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News

SC: Court Ordering Re-Investigation Against Acquitted Accused Violates Principle of Double Jeopardy(20.12.2024)

Supreme Court while setting aside Madras High Court’s decision directing de-novo investigation against the accused for offences in which he was acquit.....

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J&K&L HC: Simultaneous Prosecution U/S 420 IPC & S.138 NI Act on Same Facts Not Double Jeopardy(18.07.2022)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that two complaints under Section 420 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and under Section 138 of Negotiable .....

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Principles of Double Jeopardy Won't Apply When Accused Discharged Due to Lack of Proper Sanction: SC(31.10.2018)

Supreme Court has held that when the accused was discharged due to lack of proper sanction, the principles of “double jeopardy” will not apply and the.....

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Gujarat HC: Order of Premature Retirement Indicating Misconduct is Stigmatic(02.09.2022)

Gujarat High Court has held that once departmental inquiry has been conducted and punishment is inflicted, the organisation cannot inflict a second pe.....

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Delhi HC: Guilty Plea Doesn’t Bypass Double Jeopardy; Second Conviction for Same Offence Invalid(30.10.2025)

Delhi High Court held that an accused’s guilty plea does not override the protection against double jeopardy, and a court cannot initiate a second pro.....

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Judgments

Quelling FIR double jeopardy(18.04.2016)

“Can recourse to Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure be taken as if it is a routine procedure, especially when the case is predominantly .....

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