Supreme Court of India Judgements

467730 Judgements hosted as on 20/04/2025 - Search (FREE), Subscribe, Read & Download

Category: Corruption

Corruption

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – Section 2(c) (xi) – Deemed University – Whether the trustee of Deemed University is a ‘public servant’ covered under Section 2(c) of the PC Act – Held, Deemed university covered under PC Act – This Court is of the opinion that the High Court was incorrect in holding that a “Deemed University” is excluded from the ambit of the term “University” under Section 2(c)(xi) of the PC Act.

Apr 28, 2020 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH STATE OF GUJARAT — Appellant Vs. MANSUKHBHAI KANJIBHAI SHAH — Respondent ( Before : N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Ajay Rastogi, JJ.…

Corruption

Consent Of The State In Which Accused Resides Or Employed Not Necessary For CBI Investigation When The Offence Is Committed In NCT Of Delhi: SC HELD Central Bureau of Investigation can investigate into specified offence committed within Union Territory, by an accused residing in or employed in connection with the affairs of another State, without the consent of that state.

Apr 26, 2020 sclaw

  Consent Of The State In Which Accused Resides Or Employed Not Necessary For CBI Investigation When The Offence Is Committed In NCT Of Delhi: SC [Read Judgment] The Supreme…

Corruption

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – Sections 7, 13 and 19(1) – Demand of bribe to provide the electricity meter – Conviction and sentence – Appeal against – Recovery of the money from the pocket of the appellant has also been proved without doubt – Money was demanded and accepted not as a legal remuneration but as a motive or reward to provide electricity connection – Appeal dismissed

Nov 27, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH VINOD KUMAR GARG — Appellant Vs. STATE (GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI) — Respondent ( Before : Indu Malhotra and Sanjiv Khanna,…

Corruption

Having regard to the material on record and since large amounts of money belonging to innocent investors have been siphoned off, as well as for the aforesaid reasons, the High Court, in our considered opinion, should not have released the Respondent on bail………the impugned order granting interim bail to the Respondent stands set aside.

Nov 20, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION — Appellant Vs. RAMENDU CHATTOPADHYAY — Respondent ( Before : Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal…

You missed

I P C

Defamation — Imputation in Good Faith for Protection of Interests — Exception 9 to S. 499 IPC engrafts the principle of qualified privilege, stating it is not defamation to make an imputation on the character of another, provided it is made in good faith for the protection of the interest of the person making it, or of any other person, or for the public good

Apr 20, 2025 sclaw
Corporate

ESI – The definition of ‘principal employer’ under Section 2(17) is wide and includes not only the owner or occupier of a factory (or head of department in government establishments) but also the managing agent or any person responsible for the supervision and control of the establishment — Designation is immaterial if the person functions as a managing agent or supervises/controls the establishment

Apr 20, 2025 sclaw
Anticipatory Bail

Habitual Offender/Criminal Antecedents — Consideration of Nature of Current Offence — While the criminal antecedents and alleged status of an accused as a habitual offender are extremely relevant factors that ordinarily weigh against the grant of anticipatory bail, the High Court’s discretion in granting such bail may not warrant interference

Apr 20, 2025 sclaw
Circumstantial Evidence I P C

Murder (Filicide) vs. Suicide — In cases based on circumstantial evidence where the question is whether the death was homicidal (filicide) or suicidal, the prosecution must establish a complete chain of circumstances that points exclusively to the guilt of the accused and is inconsistent with any hypothesis of innocence

Apr 20, 2025 sclaw