Criminal Law
Supreme Court
Section 27 Evidence Act — Recovery Alone Can’t Convict: SC Restores Acquittal in 1988 Murder Case (Khalil Pasha v. Abdul Rasheed)
In Khalil Pasha & Others v. Abdul Rasheed & Another , 2026 INSC 754, decided on 28 July 2026, a Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and…
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Supreme Court on Clubbing Multiple Cyber-Fraud FIRs: Article 32 Limits and the ‘Test of Sameness’ (Rutvij Wakhare v. State of Maharashtra, 2026 INSC 740)
Key Takeaways In a judgment delivered on 24 July 2026, the Supreme Court has clarified two questions that recur constantly in the age of multi-State "digital…
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Supreme Court to Reconsider Hira Singh: NDPS ‘Commercial Quantity’ Rule Under Scrutiny (Mayank Girishbhai Shah v. Union of India)
The Supreme Court has agreed to reconsider one of the most consequential — and most criticised — interpretations under India's drug law: how the quantity of…