MP Cough Syrup Deaths
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court noted that the accused doctor received commission for prescribing the cough syrup and his co-accused destroyed the evidence regarding cough syrup to save him.

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relief to Extol Industries against Bank of Baroda
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court noted that despite filing an appeal before the NCLAT, the petitioners filed the present writ petition challenging the demand notice issued by the Bank.

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Keeping penis on vagina not rape
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The sine qua non of the offence of rape is penetration, and not ejaculation. Ejaculation without penetration constitutes an attempt to commit rape and not actual rape.”

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ground to deny maintenance
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The Court is unable to accept the submission that mere employment or earning of the wife is, by itself, a ground to deny maintenance. The object of Section 125 CrPC is not merely to prevent destitution, but to ensure that the wife is able to live with dignity, consistent with the status of the husband.”

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manhandling of advocate by police
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The Delhi High Court Bar Association condemned manhandling of Advocate Satyajeet Ganguly by Gurugram Police.

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2026 SCC Vol. 1 Part 4
Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

2026 SCC Vol. 1 Part 4: Explore the latest Supreme Court Cases on Arbitration, Constitution Law, Criminal Procedure Code, and Trusts Act.

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criminal case filed by RSS member resident against RWA
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Prima-facie, a highly disciplined and respected cultural organization like the RSS has been maligned and the membership has been misused in the present case by the informant.”

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Kunal Vajani
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After serving as the firm’s youngest and first lateral Joint Managing Partner, Kunal Vajani steps into independent practice with a focus on litigation, trial advocacy, and international arbitration.

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humiliating punishment student
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Direction of such nature wherein the appellant would carry a placard with message that he will never misbehave with any girl and stand at the gate of the University carrying placard for 30 minutes for 30 days, is not only humiliating but would cast a permanent scar on the character of the appellant, which, in the circumstances of the case, is not called for.”

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Santosh Kumar Suman
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Upon perusal of the FIR and considering the submissions, the Court held that there was clearly no allegation of assault against Santosh Kumar and he was only addressing the gathering, which did not support the prosecution’s case.

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K.L. Arora Chair
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Dr. Sidharth Luthra, Senior Advocate and former MPhil student at the University of Cambridge, was appointed for the position of K.L. Arora Chair Professor in Criminal Law at the National Law University, Delhi.

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Legal Developments This Week
Legal RoundUpWeekly Roundup

A quick roundup to cover all the important legal developments and cases this week.

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Criminal Law Roundup January 2026
Legal RoundUpTopic-wise Roundup

Covering all the important criminal cases across various High Courts and the Supreme Court, this roundup provides a quick summary of cases, links to other roundups, latest legal updates in criminal law and a few top stories of the month.

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1991 UP Vidhan Sabha Ruckus Case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It is expected that the committee constituted by the State would come up with effective solution to weed out the futile litigations pending across the State so that the efficiency with which the judiciary should function is restored and the deadwood is chiselled off from the overgrowing dockets of the District Courts.”

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Anwar Kadri
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Considering his criminal antecedents, the Court directed Anwar Kadri to mark his presence before the police station concerned on every Sunday between 12:00 Noon and 04:00 PM till the conclusion of the trial.

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rape victim character assassination
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Any attempt to portray a woman as being of “easy virtue” or to cast aspersions on her moral character is wholly irrelevant and expressly barred under Section 53A and the proviso to Section 146 of the Evidence Act, 1872.”

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missing persons cases
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The said data is shocking, and we are aghast at the attitude of the authorities in addressing the complaints pertaining to missing persons, which obviously requires a sense of urgency on the part of the authorities.”

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teachers appointed through fake or forged documents
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The inaction on the part of the authorities not only perpetuates fraud, but also strikes at the very root of the education system, causing grave prejudice to the interest of students, which is of paramount and overriding consideration for this Court.”

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CLAT 2026 Two Answers for One Question
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Since the first round of counselling had already been finalized, the Court directed that the students/candidates who had already taken admission pursuant to the first round of counselling shall not be disturbed, for further counselling, CLAT Consortium shall act on the revised/re-notified merit list.

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Former MLA Irfan Solanki
Case BriefsHigh Courts

An FIR was filed under the Gangsters Act against 5 persons, namely Irfan Solanki and four others, alleging that they were in a gang and committing crimes.

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