CRIMINAL LAW ROUNDUP: A quick recap of the Latest Criminal Law cases from May 2025
This roundup offers a concise overview of the latest criminal law cases from May 2025, featuring key rulings from the Supreme Court and various High Courts.
Saket Gokhale
HIGH COURT MAY 2025 WEEKLY ROUNDUP | Stories on Khyati Hospital Angioplasty Scandal; Narayan Sai’s furlough plea; Col. Sofiya Qureshi Remark Case; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
Delhi HC directs Saket Gokhale to publish apology to Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri; rejects sealed cover apology
The respondent was directed to publish an unconditional apology on his X (previously Twitter) Handle and in Times of India, in a time bound manner and the petitioner was held entitled to damages for a sum of Rs 50 lakhs.
‘Suffered undeserved legal injury to her reputation’; Delhi HC orders TMC MP Saket Gokhale to pay Lakshmi Puri Rs 50 lakh damages for defamatory tweets alleging financial impropriety
“It is necessary to draw a distinction between a person’s financial affairs being open to public scrutiny, by requiring disclosure or clarification through legitimate means, which may not amount to defamation; and a person being subjected to vilification and to baseless and false ignominy, by asking tendentious questions laced with innuendo.”