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Farukh vs Madhya Pradesh that the inherent powers of the High Court under Section 482 of the CrPC should be exercised sparingly in cases involving heinous offences.Hits: 9000
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Uttar Pradesh Assembly Moves To Make Forced Religious Conversions Punishable By Life Imprisonment
Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2024 which aims to make the State’s anti-conversion law more stringent so that there is no imbalance in population of...Hits: 11765 -
Allahabad HC Directs State Authorities, Police To Undergo Training On UP Gangsters Act Procedure
Abdul Lateef @ Mustak Khan vs UP has directed the Uttar Pradesh State Government to send its police officials, district magistrates and nodal officers under the UP Gangsters and Anti Social...Hits: 9054 -
Thanda Ram Sidar vs Chhattisgarh that not every abduction of a minor female automatically constitutes an offence under Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code.Hits: 15845
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Kadarsha Latifsha Saiyed Thro Jamilsha Kadarsha Saiyed vs Gujarat that bail condition requiring accused to mark his presence before the concerned police station could lead to grievances, potential...Hits: 16881
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Right To Speedy Trial Cannot Be Taken Away Citing Heinousness Of Crime: Rajasthan HC
Kailash Chand vs Rajasthan that right to have a speedy trial was guaranteed by the Constitution of India and it could not be taken away from the accused for the reason of seriousness or heinousness...Hits: 10127 -
Mahesh Pandurang Naik v/s Maharashtra that since the arrest of a person is drastic and desperate stage, it must necessarily be effected upon following the procedure prescribed under law.Hits: 13563
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Mere Association With Dawood Ibrahim Will Not Amount To Terror Gang Membership Under UAPA: Bombay HC
Parvez Zubair Vaid vs State that any association with Dawood Ibrahim, who has been declared a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), would not attract the provision...Hits: 21951 -
FIR Cannot Be Quashed On The Ground Of Non-Holding Of Preliminary Inquiry Into Allegations: MP HC
Abhishek Pandey vs Madhya Pradesh that an FIR cannot be quashed on the grounds that a preliminary inquiry into the correctness of the allegations was not heard by the police.Hits: 10183 -
Right To Be Forgotten: HP HC Orders Masking Of Rape Accused’s Name After Acquittal
Himachal Pradesh vs XXXX that an accused who is acquitted or honourably discharged by the process of law should not be made to carry the sword of his being accused for all his life.Hits: 12975 -
Krishna Joshi vs Rajasthan that where an FIR was registered under Section 154 of CrPCHits: 10193
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Tripura High Court Issues Guidelines For Effective Investigation In Missing Persons Case
Amulya Bhattacharjee v/s Tripura has issued detailed guidelines to ensure effective investigations for locating missing persons in the State.Hits: 13535 -
High Courts And Trial Courts Have Forgotten That Bail Is Not To Be Withheld As A Punishment: SC
Javed Gulam Nabi Shaikh vs Maharashtra that the High Courts and Trial Courts have forgotten that bail cannot be denied as a punishment.Hits: 10102 -
Bail Condition Enabling Police To Constantly Track Movement Of Accused Can’t Be Imposed: SC
Frank Vitus vs Narcotics Control Bureau The investigating agency cannot be permitted to continuously peep into the private life of the accused enlarged on bail, by imposing arbitrary conditions...Hits: 10228 -
Sadha Ram @ Bhajna Ram vs Haryana that the preventive detention order should not be passed to enforce ‘Police Rule’ on mere suspicion and credible likelihood of the detenu’s involvement in crimes...Hits: 15697
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Presumption Of Non-Application Of Mind If Bail Order Does Not Furnish Reasons: SC
Jharkhand vs Anil Ganjhu that where an order of bail does not furnish reasons behind the decision taken, there is a presumption of the non-application of mind.Hits: 11237 -
Sri XXX vs Karnataka Granted liberty to a husband to initiate criminal proceedings for the malicious prosecution under Section 211 of the IPC (Falsely accuse others of committing an offence)...Hits: 19229
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Kerala HC Asks Police Chief To Ensure Innocent Persons Are Not Arrested Due To Mistaken Identity
Shalet vs Kerala that innocent persons are not arrested or detained due to errors in identifying the persons who are actually to be arrested.Hits: 14611 -
Quashing Rape FIRs Based On Monetary Settlements Would Mean Justice Is For Sale: Delhi HC
Rakesh Yadav vs NCT of Delhi that cases related to allegations of sexual violence cannot be quashed based on monetary payments, because doing this would imply that justice is for sale.Hits: 8328 -
Bail Discretion Power Ought Not To Be Used Arbitrarily, Capriciously And Injudiciously: SC
Ramayan Singh vs Uttar Pradesh that the grant of bail involves the exercise of a discretionary power that ought not to be used arbitrarily, capriciously; and injudiciously as it cancelled the bail...Hits: 13526 -
Cross-Examination Of Witness Should Be Deferred Only In Exceptional Cases: SC To Trial Courts
Surender Singh vs NCT of Delhi The trial courts to desist from granting long adjournments after examination-in-chief of witnesses while cautioning that such delays may affect the fairness of the...Hits: 9605 -
Dell International Services India Private Limited vs Adeel Feroze that Whatsapp conversations cannot be read as evidence without there being a proper certificate as mandated under the Evidence Act,...Hits: 9636
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Mechanical Addition Of S. 302 IPC Unsustainable: All HC
Rammilan Bunkar vs UP while departing from the traditional route and taking strong exception to the most condemnable routine and so also as we see mechanical addition of Section 302 of IPC (murder)Hits: 11177 -
Navdeep @ Chhotu vs Haryana has underscored the complete unreliability of confessions made in police custody thus emphasizing the legal protections against such admissions under the Indian Evidence...Hits: 9590
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No Explanation For Delay Of 4-5 Years In Filing FIR: Rajasthan HC
Shrawan Ram vs Rajasthan that was pronounced as recently as on 25.06.2024 has on expected lines while extending the benefit of doubt granted bail to an accused who was booked under the Indian Penal...Hits: 13452 -
Lajara Chhatria vs Odisha that the executive authorities have unhindered power to consider the case of life convicts for premature release even when their appeal is pending before the Appellate Court.Hits: 9586
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Sipahi Kumar vs Kerala that before conducting the body search of a person, the person has to be informed of his right to have the presence of either the Magistrate or a Gazetted Officer to witness...Hits: 10160
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Jitha Sanjay vs Kerala that the Court can look beyond an FIR to quash the criminal proceedings when they are manifestly vexatious, frivolous or instituted with an ulterior motive for wreaking...Hits: 9526
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Muhammed Sahir vs Kerala that the Trial Court’s denial of issuing summons to defence witnesses as requested by the accused during a criminal trial should be an exception and to be used sparingly.Hits: 13556
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Manzoor Ahmad Bhat vs J&K that once an FIR is the core ground for passing a detention order, the non-mentioning of bail granted in relation to that FIR renders the detention order illegal.Hits: 14588
