22-year-old POCSO accused alleges false FIR filed due to property dispute; Supreme Court grants bail
The undertrial prisoner, accused of kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old, has been behind the bars for almost two and a half years.
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POCSO| Getting date of birth changed in Aadhaar to establish that minor victim was a consenting adult is a serious offence; Delhi High Court denies bail to a married man
Delhi High Court denied bail to a married person as he wanted to take advantage of the complainant by getting the complainant’s Date of Birth on the Aadhar Card changed so that when the applicant established physical relationship with the complainant, she would not have been a minor.
Delhi High Court | Statement made under Sec 164 CrPC disclosing commission of rape is sufficient to frame charges under Sec 376 IPC
Delhi High Court: In a case where revision petition was filed against the order passed by the Trial Court by
Supreme Court |Handing over cash to a public servant would be considered “proceeds of crime” under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
Supreme Court: In a case wherein the appeal challenged the final judgment and order passed by the High Court of
Telangana High Court | Objecting husband from taking care of his parents would amount to cruelty and consequently lead to divorce by the Family Court
Telangana High Court: In a case where the offences alleged against the petitioners under Section 498-A of the Penal Code,
Allahabad High Court upholds rejection of S. 321 CrPC application filed by Swami Chinmayanand Sarawati, former Union Minister of State
Allahabad High Court: In application by Swami Chinmayanand Sarawati, former Union Minister for State, invoking extraordinary power of the Court
Grant of interim bail does not obviate regular bail; Delhi High Court denies bail to UP Police official and RPF constable for committing murder of LIC agent
Delhi High Court: In an application filed by the applicant who is a UP Police official, charged under Section 302,
SC steps in after Orissa HC sits on a blind man’s bail plea in a Ponzi scheme case for 2 years after reserving order in 2020; Issues notice to CBI, ED
Supreme Court: The vacation bench of AS Bopanna and Vikram Nath, JJ has issued notice returnable in 3 weeks in the matter
Law on Voluntarily Causing Grievous Hurt | In a land dispute, a person subjected to grievous injury with the use of ‘Khurpi’: Will he be punished under S. 326 or 325 Penal Code, 1860? Bom HC explains
Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of S.S. Shinde and N.R. Borkar, JJ., upheld the decision of the Trial Court in a
Law on Bail | Investigation complete, charge sheet filed, accused in jail since 6 months: Read whether Del HC grants bail
Delhi High Court: Chandra Dhari Singh, J., granted bail while referring to a catena of Supreme Court decisions with regard to the
If investigating agency for some reason does not array a culprit as an accused, can Court call such person to face trial in view of its powers under S. 319 CrPC? All HC explains
Allahabad High Court: Dr Y.K. Srivastava, J., while examining the ambit and scope of Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,
Charge Sheet Filed, but no arrest, instead interim protection granted: Read Del HC’s decision in a bail matter
Delhi High Court: Rajnish Bhatnagar, J., while addressing the allegations of forged agreement, stated that the effect of the same would be
Riotous incident took place, shop, as well as house, vandalized and looted, yet bail granted to accused persons: Why? Karkardooma Court’s opinion on not finding ‘sufficient evidence’
Karkardooma Courts, New Delhi: On finding no sufficient evidence, Virender Bhat, ASJ-03, granted bail to the accused persons who looted a medical
Court admits accused to bail for CBI’s failure to file charge sheet within 60 days; Discusses consequence of incomplete charge sheet vis-a-vis right under S. 167(2) CrPC
District Court Complex, Rouse Avenue: Anuradha Shukla Bhardwaj, Spl. Judge (PC Act) CBI-21 allowed applications filed under Section 167(2) CrPC and granted
HC quashes proceedings based on “draft charge-sheet” yet to be placed before Magistrate! Clear abuse of S. 482 CrPC, holds SC
Supreme Court: In a case where the Gujarat High Court had quashed criminal proceedings at the behest of persons who were not
Is officer-in-charge obligated to arrest each and every accused at the time of filing chargesheet? SC answers in negative, holds it is contrary to intent of S. 170 CrPC
Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ. has held that if the Investigating Officer does not
Can mere dishonour of cheque amount to abetment of suicide? Bom HC decides
Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of V.K. Jadhav and Shrikant D. Kulkarni, JJ., held that, Mere dishonour of cheque and refusal
Bom HC | Departmental enquiry and criminal proceedings can go on simultaneously: Court refuses to quash departmental enquiry
Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of R.D. Dhanuka and R.I. Chagla, JJ., refused to quash departmental enquiry against the petitioner even
Kar HC | IO filed common charge-sheet for various crimes registered in different Police Stations; Amalgamation of final reports in respect of different FIRs held to be impermissible
Karnataka High Court: K. Natarajan, J., allowed the petition and quashed the impugned order. The facts of the case are such that
All HC | A question of fact cannot be adjudicated by High Court under S. 482 CrPC; application dismissed denying relief to applicant
Allahabad High Court: While deciding an application for quashing the charge sheet, Om Prakash-VII, J., disposed of the same finding it difficult