informant Archives

Allahabad High Court observes statements of victim and informant unreliable, when not supported by medical evidence; Releases the accused convicted for Rape

Allahabad High Court: In an appeal against the decision of the Trial Court whereby the accused/appellant has been convicted and sentenced to

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Ola, Uber do not facilitate cartelization or anti-competitive practices between drivers, holds SC but says no to imposing “heavy cost” on the informant

“When the CCI performs inquisitorial, as opposed to adjudicatory functions, the doors of approaching the CCI and the appellate authority, i.e., the NCLAT, must be kept wide open in public interest.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

Accused under NDPS Act not entitled to acquittal as a blanket rule merely because the complainant is the investigating officer: 5-Judge Bench

Supreme Court: The 5-judge Constitution bench of Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, MR Shah and S. Ravindra Bhat, JJ has held

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Applicability of ‘Mohan Lal’ verdict ordering acquittal in case of informant and IO being the same person, revisited

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Navin Sinha and KM Joseph, JJ has clarified that all pending criminal prosecutions, trials and appeals prior to the law laid down in Mohan Lal vs. State of Punjab, (2018)