Keeping Pace with Legal Change
Under Section 167(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, the Supreme Court has decided that when there is no minimum punishment stipulated for an offense, the only punishment that applies is sixty days of detention without charges. An Official Secrets Act case was brought before the court, and the court upheld Rajeev Sharma’s default bail.
The Supreme Court recently launched suo motu contempt proceedings against journalist Ajay Shukla for calling a sitting judge “Godi,” deeming the remark scandalous and undermining judicial dignity. The high-profile case highlights tensions between free speech and protecting the judiciary’s authority.
In a pivotal decision, the Supreme Court under Justice Bela M. Trivedi upheld the DHFL resolution plan, affirming the primacy of creditor-approved commercial decisions while curbing tribunal intervention under Sections 30 and 31 of the IBC to preserve insolvency resolutions.
