Supreme Court of India
14,826 judgments
Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India
The Supreme Court decriminalized consensual sexual acts between adults in private by reading down Section 377 IPC, affirming the fundamental rights of the LGBT community to privacy, dignity, and equality under the Constitution.
NAVTEJ SINGH JOHAR v. UNION OF INDIA
The Supreme Court held that Section 377 IPC criminalizing consensual sexual acts between adults in private violates fundamental rights and must be read down, affirming constitutional morality and LGBT rights.
State of Karnataka v. Yenkareddy & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's acquittal of some accused for lack of specific overt acts and confirmed modification of murder convictions to culpable homicide not amounting to murder with reduced sentences.
Shivaraj v. Rajendra
The Supreme Court held that while breach of insurance policy absolves the insurer from direct liability to the owner, the insurer must pay compensation to the injured claimant with liberty to recover from the owner, and upheld the compensation amount awarded without enhancement.
SK Raju @ Abdul Haque @ Jagga v. State of West Bengal
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under the NDPS Act, holding that Section 43 governs searches in public places and that strict compliance with Section 50's safeguards during personal searches is mandatory.
C.R.KARIYAPPA v. STATE OF KARNATAKA
The Supreme Court modified the conviction from Section 326 IPC to Section 325 IPC, holding that tutoring a child witness on court procedure does not discredit testimony and that absence of a dangerous weapon reduces the offence to voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
C.R.KARIYAPPA v. STATE OF KARNATAKA
The Supreme Court modified the conviction from Section 326 IPC to Section 325 IPC, upheld the appellant's guilt for voluntarily causing grievous hurt, and reduced the sentence considering the evidence and passage of time.
Devi Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeal by reducing the sentence under Section 324 IPC while affirming conviction and sentence under Section 326 IPC based on corroborated evidence including the deceased's diary statement.
Devi Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction under Sections 324 and 326 IPC but reduced the sentence under Section 324 IPC, affirming the admissibility of a deceased victim's diary statement corroborated by medical and oral evidence.
Radhakrishnan Varenickal v. Union of India
The Supreme Court upheld the freedom of creative expression in the novel 'Meesha', dismissing the petition to ban it as the impugned content did not violate constitutional restrictions under Article 19(2).
R. S. Sehrawat v. Rajeev Malhotra
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and quashed the contempt conviction of a Junior Engineer for filing a false affidavit, emphasizing the need for specific charges and proof beyond reasonable doubt in contempt proceedings.
R. S. Sehrawat v. Rajeev Malhotra
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, quashing the contempt conviction of a Junior Engineer for filing a false affidavit, emphasizing the need for specific charges and verification of contemporaneous evidence in contempt proceedings.
State of Maharashtra v. Tasneem Rizwan Siddiquee
The Supreme Court held that a writ of habeas corpus cannot be issued against lawful police custody under judicial remand and expunged adverse High Court remarks against police officials for lack of opportunity to explain.
State of Maharashtra v. Tasneem Rizwan Siddiquee
The Supreme Court held that a writ of habeas corpus cannot be issued against lawful police custody granted by a Magistrate's remand order and expunged adverse remarks against police officials made without opportunity to explain.
State of M.P. v. Ratan Singh & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of accused due to unexplained FIR delay, suppression of earliest information, and contradictory eyewitness accounts, emphasizing that framing of issues is not applicable in criminal trials.
Kavita v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court held that the Collector's role in no confidence motion notices under Section 15 of the U.P. Panchayat Act is limited to a summary check of validity and dismissed the appeal challenging the notice on grounds of signature fraud and insufficient notice.
State of Madhya Pradesh v. Shriram & Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of accused in a dowry cruelty and abetment of suicide case due to lack of cogent evidence and improper trial procedure.
M.P. POORVA KSHETRA VIDYUT VITARAN CO. LTD. v. UMA SHANKAR DWIVEDI
The Supreme Court held that pay revision benefits under the Fifth Pay Commission are not mandatory for employees absorbed from societies excluded by a specific notification, but if benefits are extended to others similarly situated, parity must be maintained, and Sixth and Seventh Pay Commission benefits must be uniformly applied.
State of Madhya Pradesh v. Shriram
The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of accused in a dowry cruelty and abetment of suicide case due to lack of cogent evidence and improper trial procedure.
Haribhau v. The State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court partially allowed the appeal by reducing the appellant's jail sentence already served and enhancing the fine, balancing punishment with the appellant's age and antecedents.