Investigation Archives

Ori HC | Bail granted to accused under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 for trafficking of critically endangered pangolins

Orissa High Court: S.K. Panigrahi J., granted bail to an accused of animal trafficking under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 on the facts

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Sushant Singh Rajput| Here’s why SC ordered CBI probe into the actor’s death [DETAILED REPORT]

“When truth meets sunshine, justice will not prevail on the living alone but after Life’s fitful fever, now the departed will also

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Sushant Singh Rajput Death case| SC reserves verdict in Rhea Chakraborty’s plea seeking transfer of case from Patna to Mumbai

Supreme Court: A single judge bench of Hrishikesh Roy, J has reserved verdict actor Rhea Chakraborty’s plea seeking the transfer of an

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Sushant Singh Rajput death case| SC dismisses Law student’s petition seeking CBI probe

Supreme Court: A bench headed by SA Bobde, CJ dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a probe by the Central Bureau

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Sushant Singh Rajput death case| SC asks Mumbai Police to submit status of investigation so far; says truth must come out

Supreme Court: A single judge bench of Hrishikesh Roy, J has directed Mumbai Police to to file status report on probe conducted

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NLU Jodhpur student’s death: SC asks Rajasthan Police to complete the investigation within 2 months

Supreme Court: A bench headed by RF Nariman, J has granted Rajasthan Police two months deadline to complete the investigation into the

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[Vizag Gas Leak] AP HC | Employees of LG Chemicals parent company permitted to leave the country as they do not hold liability for “styrene gas leak” incident

Andhra Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Sri Jitendra Maheshwari, CJ and Lalitha Kanneganti, J., permitted the employees of the parent

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Guj HC | “Caste system in the country making it more and more difficult for youth to decide their life partner”: Court extends protection to couple

Gujarat High Court: The Division Bench of Sonia Gokani and N.V. Anjaria, JJ., while addressing a matter for protection of a couple,

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COVID 19 | Ker HC | Police directed to take appropriate action with regard to complaint alleging movement of mysterious figure during night hours resulting in violation of lockdown orders

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Shaji P. Chaly, JJ. addressed a petition filed wherein a direction is

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Del HC | India – South Africa Cricket Series Conspiracy | Sanjeev Chawla alleged in criminal conspiracy of match fixing to be in police custody for investigation at Tihar only

Delhi High Court: Anu Malhotra, J., while deciding a petition with regard to the investigation of Sanjeev Chawla alleged for acting as

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Ker HC | It is not proper for a HC to exercise its jurisdiction under Art. 227 of Constitution of India even before a petitioner had approached appropriate court below in that regard

Kerala High Court: R. Narayana Pisharadi J., dismissed the original petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution where the petitioner prayed

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Cal HC | Can a “witness” in course of investigation be compelled to give voice samples? — 3 questions referred to larger Bench

Calcutta High Court: Rajasekhar Mantha, J., has referred to three important questions, which in the Court’s opinion are required to be settled by

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P&H HC | Petitioners seeking protection directed to be issued advance notice under S. 160 CrPC in case they are required to be associated with investigation

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Gurvinder Singh Gill, J., disposed of the petition directing the respondents to issue written advance notice to

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CoA SL | Anonymous communication, should be acted upon and should be verified to commence an investigation under Bribery Act; held, provision should be provided for protection of whistle blowers

Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka: KK. Wickremasinghe and K.Priyantha Fernando, JJ. contemplated an appeal against the judgment of High Court related

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Pat HC | Court reiterates that it has no role to play while investigation by police is still underway

Patna High Court: Ashwani Kumar Singh, J. dismissed an application for the quashing of FIR by the petitioner under Articles 226 and

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MP HC | ‘Early conclusion of trial a bleak possibility and prolonged pre-trial detention an anathema to the concept of liberty’; bail granted to externed accused

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vivek Rusia, J. dealt with a bail application where the petitioner sought bail for the offence under Section

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Pat HC | No cognizable offence disclosed in FIR though the apparent allegation of embezzlement of money held to be a legitimate ground for proceeding trial

Patna High Court: Birendra Kumar, J. dismissed a criminal miscellaneous application filed by the petitioner challenging the order of cognizance passed against

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Kar HC | Bail granted when no prima facie case of commission of offence with pre-meditation made out during investigation

Karnataka High Court: Sunil Dutt Yadav, J. granted regular bail on the ground that the case of the commission of offence with

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Kar HC | Statement in presence of doctor to police officer cannot be discarded at stage of investigation; bail rejected

Karnataka High Court: H.B. Prabhakara Sastry, J. dismissed the petition under Section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure for an offence punishable

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Chh HC | Principles laid down by SC for registration of FIR against doctors under S. 154(1) CrPC, apply with equal force while CJM acting under S. 156(3)

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K. Agarwal, J. while allowing a writ petition filed by a registered medical practitioner, held that the jurisdictional criminal