dog dressed as Lord Krishna
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The case in point is an exemplary instance of misconstruction of intent and a parochially narrow understanding of religious philosophy.”

Raja Raghuvanshi Murder case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

After the High Court upheld the grant of bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi on 29 June 2026, the State of Meghalaya approached the Supreme Court on 1 July 2026 challenging the order. The matter was first heard on 3 July 2026 and has been listed for further hearing on 9 July 2026.

imprisonment in default of fine Section 138 NI
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the present case, the petitioner was convicted in three separate cheque dishonour cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act arising from a single loan transaction and was sentenced to pay substantial fines, with three months’ simple imprisonment in default in each case.

Loan recovery not abetment of suicide
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the present case, the deceased had borrowed money from the creditors who allegedly pursued repayment, causing him stress and unusual behaviour. He later fell ill under suspicious circumstances and was declared dead, with allegations of suicide due to harassment.

Ranveer Singh Kantara
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the present case, an FIR was filed against Ranveer Singh for allegedly mimicking the Daiva possession scene from the film Kantara during an event at IFFI, which was claimed to have hurt religious and cultural sentiments.

sharing live location bail condition
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the present case, the petitioner was granted anticipatory bail with a condition to keep his location on, on his mobile and share the live location with the investigating officer.

2026 SCC Vol. 2 Part 2
Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

Explore the latest Supreme Court Cases in 2026 SCC Vol. 2 Part 2 on vesting of private forests, road safety, professional communication, and Aravalli Hills & Ranges.

police encounter routine firing at accused's leg
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Although this Court recognizes that police personnel also have the right of private defense and may use force in appropriate circumstances, it is well settled that where death occurs or grievous injuries are caused to the accused, the procedure mandated by the Supreme Court must be strictly followed.”

law student derogatory remarks on judicial officer
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The allegations in the present case are not merely of a single isolated incident but reveal troublesome conduct of the accused spanning over several months, involving physical intimidation and digital harassment.”

Friendship not a license to rape
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“She was under trauma and a sense of shame that had precluded her from disclosing anything to her parents and the police, as evidenced from her statement that she did not want to be medically examined in presence of her parents or inform the police about it, while her parents were present.”

3-year social media ban
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“If the accused indulged in any of the act to cause any harm to victim or her family, this order will be recalled immediately.”

CM Siddaramaiah
Case BriefsDistrict Court

“As such alleged statement or remarks were an intrinsic part of a legislative debate on the governance and law & order. Thus, the same is squarely within the sphere of proceedings in the legislature.”

power of police to issue notice
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Irrespective of petitioner’s age, gender, acute ill-health, the fact remains that, the Police Officer making an investigation cannot issue notice under Section 179(1) of BNSS to the petitioner, who is residing at Noida. However, it does not preclude the said officer to examine such person by approaching him.

accidently granted bail
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court had granted bail to the accused whose bail had to be denied due to a typographical error.

Criminal Law - July 2025
Legal RoundUpTopic-wise Roundup

Covering all the important criminal cases across various High Courts and the Supreme Court, this roundup provides a quick summary of cases, links to other roundups and a few top stories of the July 2025.

Community service NDPS accused
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“As a reformative approach to re-include the accused-applicant back in the society with a better vision, aim and zeal in life, this court deems it fit to impose an ancillary condition upon the applicant.”

Bokaro Steel Plant Protester Death
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court passed an interim order directing the respondents not to proceed with the investigation of the FIR.

Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Every false complaint of sexual offences not just causes immense damage to the person accused of the offence, but also creates cynicism and distrust across the society, which leads to even the genuine victims of sexual offences suffer, as society starts suspecting her truthful complaint also to be false.”

Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“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.”

Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the present case seeking regular bail by the accused, the charge-sheet comprising about 10,000 pages was filed over 1 year ago citing 49 prosecution witnesses, but charges are yet to be framed. Therefore, the Court stated that it is obvious that trial will take a long time to conclude.