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Punjab and Haryana High Court quashes FIR against AAP leaders in protest over Lakhimpur Kheri incident
“In the absence of any allegation of commission of the offences by an unlawful assembly, as chargesheet has not been filed under Sections 147 as 147 and 149 of the IPC, the petitioners cannot be held liable for the alleged acts of causing hurt or assault by any of the protestors, even if the allegations are accepted of accepted as true.”
“Trial Court failed to appreciate evidence”: Karnataka High Court sets aside newspaper editor’s acquittal for defaming police officer; orders 6 months imprisonment
“If, any statements are published or spoken any imputation concerning any person intending to harm or knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm the reputation of such person, it is said that it is expected to defame that person.”
Delhi HC: No anticipatory bail to law student who harassed complainant, posted obscene content, and made derogatory posts against Judge and Police
“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.”
‘Conviction more than shocking’: Uttaranchal High Court suspends POCSO conviction; grants bail after victim pleads for accused’s liberty
“This is not a case of insufficient evidence, but a case of no evidence at all.”
‘Lawyer’s activities not commercial in nature; using residential premises as lawyer’s office not misuse’: Delhi HC quashes 22-year-old complaint
“A commercial activity involves investment of capital, profit and loss and co-operation of labor; on the other hand, the professional service of rendering advice in law is dependent upon one’s own academic qualification and individual skill. These peculiar and distinctive features of the legal profession do not permit its inclusion in commercial or semi-commercial activity, establishment, or institution.”
Plea of alibi cannot be considered at stage of filing the charge-sheet: Bombay High Court
“Filing of charge-sheet is not an empty formality and it should contain all the details for not sending accused for trial, to enable the Magistrate to decide whether to accept the report and discharge the bonds or order further investigation or to take cognizance of the offence.”
‘Manner of granting bail revealed procedural irregularities at grassroot levels of judiciary’; Supreme Court directs special training for two judicial officers
“The case at hand exhibits an exceptional factual prism, impelling a deeper scrutiny beyond the conventional principles governing the subject. Unfortunately, the High Court while passing the impugned order also overlooked the germane factual position and saw the issue as merely being one of cancellation of bail.”
‘Doctrine of Contributory Negligence does not apply to criminal law; may be considered a mitigating factor while punishing offender’: Andhra Pradesh HC
The accused, who was a bus driver, was obligated to sound the horn, wait a reasonable period, or seek assistance from the conductor before moving the bus. Failure to adopt such precautions constituted negligence as a public bus driver.
‘Failed to show due diligence during trial’; Bombay HC dismisses plea to lead additional evidence at appellate stage
The case was pending before the Magistrate for almost 10 years, but during that entire period, the petitioner did not make any effort to examine the allottee as a witness. This clearly showed lack of due diligence by the petitioner during the trial before the Magistrate.
Bombay HC grants bail to accused in 2012 Pune serial blasts case, citing 12.5 years of pre-trial custody and remote chance of trial completion
“The prosecution had examined only 27 witnesses by 11-8-2025 out of 170 witnesses cited by it. Thus, the possibility of concluding of the trial in the near future appeared remote while the accused had already served more than a decade in prison.”
“Everyone has failed to discharge their responsibility”; Rajasthan High Court acknowledges delays in Bail Process as Two women held for 43 days in bailable offence
“With anguish and pain, this Court observes here that the learned Magistrate as well as learned Additional District & Sessions Judge failed to exercise their discretion in right perspective and in a very casual manner, decided the bail applications, placed before them.”
Witness Protection Scheme cannot substitute bail cancellation; rendering provisions of bail cancellation otiose: Supreme Court
Witness Protection Scheme is a remedial and curative measure, designed to neutralise the effects of threats once they have materialised. Bail cancellation, on the other hand, is a preventive and supervisory function of the criminal court, whose duty is to ensure that the trial proceeds unpolluted by intimidation.
Can Section 91 CrPC be invoked to compel an accused to produce incriminating material? Calcutta High Court examines
The Court observed that issuance of summons to produce a document against a person asking him to produce a document does not ipso facto makes the said person as a witness however, it would be highly unjust if the word ‘person’ used in Section 91 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is presumed to include an accused.
Punjab and Haryana High Court dismisses petition to set aside defamation case against TV Today Network
It remains undisputed on record that the complaint filed by Respondent 2 has disclosed commission of non-cognizable offence by the TV Today Network.
Bombay High Court refuses to quash FIR against teacher over mocking posts on ‘Operation Sindoor’ in WhatsApp group
The Court reiterated that social media is misused by certain people in the garb of “Freedom of Speech and Expression” by posting such material that creates hatred and disharmony among the people, such actions are detrimental to national unity and public order.
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No Scope for inherent powers to interfere with interim orders passed under DV Act without manifest illegality: Kerala High Court
“As far as the present case is concerned, the interim order passed by the Magistrate cannot be said to be gross illegality or irregularity. The petitioner could very well approach the same court seeking order, modifying or vacating the aforesaid order if there are sufficient reasons. That apart, appeal is provided under Section 29 of the PWDV Act against the aforesaid order”
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