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Chh HC | Right of default bail under S. 167(2) CrPC cannot be defeated by subsequent filing of charge-sheet on same day

Chhattisgarh High Court: Narendra Kumar Vyas J. allowed the petition and set aside the impugned order. The facts of the case are

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P&H HC | “Nightmarish and traumatic”; HC denies bail in a case of sodomy committed to an 8-year-old child

Punjab and Haryana High Court: H.S. Madaan, J., rejected the bail application of the applicant accused of committing an act of sodomy

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HP HC | Petitioner who is a pimp cannot claim bail on ground of parity citing judgments where bail was granted subject to its peculiar facts

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J., dismissed the bail petition with the liberty to file a new bail application more particularly

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AP HC | Is girlfriend or concubine a “relative” of husband, liable to be prosecuted for cruelty under S. 498-A IPC? Court decides

Andhra Pradesh High Court, Amaravati: Cheekati Manavendranath Roy, J., addresses whether a girlfriend or concubine who is not connected by blood or

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Del HC | Can ‘Pawnor’ under Ss. 172/176 of Contract Act be made liable for repayment of entire debt, in absence of any guarantee being furnished? Succinct Report

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Asha Menon, JJ., held that the pawnor, merely by his act

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Is it mandatory to arraign firm as accused to make partner liable for dishonor of cheque under Ss. 138/141 of NI Act? HC explains

Uttaranchal High Court: Alok Kumar Verma, J., addressed a matter revolving around dishonour of cheque. Appellant-Complainant preferred an appeal against the decision

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Kar HC | “What sauce is good for the goose is good for the gander”; State under mandatory obligation for immediate consideration of compassionate appointment applications

Karnataka High Court: M Nagaprasanna, J., allowed the petition and quashed the impugned endorsement. The petitioners in the instant writ petition challenge

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Man murdered wife and 4 minor daughters and burned them. Will this case fall under rarest of rare category? Allahabad HC decides

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Ramesh Sinha and Rajeev Singh, JJ., upheld the capital punishment of a man who murdered

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All HC | What are the conditions to constitute a “Gang”? Are the two parts of definition mutually exclusive? Read HC’s opinion

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Anjani Kumar Mishra and Shekhar Kumar Yadav, JJ., expressed on what constitutes as ‘Gang’ under

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P&H HC | Maintaining elderly parents is not only a value based principle but a bounden duty under Maintenance and Welfare of Parents Act

Punjab and Haryana High Court: The Division Bench of Augustine George Masih and Ashok Kumar Verma, JJ., addressed the plight of a

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Gau HC | “Reopen Anganwadi centers”; HC directs Nagaland government to ensure availability of essential services to the lactating mothers and children

Gauhati High Court: While addressing a PIL espousing the cause of lactating mothers and children, the Division Bench of Songkhupchung Serto and

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Tri HC | SIT probe ordered in Abetment of suicide circumstances; Court takes suo motu cognizance

Tripura High Court: The Division Bench of Akil Kureshi, CJ. and S. Talapatra, J., suo motu took cognizance of untimely death of

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Utt HC | Civil and Fundamental Rights of petitioner not affected hence no locus standi; Court dismisses petition

Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ. and Alok Kumar Verma, J., dismissed a petition which was filed

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MP HC | Court declares strike by nurses in State as illegal; demand for not taking any disciplinary action for the period of absence considered

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Mohammad Rafiq, CJ. and Vijay Kumar Shukla, J., decided on a petition which related

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Ker HC | In Re: Bruno; HC condemns instructions to keep pets in chains and kennels. Directs State to ensure mandatory registration/licence for pet adoption

Kerala High Court: While hearing a suo motu PIL registered to monitor the instances of animal abuse in the State of Kerala

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Del HC | CM Advocates Welfare Scheme: Only for the Advocates enrolled with Voter ID of Delhi? HC enumerates significance of Place of Practice v. Place of Residence

Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J., remarked that, Insurance for lawyers has been an aspiration for several years. In the present

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Ori HC | Justice A.B.S. Naidu, former District Judge appointed as Inquiry Officer regarding Covid-19 Mismanagement at VIMSAR

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S Muralidhar, CJ and Savitri Ratho, J. directed independent inquiry by a retired District Judge

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Del HC | Under S. 263 of Succession Act, can a person approach High Court for grant of probate or letter of administration or revocation or annulment? HC addresses the issue

Delhi High Court: Mukta Gupta, J., decides a matter revolving around the Will of a deceased person. Factual Background Instant suit was

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J&K HC | Is taking off trousers of victim as well as taking off one’s own trousers an attempt to rape? HC clarifies distinction between indecent assault and attempt to rape

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Sanjeev Kumar, J., granted bail to the applicant in arrested in a rape case. While clarifying the

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Bom HC | For the offence of cheating under Penal Code, 1860, is intention of cheating important from inception? Read on

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of V.K. Jadhav and Shrikant D. Kulkarni, JJ., observed that, “…in the case of cheating, the