August 30, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

SUPREME COURT REITERATES REQUIREMENT FOR PROOF BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT IN CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE CASE

The Supreme Court, in a powerful judgment in the case of Putai v. State of Uttar Pradesh [Criminal Appeal Nos. 36-37 of 2019 with 154 of 2025], rigorously examined the evidentiary standards required in criminal trials, particularly…

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August 30, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES SCOPE OF RECALL/REVIEW UNDER SECTION 362, CrPC IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

The Supreme Court, in a recent decision in Vikram Bakshi & Ors. v. R.P. Khosla & Anr [SLP (Crl.) No. 3425 of 2022], has dealt in detail with the limits of criminal courts’ powers to…

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June 21, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

SUPREME COURT REAFFIRMS BAR ON FORCED NARCO TEST: VIOLATES ARTICLES 20(3) AND 21

INTRODUCTION In a significant reaffirmation of constitutional rights, a Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Prasanna B. Varale in the case of Amlesh Kumar v. State of Bihar [SLP(Crl.) No….

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