criminal law

2026 SCC Vol 8
Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

Eight Supreme Court rulings on prisons, environmental clearance, operational creditors, police custody, POCSO, POSH and more. This volume of the Supreme Court Cases (SCC), Part 1 of Volume 8, carries key cases decided by the Supreme Court on issues such as constitutional distribution of powers, prior environment clearance, enforcement of claims by operational creditors, grant of police custody, and more.

2026 SCC Vol 7
Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

Key Supreme Court rulings on Article 227, RTE, Teachers Eligibility Test, custody, GST rebate, etc.

CJI Surya Kant Victim Rights Centre
Events/WebinarsNews

The Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, delivered a remarkable address at the inauguration of Bihar State Legal Services Authority’s four initiatives: a Victim Rights Centre, a Victim Rights Centre Booklet, a Transgender Helpline, and the Flagging Off of Multi-Utility Vehicles.

2026 SCC Vol 7
Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

Key Supreme Court rulings on Section 36 in Arbitration and Conciliation Act, bail, sale of assets of corporate debtor, suit for injunction, etc.

2026 SCC Vol 7
Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

Key Supreme Court rulings on Article 21, bail, money laundering, arbitral tribunal, etc.

penetrative sexual assault convict acquitted
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court held that the presumptions relating to the commission of an offence and culpable mental state under the POCSO Act are rebuttable. As the appellant had successfully rebutted the statutory presumption and the prosecution had failed to establish his guilt beyond reasonable doubt, the Court acquitted him of the offences under Section 363 IPC and Section 6, POCSO Act.

Section 69 BNS
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The BNS by incorporating Section 69 brought in a separate offence carving out the fraudulent and deceitful conduct as spoken of therein from the grave offence of rape, while at the same time providing a penalty for the deceptive conduct alleged therein.”

Supreme Court August 2026
Legal RoundUpSupreme Court Roundups

Explore Supreme Court judgments from August 2026 covering defining decisions on prevention of digital arrests, constitutionality of death sentence by hanging, concerns over lack of legal mechanism on private investigators, guidelines to deal with dowry and cruelty cases and many more.

SCC Times NewsflashWATCH NOW

The Supreme Court has issued detailed directions to tackle delays in dowry and cruelty cases. From framing charges within 60–90 days and

2026 SCC Vol. 7 Part 2
Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

Key Supreme Court rulings on Article 21, government grants, arrest, and preventive detention.

2026 SCC Vol 6
Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

5 Supreme Court rulings on when an FIR can be quashed, how S. 436-A bail applies to UAPA-like reverse-burden offences, and what it takes to unwind a confirmed SARFAESI auction sale.

2026 SCC Vol 6
Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

Explore the latest Supreme Court Cases in 2026 SCC Vol. 6 Part 4 on Competition Act penalty, resolution plan, dearness allowance, and more.

husband conviction set aside after 47 years
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court noted that the presence of the appellant at the time of occurrence at the scene of crime has not been proved beyond reasonable doubt and no active role has been assigned to him and the chain of the evidence is not consistent only with the hypothesis of the guilt of the accused.

Supreme Court acquits life convict after 22 years
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court set aside the conviction of a man who spent 22 years in prison, holding that the prosecution case rested on an unreliable solitary eyewitness account. The Court also emphasised that Constitutional Courts must adopt a proactive approach in condoning delays in criminal appeals filed by convicts.

Supreme Court July 2026
Legal RoundUpSupreme Court Roundups

From a fake AI-generated precedent that voided an insolvency order to a stray bull attack that reshaped animal-welfare law, July 2026 was one of the Supreme Court’s most consequential months. Explore 30+ rulings spanning constitutional law, criminal justice, technology, and human rights, plus the appointments, transfers, and numbers behind the month’s docket.

Sanction under Prevention of Corruption Act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court noted that the respondent was dragged unnecessarily to the High Court by a review prompted by the office of the Chief Minister. The State ought to have accepted the High Court’s interference with a “patently illegal and blatantly tainted” sanction order.

Delhi High Court public view SCST Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Delhi High Court ruled that a caste-based insult under Section 3(1)(x), SC/ST Act must occur in a place within public view. Finding this essential ingredient absent, it set aside the charge and remanded the case for consideration under the IPC.

Dr. MVVS Murthi 7th Moot Court Competition 2026
Law School NewsMoot Court Announcements

The GITAM Moot & Advocacy Committee is proud to announce the 7th edition of the Dr. MVVS Murthi Moot Court Competition which will be held from 7th to 10th of October,

Raja Raghuvanshi Murder case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court observed that although bail is the rule and jail the exception, and every accused is entitled to the presumption of innocence, the present case stood on a different footing as the earlier orders rejecting the respondent’s bail on merits had attained finality and the trial had already commenced.

Fast Track Court for paper leak
Appointments & TransfersNews

The newly constituted court at Rouse Avenue Courts will exclusively hear offences under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 and connected offences.