Supreme Court Clarifies Legal Difference Between Wrong and False Statements Under Section 340 CrPC
The Supreme Court of India delivered an important ruling concerning the misuse of perjury provisions in civil litigation. The Court passed the order in Criminal Appeal No. 1365 of 2015, arising out of a long-standing property dispute. The judgment addresses the critical distinction between an inadvertent drafting error and deliberate falsehood under criminal law, setting […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Legal Threshold for offence of Abetment of suicide
The Supreme Court of India pronounced a significant judgment in Criminal Appeal No. 221 of 2025, and the Court passed the order to discharge the appellant from the charges framed under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, which deals with the abetment of suicide. This ruling provides essential clarity on the stringent legal requirements […]