Justice Chandra Shekhar Jha Archives

Patna HC Sets Aside POCSO Conviction, Rules Expression “Bad Work” is Insufficient to Presume Penetrative Sexual Assault

“Merely on the presence of semen on the pant of the victim and on the basis of the ocular evidence that some ‘bad work’ was done, it cannot be presumed that penetrative sexual assault to some extent was committed upon her.”

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Patna HC grants anticipatory bail to YouTuber Manish Kashyap accused of tarnishing image of railways by uploading video of people tampering with train tracks

Manish Kashyap allegedly uploaded a video on X (formerly known as Twitter) of a railway track showing insertion of stones between the fish plates of railway tracks by some persons.

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Patna High Court quashes case against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar over alleged disrespect to National Anthem during ‘Sepak Takraw’ World Cup inauguration

Patna High Court held that smiling and merely folding hands in Pranaam Mudra in standing position could not be construed by any prudent imagination to be an insult to the National Anthem.