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Del HC | If a firearm is recovered from possession of a person at the airport which he/she is unaware of can the person be punishable under S. 25 of Arms Act? HC answers

Delhi High Court: Suresh Kumar Kait, J., addresses a matter revolving around the possession of ammunition by a person which he/she is

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“Consent of parties cannot obviate the duty of the High Court to indicate its reasons”; Supreme Court explains the law on Bail

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud* and M. R. Shah, JJ., pronounced an important judgment which came out

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Bom HC | Can administrator of WhatsApp group be held criminally liable for objectionable posts of a group member? HC answers

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Z.A. Haq and Amit B. Borkar, JJ., while addressing the matter, observed that: In the

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Sikk HC | Court rejects bail of accused of offences under S. 354 IPC, S. 8 POCSO and S. 25 Juvenile Justice Act

Sikkim High Court: Meenakshi Madan Rai, J., rejected a bail application wherein the Petitioner, Principal of a School, aged about 58  years,

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Del HC | Is it within Court’s power to direct for further investigation on finding defects in the same? Death caused by suicide, Allegations of Dowry Death | Why FIR was registered after 10 months of deceased’s death? [Detailed Report]

Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., expressed that: “Courts must not close its eyes to the fact that it is the victim

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Whether pre-FIR enquiry is permissible against public servant in corruption matters? What is the scope and ambit of such an enquiry? Supreme Court explains

Supreme Court of India: The Division Bench comprising of Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud and M.R. Shah*, JJ., addressed the instant appeal challenging the

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Court appointed IRP Anuj Jain’s arrest over Yamuna Expressway accident killing 7 appalling; SC directs immediate release; issues notice to Investigating Officer

Supreme Court: Appalled with the arrest of Anuj Jain, the Interim Resolution Professional of the company managing the Yamuna Expressway, in connection

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Criminal proceedings cannot be permitted to degenerate into weapon of harassment; HCs must quash frivolous FIRs: Supreme Court

“Inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C. and/or under Article 226 of the Constitution is designed to achieve salutary purpose that criminal proceedings ought not to be permitted to degenerate into weapon of harassment.”

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Bom HC | Power of quashing a criminal proceeding should be exercised very sparingly and with circumspection and that too in the rarest of rare cases: FIR against late actor Sushant Singh’s Sister not to be quashed

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of S.S. Shinde and M.S. Karnik, JJ., found prima facie case against Late actor Sushant Singh

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‘Educated adults choosing their life partners is the way forward to reduce caste and community tensions’; SC comes to the aid of a young couple facing “threats from the elders”

“Educated younger boys and girls are choosing their life partners which, in turn is a departure from the earlier norms of society where caste and community play a major role.”

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Jhar HC | A Newspaper reports about sexual assault incident along with sum and substance of FIR lodged with no disclosure of victim’s name. Will defamation provision under Ss. 500 or 501 IPC be applied on publisher, editor, etc.?

Jharkhand High Court: Ananda Sen, J., while addressing the instant matter with regard to the application of Section 228A of Penal Code,

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Del HC | Offences under S. 377 IPC & S. 4 POCSO Act committed on a child aged 7 years, father of victim sought quashing of FIR: Will HC quash the FIR? Read to know

Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., in regard to quashing of FIRs expressed that: “High Court cannot mechanically quash FIRs for non-compoundable

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Del HC | ‘Dragging his feet only to harass’: Court quashes FIR in light of settlement deed arrived at before Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre

Delhi High Court: Mukta Gupta, J., quashed an FIR on noticing that the matter was being dragged only with the purpose of

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MP HC | It is true that alternative remedy is not an absolute bar to a writ petition, but it is equally well settled that if there is an alternative remedy HC should not ordinarily interfere

Madhya Pradesh High Court: S.A. Dharmadhikari, J., dismissed the instant petition filed under Articles 226 and 227. The facts of the case

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Kar HC | Police officer who defaulted in registering FIR in a cognizable case was directed to clean the front of his police station for 1 week; Laid emphasis on FIR and Zero FIR

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of S. Sunil Dutt Yadav and P. Krishna Bhat, JJ., emphasized on the importance of jurisdictional

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Madras HC | When in circumstances registration of case is itself an abuse of process of law, Court can exercise inherent powers

Madras High Court: R. Pongiappan, J., addressed the Criminal Original Petition seeking to quash the First Information Report of first respondent police as

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FIR is not a detailed chronicle of all intricate and minute details of an offence: Supreme Court [Read what a valid FIR is]

Supreme Court: The bench of AM Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ has held that the true test of a valid FIR is only whether

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[Medical Negligence] Del HC | Person performing surgery on pregnant women leading to death of the patient: Court rejects bail for offence under Ss. 315, 304 IPC

Delhi High Court: Manoj Kumar Ohri, J., denied bail to the petitioner who is accused of commission of offence under Section 315 (act

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SC refuses to quash FIRs for remarks on Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti but Amish Devgan not to be arrested pending investigation

Supreme Court: The 2-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ has refused to quash the FIRs registered against News18 Journalist

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1991 Balwant Singh Multani disappearance| SC grants anticipatory bail to Punjab’s former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini in a fresh FIR alleging murder

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah*, JJ has granted anticipatory bail to Punjab’s former