unlawful assembly Archives

Allahabad High Court denies bail to two members of Popular Front of India accused of planning an attack on different Hindu Religious Organisation

Ansad Badruddin and Firoz Khan, members of PFI were denied bail by Allahabad High Court, as various contraband articles were recovered from their possession, including a diary disclosing their aim and object of fighting against Hindu religious organisations and to promote the ideology of PFI.

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala High Court quashes proceedings against CM Pinarayi Vijayan and 11 other CPI(M) leaders protesting for withdrawal from free trade agreement between India and the ASEAN

Kerala High Court: In a case relating to a complaint for offences under Sections 143, 147, 149 and 283 of

Case Briefs District Court

Delhi Court acquits two accused persons in Ashok Nagar Riots case as prosecution fails to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt

Karkardooma Court, Delhi: In a case filed by the State against the two accused Yogender Singh and Suraj under Section 147/148/149/427/436 Penal

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Reversing acquittal of only 2 out of 22 acquitted murder accused, despite glaring contradictions between witness testimonies, illogical; SC sets aside Karnataka HC verdict

Supreme Court: In an appeal against the Karnataka High Court's reversal of acquittal of 2 out of the 22 accused

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Man taking a lady from another community in his car, attacked by violent mob: Act of mob moral policing? Ker HC unfolds

Kerala High Court: Calling it to be ‘moral policing’ K. Haripal, J., addressed a matter wherein a man had taken a lady

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Does pointing towards victim’s hiding place make one a part of a “murderous” unlawful assembly? “Not brave enough” at most, holds SC

Supreme Court: In a case where an accused merely pointed to the house where the victim was hiding, thereby helping a fully

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | Zero tolerance for Advocates’ unlawful conduct: HC to ensure that activities of some advocates do not spoil image of entire profession

Madras High Court: N. Anand Venkatesh, J., while addressing the present petition expressed that: “This is the third occasion, in the last

Case Briefs District Court

[CAA Protests] Karkardooma Court |”Peaceful protest is the essential right in a vibrant democracy as of ours, but this right is subject to certain exceptions”

Karkardooma Court: Naveen Gupta, Additional Session Judge, while addressing a bail application filed, denied the same and held that, A peaceful protest is

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Bail granted in absence of allegations of an overt act against the accused who was a member of unlawful assembly

Kerala High Court: Raja Vijayaraghavan V., J. allowed this bail application registered under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

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Pat HC | Session Court’s order on juvenile being guilty of being a part of unlawful assembly quashed by High Court due to improper evidence and being protected under Juvenile Justice Act

Patna High Court: Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. allowed a petition seeking to quash an order of the Sessions court on the ground that

Case Briefs High Courts

Sentence has to be proportionate with the offence committed; convicts in ‘Naroda Patiya Riot case’ awarded 10 years RI

Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Harsha Devani and A.S. Supehia, JJ. pronounced the order on quantum of sentence in

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Factors for determining the culpability of accused participating in unlawful assembly, explained

Supreme Court: In the case where the culpability of an accused participating in an unlawful assembly was in question, the bench of