Provisions of SC/ST Act not applicable where FIR does not mention that applicant does not belong to SC/ST
Uttaranchal High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Narayan Singh Dhanik, J. partly allowed a petition as a prima facie case
IPC
Content Regulation| Netflix, Amazon prime alleged to be in violation of IPC and IT Act for streaming ‘vulgar’ content
As reported by media, a PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking regulation of content on online platforms such
It is imperative on the High Court to record reasons while deciding application under Section 378(3) CrPC—Reiterated: SC
Supreme Court: A.M. Sapre, J. speaking for himself and Uday U. Lalit, J. allowed an appeal filed by the State of U.P.
Rape accused acquitted in light of the case falling in arena of ‘suspicion’ and no evidence: Bombay HC
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of B.R. Gavai and Sarang V. Kotwal JJ., addressed a Criminal Appeal by setting aside
Calcutta HC issues directions as ‘standard operating procedure’ for investigation and prosecution of crime
Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Ravi Krishan Kapur and Joymalya Bagchi JJ., issued directions in a case involving commercial
Disclosure of Rape victim’s identity is inconsistent in terms of Section 228-A IPC: SC
“Every attempt should be made by all the courts not to disclose the identity of the rape victim in terms of Section
False explanation given by the accused may be used to fortify the finding of guilt already recorded
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of B.R. Gavai and Sarang V. Kotwal, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed against the judgment
Retrial of order of ‘death sentence’ directed by the High Court to the trial court
Patna High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Rakesh Kumar & Arvind Srivastava JJ., while setting aside the order of death sentence,
Rape accused given reduced sentence due to occurrence of the offence before enforcement of Criminal (Amendment) Act, 2013
Gauhati High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Hitesh Kumar Sarma, J., convicted the accused-appellant under Section 376(1) of the IPC,
If a matter concerns life and liberty of a person, court can use its inherent powers to order quick & proper investigation
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A petition under Section 482 CrPC was filed by the petitioner to conduct proper investigation in FIR
Old age and no previous conviction can be grounds to reduce sentence
Punjab and Haryana High Court: The Court in this case dealt with a revision petition under S. 401 CrPC challenging the judgment
Bombay HC grants bail to man accused of raping his adoptive daughter, says the victim had abnormal sexual instincts
Bombay High Court: In this case before the High Court, victim was adopted when she was 9 years old by the accused