P&H HC | Mere framing of charge alone is not sufficient ground for grant of bail, application dismissed
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Harnaresh Singh Gill, J., rejected the bail application filed by the applicant-accused in connection with the FIR
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Pat HC | Accused misusing privilege of bail by committing offence of same nature repeatedly: Court denies bail
Patna High Court: Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J., denied bail to the applicant in connection with the FIR registered for offence punishable under Section
Ker HC | Accused not to be incarcerated merely because of criminal antecedents; bail granted
Kerala High Court: Ashok Menon, J., allowed the bail application of the applicant-accused in connection with the FIR registered for offences punishable
All HC | Anticipatory bail granted to rape accused on account of inordinate delay in filing of FIR, conduct of victim’s family members did not “inspire confidence”
Allahabad High Court: Dinesh Kumar Singh, J., allowed an application of anticipatory bail in connection with the FIR registered for the offences
NHRC | Police officer asks a 16 year old girl to dance in lieu of registering FIR against molestation
The National Human Rights Commission, India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that an Inspector of Govind Nagar police
Bom HC | No prima facie case of forcible sexual act; Man accused for rape set free on bail
Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J., granted bail to an accused of rape in light of no prima facie case of non-consensual sexual
Jhar HC | FIR is not an encyclopedia of entire prosecution case; Physical touch of victim is not an essential ingredient to make an offence under Ss. 354, 506 and 509 IPC if basic ingredients are satisfied
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All HC | How can FIR under S. 66A of IT Act be registered when it has been declared ultra vires in Shreya Singhal Case?; HC asks SSP, Mathura to file affidavit
Allahabad High Court: A Division bench of Ramesh Singh and Raj Beer, JJ., directed the Senior Superintendent of police to file a personal
Sushant Singh Rajput death | Bom HC defers hearing till 21st August, 2020 on plea seeking CBI investigation
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ, and A.S. Gadkari, JJ., deferred the hearing for PIL’s filed in view of
Tablighi Jamaat| SC transfers all cases pending in different Delhi Trial Courts to Saket Court; Directs disposal within 8 weeks
Supreme Court: After Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted before the bench of AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari that as of today only
Cal HC | Press Reporter has a fundamental right to publish any news, which may not be palatable to administration
Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Bibek Chaudhari and Soumen Sen, JJ., addressed a matter wherein a reporter published a story on
Madras HC | Police failed to state how anti-CAA protest by accused was unlawful: Court quashes criminal case against accused booked for anti-CAA protest
Madras High Court: G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, J., allowed a criminal petition and quashed proceedings in the criminal case filed against the petitioner protesting against
Publication of news items regarding government girls shelter home, Kanpur by unknown media institutions: PCI takes suo motu cognizance
Publication of news items regarding government girls shelter home, Kanpur by unknown media institutions Press Council of India Chairman Justice Chandramauli Kumar
All HC | Awareness over lockup should be the norm: Court grants stay on arrest of persons booked for violating social distancing norms while distributing food packets
Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Sunita Agarwal and Saumitra Daya Singh, JJ., granted partial relief to the petitioners booked for violating
Del HC | No investigation against Ganga Ram Hospital for now: Court grants interim stay on investigation into FIR filed by Delhi Govt [Read detailed report]
Delhi High Court: C. Hari Shankar, J., granted an ad-interim injunction and restrained police from making any investigation against Ganga Ram Hospital in
57 minor girls found COVID positive; 5 of them pregnant & one HIV + at a Shelter Home in Kanpur: NHRC takes suo motu cognizance
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that fifty-seven minor girls have tested positive for the
Editors Guild of India is deeply concerned over the registration of a FIR against Scroll Executive Editor Supriya Sharma
The Editors Guild of India is deeply concerned over the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) at Varanasi’s Ramnagar police station
Madras HC | Tablighi Jamaat | Foreigners who attended congregation not criminals: HC grants bail and allows return of foreigners to native country
Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J., while addressing a petition with regard to release of Tablighis, stated that, Covid-19 should teach us to
Del HC | “No allegation of adverse consequences, in terms of enmity, hatred or ill-will, much less any violence or breach of peace, occurred as a consequence of webcast”; Court stays investigation against Vinod Dua
Delhi High Court: Anup Jairam Bhambhani, J., stayed the investigation against the television anchor and journalist Vinod Dua, alleged for spreading rumours and
Editors Guild condemns — “Growing tendency among police in various states to take cognisance of frivolous charges against journalists and convert them into an FIR”
Editors Guild of India is concerned by growing tendency among police in various states to take cognisance of frivolous charges against journalists