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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: 13308
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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: 11818
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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: 10727
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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: 9009 -
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: 9952
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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: 17057 -
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: 14862
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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: 10723
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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: 13311
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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: 12062
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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: 12355 -
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: 11067 -
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: 10484
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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: 10478 -
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: 8619 -
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: 20064
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Presumption Of Non-Application Of Mind If Bail Order Does Not Furnish Reasons: SC
Jharkhand vs Anil Ganjhu that where an order of bail does not furnish reasons behind the decision taken, there is a presumption of the non-application of mind.Hits: 11421 -
Sadha Ram @ Bhajna Ram vs Haryana that the preventive detention order should not be passed to enforce ‘Police Rule’ on mere suspicion and credible likelihood of the detenu’s involvement in crimes...Hits: 15907
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Bail Condition Enabling Police To Constantly Track Movement Of Accused Can’t Be Imposed: SC
Frank Vitus vs Narcotics Control Bureau The investigating agency cannot be permitted to continuously peep into the private life of the accused enlarged on bail, by imposing arbitrary conditions...Hits: 10696 -
SC Issues Guidelines To Visual Media For Portrayal Of Persons With Disabilities
Nipun Malhotra vs Sony Pictures Films India Private Ltd that was pronounced most recently on July 8, 2024 in the exercise of its civil appellate jurisdiction has issued a set of commendable...Hits: 14512 -
Rape Case Cannot Be Quashed Merely Because Survivor Has Forgiven The Accused: Meghalaya HC
Tenzin Tsephel vs Meghalaya that was seeking quashing of rape case while observing most forthrightly that there is nothing in law that can result in quashing of rape case based on forgiveness.Hits: 12819 -
Krishna Joshi vs Rajasthan that where an FIR was registered under Section 154 of CrPCHits: 10638
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Right To Be Forgotten: HP HC Orders Masking Of Rape Accused’s Name After Acquittal
Himachal Pradesh vs XXXX that an accused who is acquitted or honourably discharged by the process of law should not be made to carry the sword of his being accused for all his life.Hits: 13481 -
Husband Can’t Avoid Maintenance By Merely Pronouncing Talaq Thrice: J&K&L HC
Fayaz Ahmad Wani vs Mst Hameeda that the mere pronouncement of Talaak or Talaq (a form of divorce) three times by a husband is not enough to end a Muslim marriage or to escape obligations such as...Hits: 17507 -
Married Policeman’s Live-In Relationship Amounts To Violation Of Service Rules: Jharkhand HC
RB vs Jharkhand that: It is unbecoming of a police personnel who was in live-in relation with another lady other than wife and amounts to violation of rules whereby the service conditions of the...Hits: 17430 -
Uniform Civil Code Needs To Become A Reality: MP HC
X v/s Madhya Pradesh that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) must not remain on paper alone and needs to become a reality.Hits: 12032 -
Right To Speedy Trial Cannot Be Taken Away Citing Heinousness Of Crime: Rajasthan HC
Kailash Chand vs Rajasthan that right to have a speedy trial was guaranteed by the Constitution of India and it could not be taken away from the accused for the reason of seriousness or heinousness...Hits: 10523 -
Allahabad HC Directs State Authorities, Police To Undergo Training On UP Gangsters Act Procedure
Abdul Lateef @ Mustak Khan vs UP has directed the Uttar Pradesh State Government to send its police officials, district magistrates and nodal officers under the UP Gangsters and Anti Social...Hits: 9438 -
Pregnancy Is Not Sickness; Can’t Be Ground To Deny Public Employment: Delhi HC
Isha vs Union of India that pregnancy is not an illness or a disability and it cannot be ground to deny government employment to women.Hits: 13995 -
Biggest Betrayal Of Constitution And Justice In India
It is definitely as clear as broad day sunlight that which State needs more High Court Benches and which State does not need even a single High Court BenchHits: 14847
