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No One Howsoever Big Or Small Can Be Ever Above The Law: SC
Supreme Court cancels bail of Kannada actor Darshan in Renukaswamy murder case, upholding rule of law in landmark 2025 judgment.Hits: 26906 -
Kerala HC directs steps to prevent duplicate appeals, sets aside acquittal, and imposes ₹1 lakh cost to protect justice delivery system.Hits: 26879
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Supreme Court orders release of life-term convicts after fixed term without remission, ensuring no detention beyond sentence.Hits: 33074
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Magistrates Must Not Authorise Detention Mechanically: Telangana HC
Telangana HC slams mechanical judicial remand, mandates strict adherence to Supreme Court guidelines in Syed Dastagir vs State of Telangana.Hits: 15745 -
SC Cancels Bail of Patna Care Home Superintendent Who Was Accused of Exploiting Inmates
SC cancels bail of remand home chief accused of enabling sexual abuse, citing grave lapses in Patna HC order under SC/ST Act.Hits: 21996 -
Criminal Complaint Can Be Amended Even After Cognizance: SC
SC: Complaint under CrPC can be amended post-cognizance if evidence is incomplete and no prejudice is caused. A curable, not substantial, error.Hits: 18937 -
Make Rules Mandating Disclosure Of Antecedents & Earlier Pleas By Accused In Bail Applications: SC
SC urges all High Courts to mandate disclosure of past bail pleas and criminal history in bail applications. Judgment in Kaushal Singh v. Rajasthan.Hits: 17142 -
Rape Case Can Be Quashed Based On Settlement Between Parties In Exceptional Circumstances: SC
SC: Rape case can be quashed on settlement in rare cases under Sec 482 CrPC, considering complainant’s stand & facts. July 2025 landmark ruling.Hits: 28357 -
Bombay HC Rightly Quashes Criminal Case Against Matchmaker
Bombay HC quashes 498A case against matchmaker, holding he's not a 'relative' under IPC; ruling protects non-family from cruelty charges.Hits: 26843 -
Kerala HC rules govt sanction not needed to prosecute cops for custodial torture in Sudha v. State of Kerala, protecting victim rights boldly.Hits: 22000
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Kerala HC quashes preventive detention over illegible documents, stressing strict compliance with procedural safeguards under KAA(P) Act.Hits: 16879
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Indore Bench Of MP HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Indore Based Cartoonist
MP High Court denies anticipatory bail to cartoonist Hemant Malviya for caricature targeting RSS and PM Modi, citing misuse of free speech.Hits: 20129 -
State’s Delay In Filing Appeals In Serious Offences Undermines Victim’s Pursuit Of Justice: Delhi HC
Delhi HC slams delay by State in serious crime cases; condones 325-day delay in revision plea to protect victims’ right to justice.Hits: 26933 -
Chhattisgarh HC rules trial courts can grant pardon to accomplice under Sec 307 CrPC/344 BNSS, even if not in custody; sets aside NIA court order.Hits: 27023
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Jharkhand HC Lambasts Hazaribagh Magistrate For Ignoring SC Bail Guidelines
Jharkhand HC slams Magistrate for custody of elderly man ignoring SC bail norms in Ruplal Rana case; orders training on liberty jurisprudence.Hits: 18051 -
MP High Court: Sessions Court erred by not taking cognizance under Section 193 CrPC in Parimal Singh Gurjar case, rules Justice GS Ahluwalia.Hits: 15953
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Consensual Affair Gone Sour Not Rape: SC
SC quashes rape case, rules consensual relationship turning sour can't justify prosecution under false promise of marriage.Hits: 17828 -
Punishment Should End During Lifetime Of Convict: Delhi HC
Delhi HC backs reformation over life-long imprisonment; cites Hindu jurisprudence & directs review of premature release in landmark 2025 ruling.Hits: 24563 -
Invocation of Gangsters Act Without Evidence of Organised Crime is Abuse of Law: Supreme Court
SC quashes FIR under UP Gangsters Act against Lal Mohd, warns against misuse of law for political motives or without proof of organized crime.Hits: 16949 -
SC rules bail can’t be cancelled mechanically without supervening circumstances; landmark verdict in Sanjay Kumar Jangid v. Mukesh Kumar.Hits: 18741
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SC Slams Misuse Of Preventive Detention To Keep Accused In Jail After They Secure Bail
SC quashes Kerala man's preventive detention, affirms liberty can't be curtailed without compelling reason post bail.Hits: 17292 -
SC quashes 498A IPC case, citing misuse of law by police officer; emphasizes need for judicial scrutiny & prevents abuse of criminal process.Hits: 19156
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Allahabad HC rules UP's 2019 bail curbs invalid post-BNSS 2023, allowing anticipatory bail in Gangsters Act cases.Hits: 18421
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SC rules that a warrant itself satisfies Article 22(1); no separate arrest grounds needed if warrant is read to the arrestee.Hits: 14814
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P&H HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Police Inspector Accused Of Assaulting Army Colonel
HC denies bail to cop accused of brutal assault on Army Colonel, slams misuse of power as vile, pitiless, and a blow to rule of law.Hits: 17210 -
Relief For Litigants As Allahabad HC Suspends Rs 500 Charge For Photo Identification
M/S Rajdhani Inter State Transport Co. New Delhi vs. U.P. Allahabad High Court has prohibited the collection of Rs 500/- as photo identification charges by Bar Associations from litigants.Hits: 20505 -
Allegation Of Political Vendetta In Itself Not Sufficient To Grant Anticipatory Bail: SC
P Krishna Mohan Reddy vs AP criminal appellate jurisdiction has denied anticipatory bail to two former bureaucrats in the alleged multi-crore Andhra Pradesh liquor policy scam case ruling that the...Hits: 16038 -
UP Government’s Key Directions For Invoking Gangster Act
UP govt issues 29 strict guidelines on Gangsters Act after SC nudge in Gorakh Nath case; misuse barred, rights under Article 21 safeguardedHits: 16222 -
Balamurali N vs Inspector of Police that while the prisoners have a right to education, it must be resorted to remedies available under the Prison Rules 258(13) or 259.Hits: 16035
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Amol Samadhan Nikam vs Maharashtra took suo motu cognizance of the increasing trend of police officers ‘copy-pasting’ witness statements during criminal investigations which is definitely most...Hits: 18261
