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All HC | During the course of trial it is open to complainant or prosecution to apply for alteration of charges

Allahabad High Court: Dinesh Kumar Singh, J. while disposing of this petition gave liberty to the petitioner to move an application for

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Jhar HC | Petition cannot be rejected merely on ground of mentioning wrong provision – contents of petition must be considered for the sake of justice

Jharkhand High Court: Sujit Narayan Prasad, J. dismissed the writ petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. This is

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Del HC | Accused allowed to confront witness with reference to answer given by him in cross-examination; Law on S. 145 Evidence Act and Ss. 161 & 162 CrPC restated

Delhi High Court: Brijesh Sethi, J., allowed a criminal writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution read with Section 482 CrPC

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Kar HC | Accused booked for committing offences under Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act allowed anticipatory bail

Karnataka High Court: H.T. Narendra Prasad, J. while allowing the bail petition imposed stringent conditions because of the objections raised by the

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Pat HC | An abstract principle of law cannot be applied in vacuum as there has to be foundational facts to which law can be applied

Patna High Court: Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. dismissed the petition filed against the order passed in Sessions Trial by which the opposite parties

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Ker HC | Court orders Secretary of Panchayat to allow operation of amusement park for Oachira Temple festival

Kerala High Court: Devan Ramachandran, J. allowed the petition filed by the petitioner. The petitioner was earlier permitted by Oachira Temple Administration

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Ker HC | Conviction for murder altered and appellant released as he had already undergone more detention than imposed by law

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench comprising of A. Hariprasad and A.Anil Kumar, JJ., released the appellant as no intention to commit

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HP HC | Documents need to be appreciated in the right perspective in order to address the question of law; Court allows appeal

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J., allowed an appeal against the judgment of the first appellate court. The plaintiff had

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Del HC | Quashing of FIR in a heinous and serious case of rape denied even where accused subsequently married the victim

Delhi High Court: Brijesh Sethi, J., while stating that, “Rape not only causes serious injury to a woman’s body, her honour and

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Raj HC | Conviction on the basis of dying declaration upheld where it inspired confidence

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Sabina and Goverdhan Bardhar, JJ., while dismissing the appeal upheld the judgment passed by the

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Gau HC | Deductions to be made from the salary of ADG (Customs) if delay caused to the process of Court

Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench of Ajai Lamba, C.J. and Achintya Malla Bujor Barua, J., ordered the Customs department to speed

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Ker HC | Bail to sexual harassment accused on grounds of no prima facie offence and accused already suffered detention

Kerala High Court: Alexander Thomas, J., allowed a bail application subject to stringent conditions in child sexual harassment case on the ground

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Kar HC | Stay granted against Canara Bank taking possession of property till petitioner avails remedy under SARFAESI

Karnataka High Court: B. Veerappa, J. while disposing of this petition directed that the impugned order should not be given effect to.

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Raj HC | Court can exercise its power of judicial review if the quantum of penalty is disproportionate

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Narendra Singh Dhaddha and Mohammad Rafiq, JJ. dismissed the appeal filed by Rajasthan State Road

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HP HC | Court denies petition to shift liquor shop from near a temple, holds allotment of liquor vend reasonable for the defined period

Himachal Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Narayana Swami, CJ and Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J., disposed of an appeal in the

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P&H HC | Court upholds Bar’s decision to deny enrollment to a law graduate who failed to get cut off marks

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Declining to grant relief to a law graduate who had failed to obtain the cutoff marks in

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Raj HC | Ownership of property to be decided on evidence where mode of acquisition is disputed

Rajasthan High Court: Sabina, J., dismissed the petition moved for dismissing the suit for partition qua the petitioner since no ground for

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Pat HC | Session Court’s order on juvenile being guilty of being a part of unlawful assembly quashed by High Court due to improper evidence and being protected under Juvenile Justice Act

Patna High Court: Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. allowed a petition seeking to quash an order of the Sessions court on the ground that

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Ker HC | Sanction under S. 196 of CrPC ought to have been obtained for an offence under S. 124 A of Penal Code, 1860

Kerala High Court: Raja Vijayaraghavan V, J. while allowing the revision petition, discharged the petitioner and set aside all orders by Sessions

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Bom HC | Dishonour of a cheque issued as a mere guarantee does not attract punishment under S. 138 NI Act

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