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Accused entitled to benefit of doubt in absence of concrete evidence collected in raids under NDPS Act

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of A.K. Pathak, J., set aside a conviction order by giving benefit of doubt

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Once FIR is quashed under Section 482 CrPC, no inference should be drawn to impute any adverse antecedents thus depriving an individual from seeking public employment

Tripura High Court: While deciding upon the present writ petition wherein the petitioner’s appointment in Group- D post was cancelled by the

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Criminal proceedings quashed in light of settlement between parties

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ajay Mohan Goel, J., decided a criminal petition filed under Section 482

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Arrest under SC & ST Act, 1989 must be made with prior approval of SSP concerned, and only after recording reasons of arrest in writing

Madhya Pradesh High Court: While disposing off the present appeal wherein the appellant was charged under Section 3(2)(va) and 3(1)(d) of Scheduled

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Changes in name’ and ‘corrections in name’ envisaged separately under CBSE Examination Bye-laws of 2015 and to be treated as such

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of S. Ravindra Bhat and A.K. Chawla, JJ., allowed a letters patent appeal against the

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‘Live link’ between the act of appellant and the act of deceased is necessary for conviction under Section 306 IPC

Chhattisgarh High Court: The appellant was acquitted of the charges under Section 306 IPC by a Single Judge Bench comprising of Ram

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Marital rape: A husband cannot be permitted to treat his wife like a chattel and violate her dignity

Gujarat High Court: While deciding the present case wherein the focal point was marital rape and unnatural carnal activity, the Bench of

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Courts have to secure the welfare of minor children by exercising parens-patriae jurisdiction

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Chander Bhusan Barowalia, JJ., decided a criminal writ petition,

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Arrest cannot be made in a routine manner on mere allegation of commission of an offence

Madhya Pradesh High Court: An appeal was filed under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,

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A major unmarried daughter is entitled to maintenance from her father under Section 125 CrPC

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Bharati H. Dangre, J., decided a writ petition filed by the petitioner-mother, wherein

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CBSE, NCTE directed to hold TET at the earliest

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rekha Palli, J., disposed of a petition against CBSE, filed by petitioners who

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Relief under writ petition declined in light of an alternate remedy

Gauhati High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Michael Zothankhuma, J. declined to grant relief to the petitioner under the writ

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An applicant under Section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 is permitted to give evidence by way of an affidavit

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Anuja Prabhudessai, J., decided a writ petition, wherein it was held that Section

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Wife’s inconvenience is to be considered over and above the convenience of husband in a transfer petition

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J., allowed a petition filed under Article 227 of

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Sentence of the convict reduced to meet the ends of justice

Chhattisgarh High Court: An appeal was filed by the appellant against the order of his conviction and sentence under Section 307 IPC

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Accused granted bail considering the fact of his marriage with prosecutrix

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Chander Bhusan Barowalia, J. decided a criminal petition filed under Section 438

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Extra-judicial confession is admissible if it inspires confidence and is made voluntarily

Chhattisgarh High Court: Order of conviction and sentence passed against the accused-appellants by the trial court under Section 302 of IPC was

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Courts to not take cognizance of offences under Ss. 56 & 57 of FERA unless opportunity to show requisite permission under S. 61(2)(ii) provided

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., allowed a Criminal Revision Petition

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POCSO Special Courts must devise methods to protect identity of child abuse victim during investigation and trial

Sikkim High Court: While deciding the present appeal wherein the appellant convicted under the POCSO Act, prayed before the Court for his

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Powers of High Court under S. 482 CrPC are distinguished from power to compound offence under S. 320

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sandeep Sharma, J., decided a criminal petition filed under Section 482 CrPC,