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Punjab and Haryana High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Punjab & Haryana HC| Relief to actress Kangna Ranaut in ‘Shaheen Bagh Dadi’ defamation case; Trial Court directed to adjourn the matter

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While deciding the instant petition revolving around alleged defamatory tweets concerning the respondent by Bollywood actress Kangna

Published on July 13, 2022May 15, 2025By Editor_4
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Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

J&K and Ladakh HC| For proper administration of justice, Judges should not make derogatory remarks against persons, unless such censuring is necessary for the case

“Higher the forum and greater the powers, the greater is the need for restraint” Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: While

Published on July 8, 2022July 14, 2022By Editor_4
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Bombay High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bombay High Court| Slow pace of trial defeating the very purpose of POCSO Act; Court of Sessions to submit report of pending cases, number of Special Courts

    Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J. while adjudicating a bail application which dealt with an unfortunate incident of a girl

Published on July 4, 2022May 15, 2025By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Right of Press to report truthfully and faithfully | Press shall NOT indulge in sensationalism: Ker HC

Kerala High Court: Stating that, though the Press has a duty to inform the public, the Division Bench of Devan Ramachandran and

Published on May 25, 2022June 3, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Cheque issued as a security and not in discharge of legally recoverable debt; Is the contention sufficient to quash proceedings under N.I. Act at pre-trial stage? SC examines

“The quashing proceedings must not become an expedition into the merits of factual dispute, so as to conclusively vindicate either the complainant or the defence.”

Published on May 11, 2022May 13, 2022By Editor_4
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Business NewsNews

Court of Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi designated as Special Court under Companies Act

Central Government designates the Court of Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi in the State of Jharkhand as a Special Court for the purposes

Published on May 10, 2022May 10, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
1 Comment2526 views
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Does framing of charge means that accused is guilty or does it imply that accused may be guilty? Del HC elaborates

Delhi High Court: Expressing that, the revisional jurisdiction is not meant to test the waters of what might happen in the trial,

Published on April 30, 2022May 6, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Lapse of a long period in deciding appeal cannot be a ground to award disproportionate and inadequate punishment: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and BV Nagarathna, JJ has held that merely because a long period has lapsed by

Published on April 11, 2022April 15, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Explained| Does Army Act provide lesser punishment even for serious offences? Is a person not tried by Court Martial but by a Criminal Court at a disadvantageous position? 

Supreme Court: In a case where it was argued before the bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud* and Surya Kant, JJ that in

Published on February 22, 2022February 25, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
1 Comment5741 views
Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP HC | Unless the acquittal in criminal trial is honourable/clean, the employer has enough discretion to find a candidate to be unfit for employment

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Sheel Nagu and Sunita Yadav, JJ. while hearing a petition under Article 227 against

Published on February 17, 2022February 17, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

If investigating agency for some reason does not array a culprit as an accused, can Court call such person to face trial in view of its powers under S. 319 CrPC? All HC explains

Allahabad High Court: Dr Y.K. Srivastava, J., while examining the ambit and scope of Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,

Published on December 29, 2021December 31, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Explained| NDPS: Ownership of Vehicle; non-production of contraband, etc – Fatal to the trial or not?

Supreme Court: In a case where, on apprehending the accused, while making search of the motor cycle, 900 gm of smack was

Published on December 21, 2021December 24, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Man in detention without trial for almost 41 years, compensation granted: Cal HC

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Prakash Shrivastava, CJ and Rajarshi Bharadwaj, J., awarded compensation to a person who was remained

Published on December 9, 2021December 24, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Does S. 327(2) CrPC providing for “in camera” proceedings apply to appeals? Bom HC decides while rejecting Tarun Tejpal’s application

Bombay High Court at Goa: A Division Bench of Revati Mohite Dere and M.S. Jawalkar, JJ. rejected Tarun Tejpal’s plea to conduct

Published on December 7, 2021December 24, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

‘Irregularity in cognizance order does not vitiate trial’; SC finds no “failure of justice” in cognizance by Special Judge in Karnataka iron ore illegal mining case 

“For vitiating the proceedings, something more than a mere lack of authority has to be established.”

Published on November 30, 2021December 3, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
1 Comment5721 views
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Some out of five accused abscond; remaining can still be tried for dacoity: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In a case where two accused absconded and hence, the trial was split and three accused came to be tried

Published on November 2, 2021November 4, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
1 Comment4349 views
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Principles governing power of Courts to direct Retrial and Joint Trial, as laid down by Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud*, Vikram Nath and BV Nagarathna, JJ has lucidly laid down the principles governing

Published on October 12, 2021October 15, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

[Post Poll Murder] Ker HC | Rejection of bail would result in protraction of trial and indefinite detention; HC grants bail to Communist Party activists in post-poll murder case

Kerala High Court: K.Haripal, J., granted bail to the accused involved in post poll murder case of a Muslim League member. The

Published on September 15, 2021September 23, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Gau HC | “Both victim and accused are State’s future assets”; HC grants bail to IIT student accused of raping his junior

Gauhati High Court: Ajit Borthakur, J., granted bail to an IIT student accused of raping his junior. The Bench stated, “Both the

Published on August 24, 2021August 24, 2021By Editor_4
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Op EdsOP. ED.

Death penalty: The dilemma

by Aastik Dhingra†

Published on June 7, 2021June 7, 2021By Editor_4
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