Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Rash Driving Leading to Fatal Accident, Modifies Sentence Considering 11-Year Delay and Compensation Offer to Victim’s Family: "Special Circumstances and Mitigating Factors Considered in Determining Sentence"
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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Rash Driving Leading to Fatal Accident, Modifies Sentence Considering 11-Year Delay and Compensation Offer to Victim’s Family: “Special Circumstances and Mitigating Factors Considered in Determining Sentence”

Court’s Decision:The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction under Sections 279 (rash driving) and 304(A) (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), as initially established by the…
Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Investigation and Prosecution for Assault on Public Servants Despite Initial Obstruction Charge – "Cognizance for Offenses Under Sections 332 and 353 of IPC Permitted Without Complaint under Section 195 Cr.P.C."
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Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Investigation and Prosecution for Assault on Public Servants Despite Initial Obstruction Charge – “Cognizance for Offenses Under Sections 332 and 353 of IPC Permitted Without Complaint under Section 195 Cr.P.C.”

Court's Decision: The High Court of Himachal Pradesh dismissed the petition and upheld the continuation of the proceedings in the lower court. The petitioner's request to quash the complaint and…
Calcutta High Court Dismisses Criminal Revision in Property Dispute, Rules "Initiation of the criminal process for oblique purposes, is bad in law and amounts to abuse of process of law," Emphasizes Distinction Between Civil Breach of Contract and Criminal Cheating under IPC.
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Calcutta High Court Dismisses Criminal Revision in Property Dispute, Rules “Initiation of the criminal process for oblique purposes, is bad in law and amounts to abuse of process of law,” Emphasizes Distinction Between Civil Breach of Contract and Criminal Cheating under IPC.

Court's Decision: The Calcutta High Court dismissed the Criminal Revision (CRR) 111 of 2023, which was filed to quash the criminal proceedings against the petitioners. The Court determined that the…
Delhi High Court Upholds Ex-Parte Order in Wage Dispute, Rejects Employer’s Plea to Set Aside Order Due to Bona Fide Mistake: “The petitioner management, having opted to abandon the proceedings after participating on one date, cannot now seek setting aside of the impugned order”
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Delhi High Court Upholds Ex-Parte Order in Wage Dispute, Rejects Employer’s Plea to Set Aside Order Due to Bona Fide Mistake: “The petitioner management, having opted to abandon the proceedings after participating on one date, cannot now seek setting aside of the impugned order”

Court's Decision The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging an order passed by the competent authority under the Delhi Shops and Establishment Act, 1954. The authority had directed…