Criminal Law Roundup 2024
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From Arvind Kejriwal’s bail to Atul Subhash case, cruelty to money laundering, maintenance to drugs, this legal round up will act as a quick summary of all the important criminal law cases of 2024.

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Delhi High Court
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“The claims made by the Manoj Manchu not only have the effect of tarnishing the credibility of Vinay Maheshwari as a respectable member of society but may further encourage the other individuals and media platforms to spread the defamatory content further. It may lead to widespread public dissemination and lasting damage to his image.”

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Chhattisgarh High Court
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“It is quite vivid that the pregnancy of the petitioner has crossed 24 weeks of gestational age and unless the judicial order directing termination is available, it may not be possible for the doctors even to proceed with termination of pregnancy”.

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Telangana High Court
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“The evidence of a child witness can easily be influenced by the elders in the family. Acceptance of the child witness evidence would be dangerous in the present circumstances of the case as the evidence appears to be a result of tutoring. Not examining the father and grandfather of the victim, who were sleeping by the side of the victim girl is fatal to the prosecution case”.

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Madras High Court
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“What has been stated in the book “Manusmriti” had been only made as his speech and in the facts and circumstances of this case, this Court does not find that any of the offences as alleged by the complainant is made out.”

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Allu Arjun bail
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Actor Allu Arjun was arrested after a woman passed away due to a stampede at the premier of his film Pushpa 2. He had been granted interim bail by the Telangana High Court on 13-012-2024.

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Punjab and Haryana High Court
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“The concept of right to life and personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India includes the right to live with dignity and the petitioners by running away from their parental home is not only bringing bad name to the family but also is violating the right of the parents to live with dignity and honour.”

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Bombay High Court
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“According to us, only for the purpose of arrest of absconding accused, continuous monitoring of the further investigation by this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is not necessary.”

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Gujarat High Court
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“Considering the backlog of appeals pending before this Court, the chance of the appeal being heard in near future is extremely remote.”

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2024 IPR cases
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Discover the year’s most impactful IPR cases, including landmark decisions on copyright infringements, trademark conflicts, patent disputes, and more, shaping the future of intellectual property law.

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Bombay High Court
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“Investigation cannot be permitted to linger on for years, keeping the investors in the lurch, not knowing what is the outcome of the case.”

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Gujarat High Court
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“In the CID raid, it was discovered that Bhupendrasinh had created several firms and opened bank accounts in their names, but only two of the firms were registered. He had also issued cheques worth Rs 62 Lakhs in the name of his driver.”

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Bombay High Court
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“Such inter se discrimination between resignation simplicitor (on health grounds) and resignation for joining another CPSE, even though a similar Scheme is not available, in fact is clearly discriminatory, and has no nexus with the object sought to be achieved.”

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OREAT
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OREAT held that completion certificates issued by registered architects or engineers as permitted by BDA as per Section 20 of the ODA Act in respect of projects completed prior to the commencement of the RERA Act would not be invalid as that would render all the projects in Odisha, which have received completion certificates from the registered architects or engineers in the pre-RERA period, ongoing, on the date of commencement of the RERA Act and consequently require their registration.

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Kerala High Court
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“It merits notice that the phraseology used in Section 273B of the IT Act is such that no penalty can be imposed on an assessee under Section 271B for breach of the provisions, if he proves that there was ‘reasonable cause’ for the said failure.”

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Madras High Court
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“A reading of the complaint does not attract the provisions of Section 75 of BNS or Section 4 of the Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act. Furthermore, as the other offences are bailable, I am inclined to grant bail to the accused with certain conditions.”

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High Court Weekly Roundup
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A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.

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Army Disability pension for hypertension
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“The mere fact that the disease manifested itself many years after joining service is sufficient to conclude that the same was attributable to military service because it is an established fact that stress and strain in military service is unique.”

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Bombay High Court
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The convict, his wife, and sister-in-law had attempted to convince and pressurise the victim and her mother to not lodge a complaint and get an abortion.

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Punjab and Haryana High Court
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“Launching of prosecution by the complainant is nothing, but an example of giving a cloak of criminal offence to the contractual matter of procurement and transportation of foodgrains”.

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