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Priya Indoria v/s Karnataka that was pronounced as recently as on November 20, 2023 took the balanced approach that in the interest of justice, courts should provide limited interim protection...Hits: 10231
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Brij Mohan vs UP Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko that an offence under Section 506 of IPC (punishment for criminal intimidation) if committed in the State of Uttar Pradesh is a cognizable offence.Hits: 9842
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Mention Details Of Previous Bail Applications & Orders In All Bail Pleas: SC Issues Directions
Kusha Duruka vs Odisha that all bail applications should mandatorily disclose the details of earlier bail applications filed by the accused, whether decided or pending.Hits: 10289 -
SC Quashes Rape Case As FIR Was Lodged 34 Years After The Alleged Incident
Suresh Garodia vs Assam that the prosecutrix was a minor at the time of the offence.Hits: 10170 -
SC Issues Directions To Study Impact Of Blasting Operations On Chittorgarh Fort
the degradation of Chittorgarh Fort that has been in the news for a very long time but many are still blissfully unawareHits: 8767 -
Diwakar Singh vs UP dismissed a petition challenging the order of a Judicial Magistrate who had declined an accused's request for permission under Section 243 CrPC to summon defence witnesses.Hits: 10171
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Long Separation Of 11 Years Peppered With False Allegations & Complaints Is Mental Cruelty: Delhi HC
that the long separation of 11 years between the parties peppered with false allegations and complaints amounts to mental cruelty.Hits: 8190 -
SC Sets Aside Remission Of 11 Convicts In Bilkis Bano Case
Bilkis Yakub Rasool vs Union of Indiaset aside the remission of 11 convicts sentenced to life imprisonment for multiple murders and gang rapes including that of Bilkis Bano during the 2002 communal...Hits: 10205 -
No Condition For Automatic Cancellation Of Bail Can Be Imposed While Granting Bail: P&H HC
Rajiya Vs State of Haryana that no condition for automatic cancellation of bail can be imposed while granting bail. It must be mentioned that the Court was deciding a petition under Section 483 of...Hits: 9196 -
SC Issues SOP For Summoning Government Officials In Court Proceedings
Uttar Pradesh v/s Association of Retired Supreme Court and High Court Judges at Allahabad that constantly summoning government officials in judicial proceedings runs contrary to the scheme...Hits: 10548 -
Prisoners Have Fundamental Right To Procreation And Parenthood: Delhi HC
Kundan Singh vs Govt of NCT Delhi that right to procreation and parenthood is a fundamental right of a convict and protected under Article 21 of the Constitution.Hits: 7698 -
Vijay Singh Pal v/s Uttarakhand that to establish liability under Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), it is required to prove the ‘necessary mens rea’ and evidence indicating enmity...Hits: 8663
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Almas Pasha vs Karnataka that an accused is not entitled to bail merely because the co-accused was granted bail.Hits: 9422
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ABC vs The State & Anr. has quashed a criminal trespass and intimidation case against a man who attempted to visit his eight-year-old daughter posing as a waste collector after his estranged...Hits: 8155
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Himanshu Shroti vs State two students named Himanshu Shroti and Sukrit Sharma who were booked in Padav police station in Gwalior for stealing a High Court Judge’s car to transport a dying person to...Hits: 9822
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Chandrasekhar Patel vs Suresh that not allowing the relevant questions to be put to the eye-witness being the independent witness causes serious prejudice to the defence of the accused.Hits: 10210
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Rape Is A Crime Even If Committed By The Husband : Gujarat HC
Anjanaben Modha vs Gujarat that: Rape is rape even if committed by a husband on his wife.Hits: 9200 -
Tariq Ahmad Wagay vs UT of Jammu & Kashmir that a preventive detention order becomes legally unsustainable if there is a failure to provide a reasonable explanation for any delay in its issuance.Hits: 9300
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Mr Amandeep Singh Dhall vs Directorate Of Enforcement that every prisoner, regardless of his financial standing, is entitled to basic medical care.Hits: 9254
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Occurrence Took Place Suddenly And On Petty Count: Bombay HC Sets Aside Murder Conviction
Digambar @ Digu Baburao Shirole vs Maharashtraset aside the murder’s conviction and instead sentenced a man for a rigorous imprisonment of eight years under Section 304 Part I of the Indian Penal CodeHits: 8298 -
Charges Unframed Five Years Since Arrest: Bombay High Court Seeks Explanation From Trial Court
t cannot be left unsaid that those who leave charges unframed against the accused for a very long period of time must be definitely punished very strictly no matter who they are whether they are...Hits: 6987 -
Paramjit Kaur vs Haryana that accused’s right to free and fair trial prevails over the right to privacy of police officials.Hits: 9315
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Keshav Prasad Gupta vs Delhi that while filing of the chargesheet is a material consideration in bail matters, it is not the sole criterion and must be considered in conjunction with the facts and...Hits: 9364
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Kerala HC Issues Guidelines For Handling Digital Evidence Containing Sexually Explicit Material
XXXX vs Kerala The Court addressed a petition that had been filed by the victim of the 2017 South Indian actress assault caseHits: 10421 -
Bail Proceedings Cannot Be Turned Into Recovery Proceedings: HP HC
Geeta Kashyap vs Himachal Pradesh that bail proceedings cannot be turned into recovery proceedings.Hits: 10266 -
Proclaimed Offender Not Entitled To Anticipatory Bail: HP HC
Dildar Khan @ Sonu Khan vs HP that once a person was declared a proclaimed offender, he is not entitled to pre-arrest bail.Hits: 9018 -
Second FIR Not Barred If Allegations Are Substantially Different: Kerala HC
M Mohammed Kunhi vs Kerala that a second FIR is not barred if allegations therein are substantially different from the first one. It must be disclosed that in this leading case we see that the...Hits: 9222 -
Mariappan v Inspector Of Police that: Hence, it can be safely concluded from the evidence led in the present case that the appellant’s overt act of killing the deceased happened duringHits: 10466
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Parminder Singh @Dimpy vs Punjab that was registered against the petitioner for allegedly setting two vehicles on fire under Sections 436 and 120B of the IPC after the investigation was delayed for...Hits: 8138
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Instigation Must Be In Close Proximity To Suicide: SC
Mohit Singhal vs Uttarakhand that for Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code to be invoked, there must be a clear demonstration of instigation by the accused, directly leading to the act of suicide.Hits: 9767
