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Guj HC | High Court cannot exercise its inherent jurisdiction to quash the proceedings unless it is found that, allegations do not disclose the commission of cognizable offence

Gujarat High Court: Ilesh J. Vohra, J., heard a matter related to offences alleged under Sections 376 (2) (n), 377, 406, 498(A),

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AP HC | Person occupying high posts are indulging in waging war against State of Andhra Pradesh’s Judicial system: HC orders CBI investigation

Andhra Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Rakesh Kumar and J. Uma Devi, JJ., while ordering CBI investigation in regard to defamatory

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Guj HC | ”Truth is the motto and object of every investigation, let no stone be left unturned”; Court reminds CID [Vadodara Custodial Death]

Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench of Sonia Gokani and N.V. Anjaria, JJ., on 28-09-2020 during the proceedings of the Vadodara Custodial

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NLU Jodhpur student’s death| SC orders fresh investigation by a new Investigation team after Rajasthan Police hastily submits a ‘very lengthy’ closure report

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee, JJ has directed a de novo investigation into the

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Madras HC | 1000 culprits can escape, but, one innocent person should not be punished: HC states in perfunctory investigation of a brutal murder

Madras High Court: B. Pugalendhi, J., while addressing a petition, observed that, “An impartial investigation is the basic requirement for any investigation. A

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MP HC | Police may resort to the extreme step of arrest only in situations where accused fails to cooperate in the investigation

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava, J., allowed the anticipatory bail application of the accused-applicant in connection with the FIR registered

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Press Council of India advises media to adhere norms of Journalistic conduct in covering cases under Investigation

The Council has noted with distress that coverage of the alleged suicide by a Film actor by many media outlets is in

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Bom HC | Whether a convict who has challenged his conviction under S. 374 CrPC is entitled to benefit under S. 436-A CrPC?: Full Bench discusses

Bombay High Court: A Full Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and R.K. Deshpande and Sunil B. Shukre, JJ., answered the question referred

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Madras HC | Decriminalization of Politics: Why Centre has not enacted law as suggested by Supreme Court to prohibit persons facing criminal cases to enter into political stream?

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of N. Kirubakaran and V. Velumani, JJ., while addressing the present petition observed that, “Indian Democracy

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Bom HC | Citing Supreme Court’s verdict on transfer of investigation into unnatural death of Sushant Singh Rajput to CBI, Court declines to entertain PILs

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and Revati Mohit Dere, J., declined to entertain the instant PIL related

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Ori HC | Bail granted to accused under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 for trafficking of critically endangered pangolins

Orissa High Court: S.K. Panigrahi J., granted bail to an accused of animal trafficking under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 on the facts

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Sushant Singh Rajput| Here’s why SC ordered CBI probe into the actor’s death [DETAILED REPORT]

“When truth meets sunshine, justice will not prevail on the living alone but after Life’s fitful fever, now the departed will also

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Sushant Singh Rajput Death case| SC reserves verdict in Rhea Chakraborty’s plea seeking transfer of case from Patna to Mumbai

Supreme Court: A single judge bench of Hrishikesh Roy, J has reserved verdict actor Rhea Chakraborty’s plea seeking the transfer of an

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Sushant Singh Rajput death case| SC dismisses Law student’s petition seeking CBI probe

Supreme Court:  A bench headed by SA Bobde, CJ dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a probe by the Central Bureau

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Sushant Singh Rajput death case| SC asks Mumbai Police to submit status of investigation so far; says truth must come out

Supreme Court: A single judge bench of Hrishikesh Roy, J has directed Mumbai Police to to file status report on probe conducted

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NLU Jodhpur student’s death: SC asks Rajasthan Police to complete the investigation within 2 months

Supreme Court: A bench headed by RF Nariman, J has granted Rajasthan Police two months deadline to complete the investigation into the

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[Vizag Gas Leak] AP HC | Employees of LG Chemicals parent company permitted to leave the country as they do not hold liability for “styrene gas leak” incident

Andhra Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Sri Jitendra Maheshwari, CJ and Lalitha Kanneganti, J., permitted the employees of the parent

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Guj HC | “Caste system in the country making it more and more difficult for youth to decide their life partner”: Court extends protection to couple

Gujarat High Court: The Division Bench of Sonia Gokani and N.V. Anjaria, JJ.,  while addressing a matter for protection of a couple,

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COVID 19 | Ker HC | Police directed to take appropriate action with regard to complaint alleging movement of mysterious figure during night hours resulting in violation of lockdown orders

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Shaji P. Chaly, JJ. addressed a petition filed wherein a direction is