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Corruption–Pecuniary resources and property in possession of the accused person or any other person on his behalf have to be taken into consideration for the purpose of sub-section 3 of Section 5, whether these were acquired before or after the Act came into force

Mar 31, 2019 sclaw

2009(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 603 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly Criminal Appeal No. 1052 of…

Corruption

Illegal gratification–If an offence falls under both Sections 7 and 13 (1)(d) and the court wants to award only the minimum punishment, then the punishment would be one year.

Jan 26, 2019 sclaw

2009(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 273 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mukundakam Sharma Criminal Appeal No. 1130 of 2001…

Corruption

Corruption—Acceptance of Bribe—Recovery of tainted money from accused—Where accused fails to offer any satisfactory explanation about recovery of pointed money from him, it will be presumed that he has accepted the bribe

Sep 17, 2018 sclaw

2018(3) Law Herald (SC) 1895 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH STATE OF GUJARAT — Appellant Vs. NAVINBHAI CHANDRAKANT JOSHI — Respondent ( Before : Ranjan Gogoi and R. Banumathi, JJ. )…

Corruption

Corruption—Disproportionate Assets—A public servant facing such charge, cannot be comprehended to furnish any explanation in absence of the proof of the allegation of being in possession by himself or through someone else, pecuniary resources or property disproportionate to his known sources of income.

Mar 18, 2018 sclaw

(2017) 100 ACrC 985 : (2017) 177 AIC 42 : (2017) 4 AICLR 509 : (2017) AIR(SCW) 3713 : (2017) 3 AIRJharR 825 : (2017) AIR(SC) 3713 : (2017)…

Corruption Cr P C

Appeal against acquittal–Interference with a judgment of acquittal may not be made when two views are possible to be taken, but when on appraisal thereof, only one view is possible, the appellate court would not hesitate to inerfere with the judgment of acquittal. Nobody shall be compelled to be a witness against himself –To be a witness” may be equivalent to “furnishing evidence” in the sense of making oral or written statements, but not in the larger sense of the expression so as to include giving of thumb impression or impression of palm or foot or fingers or specimen writing or exposing a part of the body by an accused person for purpose of identification.

Sep 8, 2017 sclaw

2007(5) LAW HERALD (SC) 3830 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice H.S. Bedi Criminal Appeal Nos. 1394-1395 of…

Corruption

Sanction—The order granting sanction must be demonstrative of the fact that there had been proper application of mind on the part of the sanctioning authority. Sanction—Only because an order of sanction contains certain irregularities, the court would not set aside an order of conviction.

Jul 10, 2017 sclaw

2007(4) LAW HERALD (SC) 3342 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Harjit Singh Bedi Criminal Appeal No. 766…

Corruption

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – Section 19 – Sanction for prosecution – Second sanction order not issued by competent authority – Cognizance taken prior to sanction bad in law

May 30, 2017 sclaw

AIR 2005 SC 3606 : (2005) CriLJ 4379 : (2005) 12 JT 204 : (2005) 7 SCALE 659 : (2005) 8 SCC 130 : (2005) 1 SCR 712 Supp…

Corruption

Illegal gratification–Once it is proved that accused accepted the amount he cannot escape from criminal liability on a specious ground that he was made scapegoat or was merely innocent carrier. Appeal against acquittal—General principles to be followed–Enumerated.

May 7, 2017 sclaw

2007(4) LAW HERALD (SC) 2660 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice C.K. Thakker The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Tarun Chatterjee Criminal Appeal No. 885 of 2002…

Corruption

Disproportionate assets—Conviction–Court have analysed the evidence in great details as the valuation of the properties—Appeal dismissed.

Apr 26, 2017 sclaw

2007(3) LAW HERALD (SC) 2444 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. JusticeP.P. Naolekar Civil Appeal No. 1262 of 2001…

Corruption

Sanction–Effect of reinstatement–Accused was not in government service on the day the charge sheet was filed–Protection not aviable.

Apr 24, 2017 sclaw

2007(3) LAW HERALD (SC) 2345 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.H. Kapadia Criminal Appeal No. 1205 of…

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Constitution

Maternity leave as a facet of reproductive rights and dignity is a constitutional guarantee, requiring service rules to be interpreted liberally, not restricting benefit based on children from a previous marriage not in the employee’s custody.

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Acquittal

A flawed investigation, suppression of material evidence in the form of contradictory witness affidavits, and failure to address glaring inconsistencies render prosecution evidence unreliable, necessitating acquittal to ensure a fair trial.

Jun 3, 2025 sclaw

I P C

Five golden principles for cases based on circumstantial evidence reiterated: (1) circumstances establishing conclusion of guilt must be fully established; (2) facts established consistent only with hypothesis of guilt; (3) circumstances conclusive in nature; (4) exclude every possible hypothesis except guilt; (5) complete chain of evidence leaving no reasonable ground for innocence

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State Laws

Appellant Trust’s contentions regarding non-demarcation, encroachment, and non-delivery of possession are baseless; demarcation was done and acknowledged, alleged encroachment is not proven by evidence, and delivery of possession was contingent on execution of lease deed, a condition appellant failed to meet — Respondent Corporation’s actions were in accordance with prescribed procedures and allotment terms

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