Criminal Appeals

Supreme Court sets up special bench to hear old motor accident cases, criminal appeals
Gujarat High Court to work on Saturdays to hear criminal appeals pending for over a decade
Supreme Court allows appointment of retired judges to High Courts on ad-hoc basis
Supreme Court to relax ad-hoc judge appointments to tackle criminal appeal backlog in HCs
Denying bail to accused because lawyer was unprepared would be travesty of justice: Supreme Court
Registry officers must know Supreme Court Rules like the back of one's hand: Supreme Court
'Victim Impact Assessment Report' should be considered before granting bail in serious cases: Allahabad High Court to Supreme Court
"People can't be in custody for this long:" Supreme Court issues notice to Allahabad High Court in case concerning long pending criminal appeals
Woman/child victim is not a necessary party to a criminal appeal against conviction: Calcutta High Court
Appeal the only remedy in criminal law, cannot be defeated by technicality that prejudices appellant: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The right of appeal itself would be illusory if not heard in timely manner: SC asks HCs for plan to dispose of long-pending criminal appeals
Appeal against acquittal by Magistrate in private complaints can only be moved in High Court u/Section 378, CrPC: Madras HC corrects course
Delhi HC expands the scope of hearing: To take up criminal appeals, matrimonial matters, MACT appeals, etc that are ripe for final hearing
Delay in hearing Criminal Appeals: Supreme Court appoints Solicitor General Tushar Mehta as Amicus Curiae
Appellate Court cannot interfere lightly with order of acquittal, Delhi High Court [Read Judgment]
“Absolutely shocking”, Nariman J tears into Union, States for not appointing ad-hoc judges
Breaking: Alternative fora for speedy hearing of criminal appeals? SC asks AG KK Venugopal, ASG Pinky Anand to assist
ACJ Gita Mittal constitutes 4 Special Benches to hear criminal appeals on Saturdays
Sit on Saturdays, constitute special bench to hear criminal appeals, CJI Dipak Misra urges CJs of High Court
Gujarat High Court Special Benches to sit on Saturdays
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