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Redefining Appellate Justice Through Immutable Technology: How Blockchain Solutions Could Have Prevented the Jitendra Kumar Rode Crisis
The Jitendra Kumar Rode judgment represents more than a procedural victory—it exposes the inadequacy of traditional ...
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Beneficiary's Right to Seek Letters of Administration When Executor Refuses to Act: Analyzing Vatsala Srinivasan v. Shyamala Raghunathan
The Supreme Court's decision in Vatsala Srinivasan v. Shyamala Raghunathan represents a significant advancement in Indian succession law. By establishing that beneficiaries can seek letters of ...
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Redefining Appellate Justice: How Jitendra Kumar Rode Transforms the Constitutional Right to Fair Appeal in the Digital Age
The Court's most innovative reasoning lay in integrating procedural requirements with constitutional guarantees. Justice Karol observed that "personal liberty cannot be cut down without fair legal ...
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Safeguarding Justice: Supreme Court Reinforces the Sanctity of Complete Trial Records in Appellate Proceedings
38. The language of Section 385 shows that the Court sitting in appeal governed thereby is required to call for the records of the case from the concerned Court below. The same is an obligation, power ...
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Delhi HC: Sanction under S 17A of The Prevention of Corruption Act is not required in Trap cases
As may be seen, the first proviso to Section 17A refers to cases wherein a public servant is charged with acceptance of an undue advantage or attempt thereof. A prior approval or sanction to ...
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Supreme Court: Whether identification of specimen signature of accused by handwriting expert was hearsay and whether he can prove said signature?
Exhibit P-75 was marked through PW-30, the handwriting expert, and not even by the I.O. At least if the I.O. had identified and marked the specimen writings and signatures of A-7 as Exhibit P-75, it ...
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Supreme Court Clarifies Law on Caste-Based Offences in Digital Media: The Shajan Skaria Judgment
The Shajan Skaria judgment contributes to the evolving jurisprudence on digital content regulation and caste-based protection laws. It strikes a balance between protecting vulnerable communities from ...
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Under which circumstances person accused for offenes under the prevention of Corruption act is not entitled to anticipatory bail?
If liberty is to be denied to an accused to ensure corruption free society, then the courts should not hesitate in denying such liberty. Where overwhelming considerations in the nature aforesaid ...
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Uttarakhand HC Rules: Bail Applications Under Section 12 of Juvenile Justice Act to be Considered Even if Child Transferred for Adult Trial
1. Applicant is in judicial custody in Case Crime No.0317 of 2022, under Sections 376 (3), 506 IPC and Section 5 (j) (ii)/6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Police Station ...
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Comprehensive Guide to Bail Applications in POCSO Act Cases: Legal Framework and Judicial Guidelines
Courts have established that "since section 31 says that a Special Court appointed under the POCSO Act is deemed to be a Court of Sessions under the Cr.P.C., the provisions of section 439 Cr.P.C., for ...
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Supreme Court Recognizes Complainant as Victim, Grants Unconditional Appeal Right in Cheque Bounce Acquittals
In a significant judgment delivered on April 8, 2025, the Supreme Court of India addressed a crucial legal question: Can a ...
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If a witness who has taken a religious vow of silence, how the court will record his evidence?
The treatment of witnesses under religious vows of silence represents a remarkable achievement in legal accommodation. By interpreting Section 119 of the Evidence Act to include those bound by ...