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Case law
Find cases by citation, principle, judge or linked provision, then read the available judgment and its source.
Case law
Find cases by citation, principle, judge or linked provision, then read the available judgment and its source.
(2014) 8 SCC 273
Arrest should not be automatic upon registration of cases where punishment is up to 7 years. Mandatory compliance with notice under Section 41A CrPC and checklist before remand. | Protection against unnecessary arrests and mandatory notice of appearance codified under Section 35(3) BNSS.
(2012) 9 SCC 1
Even in terror trials, fair-trial and legal-aid guarantees under Articles 21 and 22 apply.
Read case(2010) 7 SCC 263
Involuntary administration of polygraph, narco-analysis, and brain-mapping violates Articles 20(3) and 21; any subsequent discovery under Section 27 is tainted and inadmissible. | Protection against involuntary testimonial evidence and tainted discoveries applied under Section 23 BSA.
Read case(1997) 1 SCC 416
Formulated 11 mandatory guidelines to prevent custodial torture and deaths; arrest memo, medical examination, and notification to relatives are mandatory Article 21 protections.
Read caseAIR 1986 SC 180
Right to life includes the right to livelihood, as no person can live without means of sustenance; procedural fairness and natural justice required prior to eviction of pavement dwellers.
Read case(1980) 2 SCC 684
Death penalty under Section 302 IPC can only be awarded in the 'rarest of rare' cases when alternative option of life imprisonment is unquestionably foreclosed; balance sheet of aggravating and mitigating factors. | Rarest of rare doctrine governing capital punishment applied to Section 103 BNS (punishment for murder).
Read caseAIR 1978 SC 597
Article 14 strikes at arbitrariness in State action and ensures fairness and equality of treatment; the principle of reasonableness pervades Article 14 like a brooding omnipresence. | Procedure established by law under Article 21 must be just, fair, and reasonable, not arbitrary or fanciful. Established the Golden Triangle connecting Articles 14, 19, and 21.
Read case(1973) 4 SCC 225
Established Basic Structure Doctrine; Parliament has wide power to amend any part of the Constitution under Article 368, but cannot alter, damage, or destroy its Basic Structure.
Read case(2014) 8 SCC 273
Arrest should not be automatic upon registration of cases where punishment is up to 7 years. Mandatory compliance with notice under Section 41A CrPC and checklist before remand. | Protection against unnecessary arrests and mandatory notice of appearance codified under Section 35(3) BNSS.
(2012) 9 SCC 1
Even in terror trials, fair-trial and legal-aid guarantees under Articles 21 and 22 apply.
Read case(2010) 7 SCC 263
Involuntary administration of polygraph, narco-analysis, and brain-mapping violates Articles 20(3) and 21; any subsequent discovery under Section 27 is tainted and inadmissible. | Protection against involuntary testimonial evidence and tainted discoveries applied under Section 23 BSA.
Read case(1997) 1 SCC 416
Formulated 11 mandatory guidelines to prevent custodial torture and deaths; arrest memo, medical examination, and notification to relatives are mandatory Article 21 protections.
Read caseAIR 1986 SC 180
Right to life includes the right to livelihood, as no person can live without means of sustenance; procedural fairness and natural justice required prior to eviction of pavement dwellers.
Read case(1980) 2 SCC 684
Death penalty under Section 302 IPC can only be awarded in the 'rarest of rare' cases when alternative option of life imprisonment is unquestionably foreclosed; balance sheet of aggravating and mitigating factors. | Rarest of rare doctrine governing capital punishment applied to Section 103 BNS (punishment for murder).
Read caseAIR 1978 SC 597
Article 14 strikes at arbitrariness in State action and ensures fairness and equality of treatment; the principle of reasonableness pervades Article 14 like a brooding omnipresence. | Procedure established by law under Article 21 must be just, fair, and reasonable, not arbitrary or fanciful. Established the Golden Triangle connecting Articles 14, 19, and 21.
Read case(1973) 4 SCC 225
Established Basic Structure Doctrine; Parliament has wide power to amend any part of the Constitution under Article 368, but cannot alter, damage, or destroy its Basic Structure.
Read case