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Sri XXX vs Karnataka Granted liberty to a husband to initiate criminal proceedings for the malicious prosecution under Section 211 of the IPC (Falsely accuse others of committing an offence)...Hits: 19663
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Kerala HC Asks Police Chief To Ensure Innocent Persons Are Not Arrested Due To Mistaken Identity
Shalet vs Kerala that innocent persons are not arrested or detained due to errors in identifying the persons who are actually to be arrested.Hits: 14742 -
Majority Population Would Become Minority If Conversions At Religious Gatherings Continue: All HC
Kailash vs UP that unlawful conversion of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes SC/ST and economically poor persons to Christianity was being done at rampant pace throughout Uttar Pradesh.Hits: 10305 -
Quashing Rape FIRs Based On Monetary Settlements Would Mean Justice Is For Sale: Delhi HC
Rakesh Yadav vs NCT of Delhi that cases related to allegations of sexual violence cannot be quashed based on monetary payments, because doing this would imply that justice is for sale.Hits: 8464 -
Bail Discretion Power Ought Not To Be Used Arbitrarily, Capriciously And Injudiciously: SC
Ramayan Singh vs Uttar Pradesh that the grant of bail involves the exercise of a discretionary power that ought not to be used arbitrarily, capriciously; and injudiciously as it cancelled the bail...Hits: 13699 -
Cross-Examination Of Witness Should Be Deferred Only In Exceptional Cases: SC To Trial Courts
Surender Singh vs NCT of Delhi The trial courts to desist from granting long adjournments after examination-in-chief of witnesses while cautioning that such delays may affect the fairness of the...Hits: 9954 -
Dell International Services India Private Limited vs Adeel Feroze that Whatsapp conversations cannot be read as evidence without there being a proper certificate as mandated under the Evidence Act,...Hits: 9940
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Jharkhand HC Grants Bail To Hemant Soren In Money Laundering Case
Hemant Soren vs Directorate of Enforcement that had been filed against him in connection with an alleged land scam.Hits: 10342 -
Mechanical Addition Of S. 302 IPC Unsustainable: All HC
Rammilan Bunkar vs UP while departing from the traditional route and taking strong exception to the most condemnable routine and so also as we see mechanical addition of Section 302 of IPC (murder)Hits: 11345 -
Rajendra Prasad Sahu @ Rajendra Prasad Shaundik vs Jharkhand has ordered the State Government of Jharkhand to pay Rs 5 lakhs in compensation for illegally demolishing a privately owned building...Hits: 11835
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Navdeep @ Chhotu vs Haryana has underscored the complete unreliability of confessions made in police custody thus emphasizing the legal protections against such admissions under the Indian Evidence...Hits: 9768
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No Explanation For Delay Of 4-5 Years In Filing FIR: Rajasthan HC
Shrawan Ram vs Rajasthan that was pronounced as recently as on 25.06.2024 has on expected lines while extending the benefit of doubt granted bail to an accused who was booked under the Indian Penal...Hits: 13618 -
Kamlesh Singh vs UP that: There is a growing tendency to convert purely civil disputes into criminal cases, which should be deprecated and discouraged.Hits: 10446
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Sita Ram Sharma vs HP that a mere protest or use of intemperate language, without any overt act, would not amount to the criminal offence of obstructing an official in the discharge of public...Hits: 11428
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XYZ vs Maharashtra criminal appellate jurisdiction has passed an order to release the minor accused in the Pune luxury car accident caseHits: 11364
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Rahul Gandhi vs State that the accused was a married man and father of a child, she could not allege that the consent was obtained on a false promise of marriage.Hits: 13905
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Sania Pradhan @ Sanyasi Pradhan vs Odisha ordering the State to pay Rs 10 lakhs compensation to the parents of a minor boy who succumbed to injuries sustained after a toilet wall collapsed inside...Hits: 10504
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Zainab Abdul Qayyum Choudhary vs Chembur Trombay Education Society’s NG Acharya and DK Marathe College that the dress code prohibiting students from wearing hijab, nakab, burka, stole, cap etc on...Hits: 14692
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Bombay HC Orders Release Of Minor Accused In Pune Porsche Car Accident Case
Pooja Gagan Jain vs Maharashtra that an order to release the minor accused in the Pune luxury car accident case that had claimed two lives into the care and custody of his paternal aunt.Hits: 14685 -
Lajara Chhatria vs Odisha that the executive authorities have unhindered power to consider the case of life convicts for premature release even when their appeal is pending before the Appellate Court.Hits: 9754
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No Fundamental Right To Protest Anywhere The Agitator Pleases: Kerala HC
The Federal Bank Ltd vs Federal Bank Officer’s Association that there is no fundamental right to protest at any place the agitator pleases and reasonable restriction can be imposed on the exercise...Hits: 8275 -
R Mohankrishnan vs DIG that even an isolated offence of sexual harassment at the workplace must be considered as a ‘continuing offence’ if it is grave in nature and is causing constant trauma and...Hits: 10448
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Maruti Sondhiya vs UOI that had been moved by a lawyer named Maruti Sondhiya to quash the appointments made to the office of High Court Judges in November, 2023.Hits: 11056
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X Vs Uttarakhand while extending bail to a juvenile accused in a case registered under Sections 376(3), 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and Section 5(j)(ii)/6 of the Protection of Children from...Hits: 12514
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Rajat Sharma vs X Corp (Formerly Twitter) that journalist Rajat Sharma had abused and used foul language against Congress spokesperson - Ragini Nayak on live television. It would be material to...Hits: 10385
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Informant/Victim vs UP that: No doubt, chapter XVI ‘Sexual Offences’ (of the IPC), is a women-centric enactment to protect the dignity and honour of a lady and girl and rightly soHits: 11549
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Sipahi Kumar vs Kerala that before conducting the body search of a person, the person has to be informed of his right to have the presence of either the Magistrate or a Gazetted Officer to witness...Hits: 10310
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Shanti Devi vs Jharkhand that pension and gratuity benefits for employees cannot be withheld while criminal proceedings are ongoing.Hits: 10647
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Delhi HC Rejects 17-Year-Old Defamation Case Against Hindustan Times
Mahaveer Singhvi vs Hindustan Times Ltd that: Balancing the right of information of the public with the duty of the Media of truthful reporting and the individual right of protection of his...Hits: 9651 -
The Uniform Civil Code, Uttarakhand Act, 2024 Is A Right Step In The Right Direction
States should not emulate such a worthy step in order to ensure that it is uniformly implemented in all States all across India.Hits: 15063
