Supreme Court: Only Fundamental Determinations Subject to 'Res Judicata', Incidental or Collateral Findings Exempt

Supreme Court: Only Fundamental Determinations Subject to ‘Res Judicata’, Incidental or Collateral Findings Exempt

Date: August 3, 2023 The Supreme Court recently issued a significant ruling clarifying the application of the legal doctrine of ‘res judicata’ in subsequent proceedings. The Court held that only fundamental determinations made by the Court would be subject to ‘res judicata’, while incidental or collateral findings would not be Read more

Extrajudicial confessions loses credibility if they are reported in the media: Supreme Court in Dinesh BS v. State of Karnataka.

Extrajudicial confessions loses credibility if they are reported in the media: Supreme Court in Dinesh BS v. State of Karnataka.

Keywords: Extrajudicial confessions,Secondary evidences. In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court made it quite apparent that extrajudicial confessions do not acquire credibility just because they are made public in a newspaper article. Dinesh BS v. Karnataka State A Karnataka High Court judgment to preserve a murder conviction of an accused Read more

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