S. 66 IT Act is bailable offence; Supreme Court clarifies S. 77-B must be read to ascertain nature of offence under S. 66
The Court sets aside the order which treated Section 66 as a non-bailable offence while ignoring Section 77-B
Habeas Corpus
Maternal aunt’s emotional bond cannot override biological father’s right as natural guardian; Bombay HC grants custody to father
The Bombay High Court directed restoration of custody of a minor child to her father in habeas corpus proceedings, observing that emotional attachment with the maternal aunt could not override the father’s undisputed legal right without any evidence showing that custody with him would be detrimental to the child’s welfare.
Right to Make Representation Must Be Communicated When Grounds of Detention Are Served, Not Weeks Later: Manipur HC Sets Aside NSA Preventive Detention Order
“The right to make a representation implies that the person detained must be informed of his right to make a representation to the authority that has made the order of detention at the time when he is served with the grounds of detention so as to enable him to make such a representation and the failure to do so results in denial of the right to make representation and renders the order invalid.”
Habeas Corpus Plea Fails Where Lawful Custody Flows from Child Welfare Committee Order: Allahabad High Court
The State submitted that since the corpus is in lawful custody of the State in pursuance of a judicial order, the present habeas corpus petition is not maintainable.
Child’s Overall Development outweighs Relative Care; Allahabad HC Grants Custody of Infant Child after Mother’s Death to Father
“The corpus is only about 13 months old. If custody is not entrusted to the father at this stage, there is a real possibility of the child growing up without forming any emotional bond with him, which would be detrimental to the child’s overall development and the father’s parental rights.”
“Deplorable state of affairs”: Allahabad HC orders release of man detained under NDPS Act without grounds & reasoned order
“Despite being public servants, their conduct reflects scant respect for law of land the dereliction of duty on their part, which can be considered to be misconduct in service on their part, since they have failed to perform their duties in accordance with law.”
Father’s Forceful Custody of Minor Does Not Amount to Illegal Detention: Allahabad High Court
“The father, being a natural guardian, cannot be said to have taken the minors out of lawful guardianship so as to attract any criminality.”
Mother placing child in hostel meant for orphans not in his best interests; Kerala HC grants custody to father
“The child stated that he was not being properly looked after while staying with his grandmother, and that he was not provided adequate food, particularly in the mornings and that his only substantial meal was the lunch provided at school. However, the father, his sister, and the child’s grandfather extended assurance for the child’s future welfare.”
No Habeas Corpus if Wife voluntarily leaves Home; Madras HC Orders Production of Children
Observing the wife’s voluntary departure, the Madras High Court shifted focus to child welfare and instructs police to produce the minors before the Judicial Magistrate.
‘Serious factual dispute about actual service of grounds of arrest’; Allahabad HC releases person arrested under CGST Act
The Court noted that “reasons to believe” are mandatory to be recorded; however, they need not be supplied along with the arrest memo to the accused, unlike the “grounds of arrest”, which must be supplied.
Custody by CCI without judicial authorisation amounts to unlawful detention; Tripura HC restores minor’s custody to mother
“The Mother and child love and affection is more relevant than anything else. The laws are made for the citizens but citizens are not born for the laws. No law can deprive the child or mother from their bondage, love and affection and the relation cannot be denied.”
‘Endangers public health, strikes at root of societal imbalance’: Telangana HC on spread of Narcotic Substances
“Public health and safety form an essential part of the constitutional vision under Articles 21 and 47 of the Constitution of India.”
RTI reply sheds light on pendency of Habeas Corpus, Preventive Detention, UAPA and NDPS cases before the Supreme Court
In September 2025, a RTI query was filed before the designated CPIO of the Supreme Court, seeking the statistics on pendency and disposal of cases by the Supreme Court.
HIGH COURT WEEKLY ROUNDUP OCTOBER 2025 [13th-19th October| Hijab in School; Celebrity Deepfakes and Personality Rights; PM Modi video on WhatsApp; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
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A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts from the first week of September, 2025.
Karnataka High Court fines 72-year-old woman ₹2 lakh for frivolous habeas corpus petition
“The filing of this kind of litigation should not be encouraged by this court and the same should be deprecated.”
“No law prevents her from living with married man”: Madhya Pradesh HC grants relief to adult woman who eloped with a married man
“She cannot be treated like Chasser. She has a mind of her own and the right to make a decision, whether right or wrong, with regard to the person with whom she wants to live.”
Inside Madras High Court’s decision recognising same-sex couples’ right to form a family
“Marriage is not the sole mode to found a family. The concept of “chosen family” is now well-settled and acknowledged in LGBTQIA+ jurisprudence. The Supreme Court may not have may not have legalised marriage between same sex couples; they can very well form a family”.
‘Mother equal natural guardian, cannot be implicated in kidnapping her child’; P&H HC dismisses uncle’s habeas corpus plea for custody of 12-year-old nephew
The Court noted that the mother, who ordinarily resides in Australia, merely responded to the distress call of her child who was left with the house help by his father while he was on a business trip.
MP High Court seeks State response on detention of a man over alleged WhatsApp threat to Prime Minister’s cavalcade
“In a democratic country, protestors can protest but they cannot disturb the protocol of Prime Minister and Vice President;” State argued.