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Chh HC | Bail cannot be granted if accusations are found to be prima facie true under Section 43(D) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of Prashant Kumar Mishra and Gautam Chourdiya, JJ. upheld the NIA Court’s order rejecting the appellant’s

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HP HC | Vesting of discretion with executive authority does not clothe it with the power to violate Constitutional provisions

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J. allowed a petition pertaining to exercise of discretionary power of the Governor in appointment

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Bom HC | Law does not permit trial court to reconstruct a new theory of its own from residual parts of prosecution evidence to convict the accused

Bombay High Court: K.K. Sonawane, J., allowed an appeal filed against the order of the trial court whereby the appellant was convicted

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All HC | It is the duty of media to expose the government and its functionaries, for proper functioning of democratic machinery

Allahabad High Court: Dinesh Kumar Singh, J. was hearing a petition filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter

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Bom HC | Publishing the official gazette notification regarding appointment of Govt. Analyst in terms of S. 20 of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, not a mere formality

Bombay High Court: K.R. Shriram, J., dismissed a criminal appeal filed by the State against the order of the trial court whereby

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Del HC | Claim of constructive possession not tenable where dispute is pending between person so claiming and person through whom possession is claimed

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., dismissed a petition filed against the order of the trial court whereby the petitioner’s suit filed

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Ker HC | Motor Accident Claims Tribunal directed todefer recovery proceedings and consider condonation of delay application and appeal against ex parte award

Kerala High Court: A. Muhamed Mustaque, J. disposed of the original petition, allowing the application for setting aside ex parte order and

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Bom HC | Acquittal of murder accused upheld holding his disclosure to Sub-Inspector in police station that he killed his wife as non-admissible in evidence

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.S. Shinde and N.B. Suryawanshi, JJ., dismissed an appeal filed by the State against the

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Ker HC | S. 75 of CPC does not include “appreciation of evidence for reporting to the court” within its ambit

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of K. Harilal and Annie John, JJ. upheld the appeal filed against the order of the

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Bom HC | Statement recorded under S. 108 of Customs Act is not reliable in isolation without corroboration by independent witness

Bombay High Court: K.R. Shriram, J., dismissed an appeal filed by the Union of India against the order of the trial court whereby

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HP HC | State’s appeal against acquittal dismissed in light of weak case of prosecution

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J., dismissed an appeal filed to challenge the acquittal of respondents-accused for carrying 600 bottles of

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Kar HC | SHO of police station has no authority of law unless the Jurisdictional Magistrate permits police officer to investigate the non-cognizable offence

Karnataka High Court: P.G.M. Patil, J. issued guidelines to be followed by Judicial Magistrates, for passing of orders when requisition is submitted

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Cal HC | Rule of Ejusdem Generis restricts interpretation only when the words of a statute are categorical in their application

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Soumen Sen and Saugata Bhattacharyya, JJ. allowed an appeal and set aside the order of

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Del HC | Conviction under S. 498-A does not automatically render the accused liable to be held guilty under S. 306 IPC

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., set aside the order of the trial court challenged by the appellant, whereby the appellant was

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Bom HC | Conviction of father implicated in suicide note of his son reversed; Drinking, by itself, can never be an abetment for a person to commit suicide

Bombay High Court: V.M. Deshpande, J. allowed an appeal against the judgment of the trial court whereby the appellant was convicted under Section

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Raj HC | Time-bound disposal of eviction application put on hold since year 2018 before Rent Tribunal directed

Rajasthan High Court: Prakash Gupta, J. allowed this writ petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. The petitioner here

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Bom HC | S. 139 NI Act imposes evidentiary burden and not a persuasive burden; acquittal upheld where complainant failed to prove capacity to give loan

Bombay High Court: K.R. Shriram, J., dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the order of the trial court whereby it had acquitted the

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HP HC | No conviction in case of even slight doubt; Appeal against acquittal dismissed

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J., dismissed an appeal filed challenging the acquittal of the accused of the commission of offences

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Cal HC | Order of Injunction passed, staying deportation of a Rohingya back to Myanmar, to uphold the spirit of humanity

Calcutta High Court: Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, J. prohibited the State from deporting the petitioners who were refugees belonging to the Rohingya community, and

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Breaking | All HC | “Situation in the State of U.P. is antithetical to core constitutional values” — Alleged by an Advocate | HC takes suo motu cognizance

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ and Vivek Varma, J., has taken suo motu cognizance of a letter addressed

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Chh HC | Bail cannot be granted if accusations are found to be prima facie true under Section 43(D) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967

HP HC | Vesting of discretion with executive authority does not clothe it with the power to violate Constitutional provisions

Bom HC | Law does not permit trial court to reconstruct a new theory of its own from residual parts of prosecution evidence to convict the accused

All HC | It is the duty of media to expose the government and its functionaries, for proper functioning of democratic machinery

Bom HC | Publishing the official gazette notification regarding appointment of Govt. Analyst in terms of S. 20 of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, not a mere formality

Del HC | Claim of constructive possession not tenable where dispute is pending between person so claiming and person through whom possession is claimed

Ker HC | Motor Accident Claims Tribunal directed todefer recovery proceedings and consider condonation of delay application and appeal against ex parte award

Bom HC | Acquittal of murder accused upheld holding his disclosure to Sub-Inspector in police station that he killed his wife as non-admissible in evidence

Ker HC | S. 75 of CPC does not include “appreciation of evidence for reporting to the court” within its ambit

Bom HC | Statement recorded under S. 108 of Customs Act is not reliable in isolation without corroboration by independent witness

HP HC | State’s appeal against acquittal dismissed in light of weak case of prosecution

Kar HC | SHO of police station has no authority of law unless the Jurisdictional Magistrate permits police officer to investigate the non-cognizable offence

Cal HC | Rule of Ejusdem Generis restricts interpretation only when the words of a statute are categorical in their application

Del HC | Conviction under S. 498-A does not automatically render the accused liable to be held guilty under S. 306 IPC

Bom HC | Conviction of father implicated in suicide note of his son reversed; Drinking, by itself, can never be an abetment for a person to commit suicide

Raj HC | Time-bound disposal of eviction application put on hold since year 2018 before Rent Tribunal directed

Bom HC | S. 139 NI Act imposes evidentiary burden and not a persuasive burden; acquittal upheld where complainant failed to prove capacity to give loan

HP HC | No conviction in case of even slight doubt; Appeal against acquittal dismissed

Cal HC | Order of Injunction passed, staying deportation of a Rohingya back to Myanmar, to uphold the spirit of humanity

Breaking | All HC | “Situation in the State of U.P. is antithetical to core constitutional values” — Alleged by an Advocate | HC takes suo motu cognizance

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