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J&K High Court quashes preventive detention under the Public Safety Act, ruling the order illegal due to lack of independent application of mind.Hits: 26673
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Supreme Court in Sunny Chauhan vs State of Haryana (2026) says bail matters must be prioritized and criticizes High Courts for delaying bail hearings.Hits: 30005
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Courts Should Avoid Undue Leniency While Sentencing Those Found Guilty In Criminal Cases: SC
Supreme Court 2026: Compensation cannot replace jail. Landmark ruling restores 3-year sentence in attempt to murder case.Hits: 26802 -
Delhi HC Expressed Its Indignation At The Prolonged Pendency Of Bail Applications In Courts
Delhi High Court says delay in bail applications violates Article 21. Read key highlights of Amir vs State (2026).Hits: 30060 -
Supreme Court cancels bail in Zeba Khan case, lays down mandatory disclosure guidelines for criminal antecedents in bail cases.Hits: 27975
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Allahabad High Court rules CJM has no statutory power to transfer criminal cases. Landmark 2026 Lucknow Bench judgment explained.Hits: 27387
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Principles Governing Bail In Serious Offences Apply With Equal Force To Economic Crimes: SC
Supreme Court rules bail principles apply strictly in economic offences, sets aside Allahabad HC order in ₹6 crore fraud case (2026).Hits: 27869 -
Uttarakhand HC rules suspicion or marital discord alone cannot prove abetment under Section 306 IPC; sets aside 7-year conviction.Hits: 21866
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P&H HC Denies Bail To Lawyer Who Was Booked For bribery
Punjab & Haryana High Court denies bail to advocate accused of bribery, calling judicial corruption a sacrilegious threat to rule of law.Hits: 22011 -
Friendship Does Not Entitle One Party To Exploit Other’s Vulnerability Or Dignity: Jharkhand HC
Jharkhand High Court rules friendship cannot justify cyber exploitation, denies anticipatory bail in a landmark digital privacy case.Hits: 27734 -
Allahabad HC Most Strongly Lambasts UP Police For Shooting The Accused In Legs
Allahabad High Court slams UP police encounter culture, questions leg-shooting of accused, and summons DGP and Home Secretary for answers.Hits: 21802 -
Intention Of The Accused And Not What Is Felt By Deceased Establishes Abetment Of Suicide: Kerala HC
Kerala High Court holds words spoken in anger like “go away and die” do not amount to abetment of suicide without intent under IPC Section 306.Hits: 21774 -
MP HC Orders Judicial Inquiry Into Indore Water Contamination
MP High Court orders a judicial probe into Indore’s water contamination deaths, questions state audit, invokes Article 21.Hits: 29681 -
Karnataka HC Quashes Manipulated Rape Case Against Advocate
Karnataka High Court quashes FIR against advocate, holding that consensual adult relationship on alleged false promise of marriage is not rape.Hits: 27848 -
Supreme Court sets aside Allahabad High Court’s bail in a POCSO case, calling it perverse and reiterating strict bail principles in child sexual offence cases.Hits: 27976
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Himachal Pradesh High Court acquits accused in 498A & 306 IPC case, ruling that vague dowry allegations cannot prove cruelty or abetment of suicide.Hits: 26845
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Court Cannot Issue Non-Bailable Warrant For Non-Compliance With ED Summons: Delhi HC
Delhi High Court rules NBWs cannot be issued for ED summons non-compliance unless Section 73 CrPC conditions are fulfilled.Hits: 28086 -
Delhi High Court rules that ordering voice samples does not violate Article 20(3) or privacy, reaffirming lawful investigative powers.Hits: 26863
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Vague And Omnibus Allegations Of Harassment Are Insufficient To Sustain A Criminal Conviction: HP HC
Himachal Pradesh High Court rules vague dowry harassment claims insufficient for conviction under Sections 498A and 306 IPC.Hits: 28005 -
Fast Track Court Rejects State Government Plea To Withdraw Charges Against Akhlaq Murder Accused
Surajpur court rejects UP plea to withdraw Akhlaq lynching case, orders daily trial, and rules murder charges cannot be dropped under CrPC 321.Hits: 28007 -
The Supreme Court ruled that presumption of innocence ends after conviction and suspension of sentence in murder cases is allowed only in rare cases.Hits: 27000
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Delhi HC Grants Bail To Kuldeep Singh Sengar In Unnao Rape Case
Delhi High Court suspends life sentence of Kuldeep Singh Sengar in Unnao rape case, grants bail citing POCSO applicability and long incarceration.Hits: 30481 -
Delhi High Court stays CBI summons to advocate, reaffirming client-lawyer privilege and protecting independence of the legal profession.Hits: 28055
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Courts Must Refrain From Ordering Time Bound Investigations In Criminal Cases: SC
Supreme Court rules that time-bound criminal investigations should be rare, balancing Article 21 rights with investigative autonomy.Hits: 28043 -
‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ Slogan Is Challenge To Integrity Of India, Incites Rebellion: Allahabad HC
Allahabad High Court denies bail in Rihan v. State of UP, holding provocative slogans as a threat to sovereignty and rule of law.Hits: 22074 -
SC Lays Down Format For Criminal Judgments And Mandates Tabulated Charts Of Evidence
Supreme Court mandates a standardized format for trial court judgments to ensure clarity, consistency, and effective appreciation of evidence.Hits: 27771 -
Tendency To File Chargesheet Without Strong Suspicion Clogs Judicial System: SC
Supreme Court clarifies chargesheet filing standards, stressing strong suspicion requirement in Tuhin Kumar Biswas voyeurism case.Hits: 25822 -
Right to speedy investigation under Article 21 upheld. Supreme Court quashes decade-long delayed prosecution in Robert Lalchungnunga Chongthu case.Hits: 29575
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Informing Grounds of Arrest To Arrestee Is Mandatory In All Offences: SC
Supreme Court mandates written grounds of arrest to protect Article 21 & 22 rights; mandatory communication before remand under BNSS & criminal law.Hits: 27091 -
Public servants protection ruling: Punjab & Haryana HC upholds zero tolerance for obstruction and assault on duty; compromise cannot quash FIR.Hits: 29301
