Jhar HC | Regular bail granted considering the length of judicial custody
Jharkhand High Court: Rajesh Shankar J., held that the petitioner was in judicial custody for more than a year; hence he is
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Utt HC | No coercive action during investigation against rape-accused where prima facie consent of complainant found
Uttaranchal High Court: Alok Kumar Verma, J., allowed a petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the impugned
Continue readingKer HC | Judicial Officer who completed age of 58 ½ years cannot be recommended by Supreme Court Collegium as a Judge
Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of K. Vinod Chandran and V.G. Arun, JJ., addressed an appeal by one of the senior-most
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HP HC | Pre-trial incarceration needs justification depending upon nature and term of offence
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J. granted anticipatory bail to the petitioners and observed that the Court is under constitutional obligation
Continue readingJ&K HC | Court refrains from making prima facie decision when the facts and evidence of the matter is incomplete
Jammu & Kashmir High Court: Ali Mohammad Magrey J., dismissed a petition under Section 561A of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking
Continue readingJhar HC | An order must be passed after providing reasons and discussing the case of the parties
Jharkhand High Court: Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. quashed an order passed by the Divisional Commissioner, Palamau Division for lack of reasonable opportunity
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Bom HC | Family members should not be dragged without specific evidence against them, otherwise, S. 498-A IPC is unfortunately misused as a weapon
Delay in lodging a complaint cannot be used as a ritualistic formula for doubting prosecution case Bombay High Court: K.R. Shriram, J., addressed
Continue readingHP HC | Bail is the norm, jail exception, object of bail is neither punitive nor preventative
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma J. dismissed both writ petitions filed by the petitioners stating that the freedom of an individual
Continue readingOri HC | Writ petition not maintainable if petitioner has approached court with unclean hands or has suppressed material facts
Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S. Panda, ACJ and S.K. Sahoo, J. did not entertain the writ petition because the
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Cal HC | Availability of Passport is not a mandatory requirement while applying for Citizenship, if genuine reasons provided
Calcutta High Court: Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, J., while addressing a petition regarding the citizenship of a person, held that, “An application has to
Continue readingOri HC | Decision taken on land under Schedule Area must be in the direction of securing rights of citizens as guaranteed under the Constitution
Orissa High Court: D. Dash J. dismissed the petition on the ground that State being the owner of the land under Scheduled
Continue readingChh HC | Officers of FCI other than Board of Directors are not empowered to alienate any part of FCI land; A body corporate is a legal entity but it has neither a living mind nor voice
Chhattisgarh High Court: Goutam Bhaduri, J., while allowing the petition and quashing the order issued by the State of Chhattisgarh held that,
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HP HC | Members of judicial service having a combined experience of seven years as lawyer and member of Judiciary are not eligible to apply for direct recruitment as a District Judge
Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of L. Narayana Swamy, CJ and Jyotsna Rewal Dua J. dismissed both writ petitions filed
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Bom HC | Malafide intention and Clandestine motive to seduce someone into having a sexual relationship will fall in the ambit of S. 376(2)(n) of IPC
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Sunil B. Shukre and Madhav J. Jamdar, JJ., dismissed the criminal application filed with regard
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Bom HC | Blood sample of person charged for offence under intoxication of alcohol has to be sent to Chemical Analyzer to find whether person was under influence of alcohol
Bombay High Court: M.G. Giratkar, J., while allowing an appeal filed against the finding of Railway Claims Tribunal, held that, “Person who
Continue readingAll HC | Procedure prescribed under law to be followed strictly while cancelling license; Cancellation set aside where Inspection Committee improperly constituted
Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Sinha and Ajit Kumar, JJ. set aside the impugned order since it was passed
Continue readingUtt HC | The bidding document which asks for detail from a prospective bidder must be clear and unambiguous
Uttaranchal High Court: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J., allowed a petition filed by the petitioner where he was declared technically non-responsive and his financial
Continue readingHP HC | Regular bail under S. 439 CrPC granted considering young age of offender and first-time offence
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J. granted regular bail to the petitioner who is facing charges levelled against him under Sections
Continue readingDel HC | [Sexual Assault of 10-year old minor boy] Variations in child’s statement at stages of investigation & trial doesn’t retract veracity of allegations against accused
Delhi High Court: Anu Malhotra, J., while upholding the decision of the trial court in a case where a 10-year-old minor was
Continue reading[Delhi Violence] | Del HC | “We cannot let another 1984 happen in this country; Not under the watch of this Court”; Ensure safe passage for bodies of victims who died in riots
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of S. Muralidhar and Anup Jairam Bhambhani, JJ., in pursuance to the mid-night hearing, was informed
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