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CBI | Adjudication on ‘changed circumstances’ not conducive to be treated as ‘review’ | Grants permission to lead secondary evidence

Special Court, CBI, Ghaziabad- The Court of Shivank Singh, Special Judicial Magistrate (CBI), allowed the application where permission to lead secondary evidence

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CBI | Court traces the ‘untraced’: Finds needle in haystack| Rejects Closure Report| Issues Summons

Special Court, CBI, Ghaziabad: Shivank Singh, Special Judicial Magistrate (CBI), rejected the closure report filed by the CBI, stating that the Court

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Power of quashing a criminal proceeding should be exercised very sparingly and with circumspection and that too in the rarest of rare cases: FIR against late actor Sushant Singh’s Sister not to be quashed

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of S.S. Shinde and M.S. Karnik, JJ., found prima facie case against Late actor Sushant Singh

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CBI registers a case against 6 then officials of Indian Overseas Bank and others alleging misappropriation of depositor’s money and conducts searches

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against 06 then officials of Indian Overseas Bank, Vijaywada/Guntur and other unknown persons

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay HC on Media Reporting, Obligation of Investigators, Media Trial, Freedom of Press and the proverbial ‘Lakshman Rekha’ for Media Houses || Read this detailed report unravelling several significant aspects cropped in light of Sushant Singh Case

“Any report of the press/media, having the propensity of tilting the balance against fair and impartial “administration of justice”, could make a mockery of the justice delivery system rendering ‘truth’ a casualty. “

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Mere lack of State Government’s prior consent does not vitiate CBI investigation in absence of prejudice caused to accused; says SC

State of Uttar Pradesh has accorded a general consent for investigation of cases by CBI in the whole of UP.

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Legislation Updates Notifications

Government of Punjab withdraws General Consent of investigation granted to CBI

Government of Punjab vide Notification No. S.O. 52/C.A.25/1946/S.6/2020 withdraws the general consent accorded to the members of the Delhi Special Police Establishment.

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | “How at times private educational institutions get down to blackmailing and hand-twisting, is best reflected in the instant case!” Relief granted to students whose original documents were retained by college

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Jyotsna Rewal Dua JJ. disposed of the petition giving relief

Case Briefs High Courts

AP HC | Person occupying high posts are indulging in waging war against State of Andhra Pradesh’s Judicial system: HC orders CBI investigation

Andhra Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Rakesh Kumar and J. Uma Devi, JJ., while ordering CBI investigation in regard to defamatory

Case Briefs Supreme Court

NLU Jodhpur student’s death| SC orders fresh investigation by a new Investigation team after Rajasthan Police hastily submits a ‘very lengthy’ closure report

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee, JJ has directed a de novo investigation into the

Case Briefs High Courts

Sushant Singh Rajput Case: Bom HC urges media to exercise restrain while reporting on actor’s unnatural death

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of A.A. Sayed and Surendra P. Tavade, JJ. addressed a Public Interest Litigation filed by former

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Citing Supreme Court’s verdict on transfer of investigation into unnatural death of Sushant Singh Rajput to CBI, Court declines to entertain PILs

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and Revati Mohit Dere, J., declined to entertain the instant PIL related

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Sushant Singh Rajput| Here’s why SC ordered CBI probe into the actor’s death [DETAILED REPORT]

“When truth meets sunshine, justice will not prevail on the living alone but after Life’s fitful fever, now the departed will also

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Sushant Singh Rajput Death case| SC reserves verdict in Rhea Chakraborty’s plea seeking transfer of case from Patna to Mumbai

Supreme Court: A single judge bench of Hrishikesh Roy, J has reserved verdict actor Rhea Chakraborty’s plea seeking the transfer of an

Case Briefs High Courts

Sushant Singh Rajput death | Bom HC defers hearing till 21st August, 2020 on plea seeking CBI investigation

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ, and A.S. Gadkari, JJ., deferred the hearing for PIL’s filed in view of

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Sushant Singh Rajput death case| SC dismisses Law student’s petition seeking CBI probe

Supreme Court: A bench headed by SA Bobde, CJ dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a probe by the Central Bureau

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Sushant Singh Rajput death case| SC asks Mumbai Police to submit status of investigation so far; says truth must come out

Supreme Court: A single judge bench of Hrishikesh Roy, J has directed Mumbai Police to to file status report on probe conducted

Case Briefs Supreme Court

NLU Jodhpur student’s death: SC asks Rajasthan Police to complete the investigation within 2 months

Supreme Court: A bench headed by RF Nariman, J has granted Rajasthan Police two months deadline to complete the investigation into the

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | “Accused being treated as adult; possibility of tampering with minor witnesses”: Reasons for which Court rejected bail to accused in Gurugram School Murder case

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Arvind Singh Sangwan, J., dismissed the revision petition filed against the rejection of bail to the accused. The revision