If AAP Is The Main Accused, Can Kejriwal Be Prosecuted Without Adjudication Proceedings Against AAP? Supreme Court Asks ED

The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta grilled the ASG during the hearing on whether criminal proceedings under PMLA can precede adjudication proceedings. The ASG argued that adjudication proceedings against AAP were not mandatory for the prosecution of Kejriwal. Read More>>

Supreme Court Criminal Digest -March 2024

Right to default bail on grounds of incomplete police report – Once from the material produced along with the chargesheet, the court is satisfied about the commission of an offence and takes cognizance of the offence allegedly committed by the accused, it is immaterial whether the further investigation in terms of Section 173(8) is pending or not. Read More>>

'Can't Wriggle Out Of Mess By Citing Political Vendetta': Jharkhand HC Dismisses Hemant Soren's Plea Against ED Arrest

"At this stage, this is not possible to hold that the ED has proceeded against the petitioner for no reasons. The admissibility or otherwise of the materials collected by the ED can be examined by the Special Court if a prosecution report is filed against the petitioner. The learned ASG rightly contended that the scheme under the PMLA does not contemplate a mini-trial at this stage," the bench added. Read More>>

Meritorious Candidates Of Reserved Category Not Availing Reservation Benefits Should Be Treated As General Category : Supreme Court

The court relied on its judgment of Saurav Yadav and others v. State of U.P. and others, where also the court affirmed “the principle that candidates belonging to any of the vertical reservation categories would be entitled to be selected in the 'open category' and if such candidates belonging to reservation categories are entitled to be selected on the basis of their own merit, their selection cannot be counted against the quota reserved for the categories of vertical reservation that they belong to. Read More>>

'Independence Of Bar Impinged' : SCBA Executive Committee Raises Concerns About Supreme Court Direction For Women's Reservation In SCBA

“In light of the aforesaid, it is resolved by the majority that Hony. Secretary call for an Emergent General Meeting (E.G.M.) in terms of the Rule 22 of SCBA Rules to discuss and address the Bar at large with respect to the Pan-India consequences of Suo Moto amendment of the Rules of Bar Associations by judicial intervention and contemplate further steps in this matter." Read More>>