Supreme CourtCriminal LawJuvenile LawPersonal and Family LawSupreme Court Upholds POCSO Conviction of Man for Sexual Assault of Four-Year-Old, Reduces Sentence to Six YearsA Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria heard the criminal appeal filed by the convict against the judgment and order of the Chhattisgarh HNov 14, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawCriminal LawJuvenile LawPersonal and Family LawSupreme Court Quashes Conviction To Preserve Family Harmony, Imposes Lifelong Maintenance ConditionA bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine George Masih heard an appeal by an accused who had been convicted under Section 366 IPC and SeNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtCriminal LawJuvenile LawLitigation PracticeMunicipal LawPersonal and Family LawPractice and Procedure LawSupreme Court Holds Accused Was Major, Sets Aside Juvenility Finding and Directs Trial as AdultA bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Ahsanuddin Amanullah heard the appeal challenging orders of the Trial Court and the Allahabad High Court that haNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawJuvenile LawPersonal and Family LawSupreme Court Directs Return of Children to Adoptive Parents and Orders Periodic Welfare MonitoringA bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and K.V. Viswanathan heard appeals arising from the Telangana High Court concerning the legality of police actionNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtCriminal LawJuvenile LawLitigation PracticePersonal and Family LawPractice and Procedure LawSupreme Court Acquits Three Men, Holds Circumstantial Case Failed to Establish Unbroken Chain of GuiltA bench of Justices M. M. Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma heard the criminal appeal filed by Nazim and two others against the Uttarakhand High CourNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtCriminal LawJuvenile LawLitigation PracticePersonal and Family LawPractice and Procedure LawSole Testimony of Victim May Sustain Rape Conviction Where It Inspires Confidence, Supreme Court AffirmsA bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and N.V. Anjaria heard an appeal against a judgment of the High Court of Chhattisgarh, at Bilaspur, which had uphNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawCriminal LawJuvenile LawPersonal and Family LawJuvenility Claim Upheld; Supreme Court Orders Immediate Release of Convict Who Was a Child at Time of OffenceA bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine George Masih heard a writ petition under Article 32 by a convicted murderer seeking release onNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtCriminal LawJuvenile LawLitigation PracticePersonal and Family LawPractice and Procedure LawJoint Trial Irregularity Must Occasion Prejudice Before Acquittal Is SustainedA bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Satish Chandra Sharma heard an appeal arising out of SLP(Crl.) No. 18377 of 2024 in which the State challenged aNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtCriminal LawJuvenile LawLitigation PracticeNegligence and Malpractice LawPersonal Injury and Tort LawPersonal and Family LawPractice and Procedure LawConviction for “child abuse” set aside where single blow with school bag did not show intention to harm; probation ordered for lesser offencesA bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta heard the criminal appeal filed by the appellant against his convictions under Sections 323, 352 anNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawCriminal LawIndividual Rights LawJuvenile LawLitigation PracticePersonal and Family LawPractice and Procedure LawSupreme Court upholds convictions for kidnapping, sexual assault and SC/ST atrocity; life sentence under SC/ST Act sustainedA Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and K.V. Viswanathan heard the appeal against the High Court of Chhattisgarh’s judgment confirming the convictionNov 11, 2025•3 min