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One Year Of New Criminal Laws : Key Supreme Court Judgments On BNS, BNSS
The new criminal laws, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, came into effect exactly a year ago, on July 1, 2024. As we mark their first anniversary, let us look at how the Supreme Court has interpreted and applied these provisions over the past year.SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Allows Benefit Of Section 479 BNSS To Undertrials In...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: June 16, 2025 To June 22, 2025
Reports/JudgmentsMere Involvement In Communal Clash Not Enough To Attract UP Gangsters Act Without Proof of Habitual Criminality : Supreme CourtCase Details: Lal Mohd. & Anr. v. State of U.P. & Ors.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 685The Supreme Court held that stringent state laws such as the U.P. Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 (“Gangsters Act”) cannot...
Can Stone Crusher Units Operate In Eco-Sensitive Zones? Supreme Court Allows Issue To Be Raised In Kerala HC
The issue whether a stone crusher unit can operate in the Eco Sensitive Zones (ESZ) notified around protected forests can be raised before the Kerala High Court, the Supreme Court observed recently, while allowing the withdrawal of a petition.A bench comprising Justice KV Viswanathan and Justice NK Singh was hearing a special leave petition filed by M/s Alankar Granites challenging the order...
Mere Recovery Of Weapon With Victim's Blood Group Not Enough For Murder Conviction: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently dismissed an appeal filed by the State of Rajasthan challenging the acquittal of a murder accused, observing that mere recovery of a blood-stained weapon matching the victim's blood group is not enough for a murder conviction.A bench of Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Prasanna B. Varale upheld the High Court's judgment dated May 15, 2015, which had set aside...
Courts Should Refrain From Staying Conviction Of Public Servants In Corruption Cases : Supreme Court Reiterates
The Supreme Court recently refused to stay conviction of a public servant convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, noting that courts should refrain from staying conviction of public servants who have been convicted on charges of corruption. A bench of Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Prasanna B. Varale noted that there was no reason to interfere with the Gujarat High Court...
NEET-PG : Supreme Court Grants Relief To Candidate Denied Admission Despite Paying Rs 27 Lakhs Fee; Allows Him To Attend Class
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (June 25) granted interim relief to a NEET-PG 2024 candidate, who was denied admission due to a delay in reporting to college despite paying the fees. The Court directed the medical college to allow the petitioner to attend the PG class from tomorrow onwards.A bench of Justices KV Viswanathan and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order in the peculiar facts of the...
Supreme Court Decries Tactic Of Obtaining Bail By Offering Money Deposit & Later Challenging Condition As Onerous
The Supreme Court today strongly deprecated the practice of parties getting anticipatory/regular bail orders from courts after voluntarily offering to deposit substantial amounts but later going back on the statements and approaching higher courts claiming that the condition imposed while granting bail was onerous or the concerned counsel did not have authority to make the statement."We...
Stringent Penal Laws Like UP Gangsters Act Can't Be Used As Tool Of Harassment : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court cautioned against the routine invocation of stringent extraordinary legislation like the UP Gangsters Act (“Act”), stating that such laws must be invoked judiciously based on relevant considerations without acting as a tool for harassment. “The constitutional guarantee of personal liberty acquires even greater significance when extraordinary legislation with...
Mere Involvement In Communal Clash Not Enough To Attract UP Gangsters Act Without Proof Of Habitual Criminality : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that stringent state laws such as the U.P. Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 (“Gangsters Act”) cannot be applied to individuals solely for their involvement in a single incident of anti-social activity, in the absence of evidence indicating prior or ongoing coordinated criminal conduct. “The mere listing of multiple accused...