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LawSikho
September 21, 2025
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Can courts under Section 451 CrPC order the interim release of seized cash when ownership is disputed and the money is alleged proceeds of crime?

Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-004129-004129 – 2025 Diary Number 9295/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA Precedent Value Clarification of existing precedent Overrules / Affirms Restored trial courts’ orders; set aside High Court order […]

LawSikho
September 21, 2025
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Does placing imported gas generating sets in containers with integral components constitute “manufacture” under Section 2(f) of the Central Excise Act, 1944?

Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-009418-009420 – 2016 Diary Number 1847/2016 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms CESTAT’s conclusion and existing Supreme Court precedents Type of Law Central […]

LawSikho
September 18, 2025
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Can an appellate court lawfully convict an accused under a penal provision enacted after the offence without violating Article 20(1)?

Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-003641-003642 – 2025 Diary Number 56820/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Precedent Value Binding authority on ex post facto application of penal statutes Overrules / Affirms Overrules conviction under […]

LawSikho
September 18, 2025
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Can a borrower’s failure to make the mandatory up-front payment under an OTS scheme bar eligibility even when courts direct reconsideration?

Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No. 11134 of 2025 Diary Number 33541/2023 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Precedent Value Binding on all banks and recovery tribunals Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedents on mandamus […]

LawSikho
September 18, 2025
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Can a Conviction for Murder Stand Solely on Circumstantial Evidence When Key Witnesses Turn Hostile and the ‘Last-Seen’ Link Is Missing?

Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-004623-004623 – 2024 Diary Number 32448/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ MITHAL Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ MITHAL; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASANNA B. VARALE Precedent Value Binding authority on the application of circumstantial evidence principles Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedents on […]

LawSikho
September 18, 2025
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Can a Karta’s Sale of HUF Property for Daughter’s Marriage Expenses Be Upheld as Legal Necessity Binding All Coparceners?

Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-005340-005340 – 2017 Diary Number 32103/2011 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT and HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JOYMALYA BAGCHI Precedent Value Binding on all courts Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedents on Karta’s power to alienate joint […]

LawSikho
September 18, 2025
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Does the “Best Interest of the Child” Principle Override Foreign Court Orders in Cross-Border Habeas Corpus Proceedings?

Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-004052-004052 – 2025 Diary Number 29759/2021 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAY BISHNOI Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedent on “best interest of the child” and inherent jurisdiction […]

LawSikho
September 18, 2025
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Does the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025 Survive Interim Challenge on Constitutionality and Separation of Powers?

Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number W.P.(C) No.-000276-000276 – 2025 Diary Number 18261/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE Precedent Value Interim binding direction on State/Boards; persuasive on fundamental-rights stay applications Overrules / Affirms Affirms presumption of constitutionality and parameters for granting interim relief; no overruled precedent identified Type of […]

LawSikho
September 18, 2025
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Does the 1992 Amendment Validly Vest Both Earmarked and Unutilized Consolidation Lands in Gram Panchayats, or Do “Bachat Lands” Remain Proprietors’ Property?

Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-006990-006990 – 2014 Diary Number 16676/2003 Judge Name HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE Bench HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms Full Bench, Punjab & Haryana High Court Type of Law Constitutional law; […]

LawSikho
September 18, 2025
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Can Procedural Gaps in Admitting Video Evidence Justify a Retrial? – Reaffirming Section 65B Electronic Evidence Rules and Exceptional Grounds for Retrial

Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-004041-004041 – 2025 Diary Number 8941/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms retrial jurisprudence in Ukha Kolhe; overrules High Court’s order for retrial Type […]

LawSikho
September 18, 2025
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Can Criminal Proceedings for Cheating Under Section 420 IPC Be Quashed When No Fraudulent Intent Is Alleged and the FIR Is Filed After an Unreasonable Delay?

Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number SLP(Crl) No.-003415 / 2024 Diary Number 7052/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA Bench HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedent on inherent jurisdiction and cheating under Section 420 IPC […]

LawSikho
September 15, 2025
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Can a Bank Account be Defrozen During Ongoing Criminal Investigation When the Account Holder Is Not an Accused?

The Calcutta High Court, reaffirming existing principles, held that a bank account can remain frozen during investigation, even if the account holder is not named as an accused, when there is material suggesting possible involvement in money laundering or criminal proceeds; this judgment upholds prevailing precedent and has binding precedential value for criminal trial processes […]