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Jagan Moorthy’s application for anticipatory bail was rejected by the Madras High Court on 27-06-2025, on the ground that there was prima facie material indicating his involvement in the alleged offence.
The Court held that the offence of illegal mining in rivers needed to be taken seriously despite less punishment prescribed under law.
“These are the cases where personal liberty of the citizen is at stake. The Magistrate should very well be sensitized in these types of issues, especially about the judgments which relate and deal with personal liberty.”
It had been alleged that the while serving as Principal District Judge, the petitioner had misappropriated Rs 14,35,000 which was allegedly deposited as bail surety.
In the present case, the crime pertains to a scam, wherein vehicles from other states and/or the vehicles which could not have been registered, were registered in the State of Maharashtra by creating false documents with the involvement of government officials.
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The applicant’s role, who was at the stage of 30 weeks’ of pregnancy, is of assaulting the deceased with fists and chappal.
“The scale of this deceit is symptomatic of systemic abuse, where absence is weaponised and legal safeguards are routinely undermined. These offences not only impact the personal and financial security of the victims but also have cascading effects on public trust in the real estate ecosystem, and ultimately, the economic stability of the State.”
“Quite often, it is seen that road rage leads to loss of human lives as well. The damage caused gets aggrandized when one of the aggressors is a lawyer while the other is a President of a political organization.”
The applicant did not approach the Court with clean hands which is the sine qua non, in an application for pre-arrest bail and the complaint has merit for which the applicant may have to be interrogated for effective and appropriate investigation as the law would mandate.
“One cannot overlook the role played by the so-called beauty and fitness influencers in setting unrealistic standards by creating a make-believe world. In a bid to meet these fickle societal standards of beauty, vulnerable people go to extreme lengths and even undergo risky procedures.”
“The demand for Rs. 1000 — however modest in quantum — is not to be seen in isolation but must be viewed in light of the position held by the accused engineer and the context of the demand. The act of coercing an ordinary citizen to pay a bribe for availing a rightful service, amounts to gross misconduct.”
Special Public Prosecutor submitted that there are 194 intercepted calls, revealing incriminating conversation involving the petitioner in negotiations and distribution of illegal gains. Thus, a larger conspiracy is to be unearthed, for which the custodial interrogation is needed.
The present case is not a case where only one person has been cheated as there are many more victims, who are cheated by the applicant and in every crime, the applicant used a different team.
On 06-03-2025, the Kerala High Court denied anticipatory bail to Shuhaib.
The bank in question was a co-operative bank located at a remote Taluka in Maharashtra. The customers were small shop keepers and local villagers who had very meagre income. The accused took advantage of such situation and siphoned their money.
The Court expressed concern that the accused persons took the law into their own hands without realising that their acts might affect and tarnish the image and reputation of the victims before society at large, out of whom some were girls, and one was a minor.
The Court stated that the Trial Court would examine whether the deceased took a drastic step of ending his life due to the regular and constant instigation of the accused or due to the weakness of his mental health.
A case was registered against PC George, alleging commission of offences punishable under Sections 196(1)(a), 299 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 120(o) of Kerala Police Act, 2011.
“It is noteworthy that instances of cyber fraud are increasing day by day, and according to the Data maintained by the Reserve Bank of India, Rs 3207 Crores were lost due to 5,82,000 cases of cyber-fraud between F.Y 2020 to F.Y. 2024.”