criminal proceedings
‘More than Rs 100 crore not disclosed’: Madras High Court points out ‘irregularities’ in Vijay’s poll affidavit
New Delhi: Actor-turned-politician Vijay, who made his political debut leading TVK in the Tamil Nadu elections, suffered a setback. madras high court admitted on Monday a request for an income tax investigation into his asset declarations.While hearing the case, the court orally found a discrepancy of over Rs 100 crore in the affidavit and issued … Read more
SC: Vague allegations have no basis in dowry case
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that criminal proceedings cannot be initiated based solely on vague and unsubstantiated allegations, quashing the dowry harassment and abuse case filed by the daughter-in-law against a septuagenarian couple in Kanpur.The bench, comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan, noted that the case was filed nearly seven years after … Read more
SC asks Sebi: Why delay the court’s decision to order closure of Sandesara fraud case?
New Delhi: Supreme Court Opposition to Sebi not concluding proceedings against former directors of Sterling Biotech (SBL), Nitin and Chetan Sandesara despite Sebi directing quashing of all pending criminal cases related to bank fraud after paying Rs 5,100 crore in court.A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and AS Chandurkar agreed to hear the plea of … Read more
SC to court: Show courage to drop case before trial if evidence is not sufficient | India News
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said criminal proceedings bring stress and social stigma, urging courts, especially trial courts, to show “clarity and courage” within the framework of the charge itself and discharge the accused when material on record fails to establish a prima facie case.Justices Sanjay Karol and NK Singh said the judicial … Read more