Ganga Dhar Kalita vs. State of Assam. (2015) 9 SCC 647.
The Supreme Court reiterated principles pertaining to maintainability of a criminal complaint even when a suit is pending before the civil court.
Sharanya vs. State of Kerala SLP (Crl.) No. 7298/2019
A petition to bring forth the suspension of sentence during the pendency of the Appeal before the Hon’ble High Court of Kerala. The petition examined the powers of the High Court under Section 389(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; to look at the totality of circumstances including the ramifications in keeping conviction in […]
State of Kerala vs P.B. Sourabhan and Others
In a matrimonial dispute between the parties, two police cases were registered. The complainant (accused in other case), filed a representation before the State Police Chief for further investigation by a competent/neutral officer. On the said representation, the State Police Chief directed the District Police Chief of Thiruvananthapuram City that the Assistant Commissioner of Police, […]
Authorised Officer, Indian Bank vs D. Visalakshi and Another [2019 SCC OnLine SC 1242]
The question of law which arose in the SLP was whether the Chief Judicial Magistrate (for short, “CJM”) is competent to process the request of the secured creditor to take possession of the secured asset under Section 14 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (for short, […]