the practice of Trial Courts sending letters directly to the Supreme Court seeking extension of time set for completion of trial, and added that such communications should be routed through the High Court.The bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice K Vinod Chandran was informed that the judge of the Trial Court has...
'Consistent Ocular Evidence Prevails Over Medical Evidence', Supreme Court Upholds POCSO Act Conviction
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a man found guilty of aggravated sexual assault on a 4-year-old girl, rejecting his plea for acquittal based on the absence of medical evidence and eyewitness testimony, holding that the consistent and credible evidence of the child's parents was sufficient to sustain the conviction. “It may be true that Dr. Priyanka Toppo (PW-6) did not find...