Criminal Intimidation Archives

Entry of authorised Bank employee in secured property premises for taking possession doesn’t fall under “House Trespass”: Calcutta High Court

While quashing the impugned criminal proceeding against the petitioners, the Court held that a defaulter borrower holds the secured asset only in trust or symbolic possession and even if the petitioners have entered the said property, the same cannot be marked out as trespassers in other’s’ property.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Caste-based discrimination in IIT-K| Continuation of proceedings can be a barrier in bringing back cordiality between faculty: Supreme Court disposes of criminal appeal

In a case related to caste-based discrimination against an associate professor of IIT-K by fellow faculty members, the Supreme Court played a conciliatory role and handled a very sensitive matter with equal sensitivity.

Case Briefs District Court

[POCSO] Eve teasing and roadside romeos need to be dealt with heavy hand; Bombay Sessions Court convicts man for 1.5 years for calling a minor girl an “item”

Sessions Court, Borivali Division, Mumbai: In a case filed by a minor girl against the accused for offences under Sections 354, 354-D,

Case Briefs District Court

Pulling the dupatta of a girl amounts to offence under S. 354 IPC; Bombay Special Court directs compensation of Rs 15000 to the minor victim

POCSO Special Court, at Fort, Gr. Bombay: In a case where charge sheet is filed against the accused for offences

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras High Court deprecates the practice of implicating Advocates as accused along with their clients for offences allegedly committed by clients

Advocates, in addition to being professionals, are also officers of the courts and play a vital role in the administration of justice.

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Gravity of offence not the sole decisive ground to deny bail – object of bail not punitive or, but to secure the presence of accused at trial

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma, J. allowed the bail petition of the appellants who were charged for intentional insult to provoke

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Magistrate can issue process against accused residing beyond his area of jurisdiction only after inquiry as contemplated under S. 202 CrPC

Bombay High Court: S.S Shinde, J. allowed a criminal application to the order passed by the Judicial Magistrate (First Class) issuing process against