section 201 IPC Archives

Not mandatory for PMLA special court to record reasons for cognizance of ED’s Complaint unlike a private complaint under CrPC or BNSS: Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court affirmed that Explanation-II of Section 44(1)(b) of the PMLA applies retrospectively

Suspicion alone insufficient for conviction; Orissa High Court acquits two and convicts one in murder case

“In dealing with circumstantial evidence, there is always a danger that conjecture or suspicion lingering on mind might take the place of proof and therefore, the Court has to be watchful and ensure that such thing should not take place.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Accused having secured acquittal, presumption of innocence is further reinforced, reaffirmed and strengthened by trial court

Bombay High Court: K.R. Shriram, J., while upholding the decision of the trial court with regard to the acquittal of the accused,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Split decision over culpability of a woman under Section 201 IPC for being silent about the murder of her husband by her lover

Supreme Court: In a 2-decade old matter relating to culpability of the accused under Section 201 IPC pertaining to disappearance of evidence