News Article 226(1) Jurisdiction Cannot Be Defeated Mechanically By Forum Non Conveniens: Supreme Court Revives Dismissed BSF Personnel’s Writ Before Delhi High Court RawlawJune 10, 202611 min read
News Delhi High Court — “Bribery conviction cannot stand without clear proof of demand and acceptance”, DESU clerk acquitted in ₹500 trap case RawlawMarch 18, 20266 min read
News Bombay High Court — “Conviction based solely on weak circumstantial evidence unsustainable”, driver acquitted of murder as prosecution fails to prove complete chain of circumstances RawlawMarch 17, 20267 min read
News Delhi High Court upholds conviction of habitual receiver of stolen mobile phones — “Unbroken chain of recovery proves offences under Sections 411, 413, 414 IPC” — appeal dismissed RawlawFebruary 26, 20265 min read
News Supreme Court of India restores murder conviction in lathi attack — “Repeated bone-deep head blows show intention under Section 300 thirdly; Section 149 fastens collective liability”, life sentence reinstated RawlawFebruary 24, 20266 min read
News Supreme Court of India upholds Customs Act conviction in 1985 smuggling case — “Section 108 statements are substantive evidence if voluntary; conviction affirmed but sentence reduced to period undergone”, appeals partly allowed RawlawFebruary 24, 20266 min read
News Supreme Court of India: ‘Botched investigation cannot justify conviction’—”Last seen theory collapses, Section 27 recovery invalid; stepfather acquitted in six-year-old’s murder” RawlawFebruary 19, 20265 min read
News Delhi High Court: Suspicion Cannot Replace Proof — “Prosecution Failed to Establish Complete Chain of Circumstantial Evidence; ‘Last Seen Together’ Theory Coupled with Doubtful Belt Recovery Did Not Meet Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt” — Murder Conviction Set Aside RawlawFebruary 19, 20266 min read
News Supreme Court of India: No conviction under Essential Commodities Act after cement decontrol — “Absence of subsisting Section 3 order makes prosecution legally untenable; appellants acquitted” RawlawFebruary 14, 20266 min read
News Delhi High Court upholds conviction for fatal road accident but reduces sentence after 20 years — “Sending accused to jail now would serve no purpose” RawlawFebruary 4, 20266 min read
