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Chhattisgarh High Court Refuses Bail To Husband Accused Of Driving Pregnant Wife To Suicide Over Dowry Demand
The Chhattisgarh High Court has refused to grant regular bail to a husband accused of continuously subjecting his wife to physical and mental cruelty on account of dowry demand, leading to her suicide. The Court observed that at the stage of considering a bail application, issues such as delay in registration of the FIR and alleged inconsistencies in the witnesses' statements are matters...
Chhattisgarh High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Self-Styled Godman Accused Of Inducing Doctor To Pay ₹25 Lakh For 'Divine Rituals'
The Chhattisgarh High Court has refused to quash an FIR against a person claiming to be a spiritual practitioner who was accused of inducing the complainant to give over ₹25 lakh by representing that he possessed divine and spiritual powers capable of resolving the complainant's family difficulties through religious rituals. The Court further observed that its inherent jurisdiction cannot...
MP High Court Awards ₹5 Lakh Compensation To Police Constable Illegally Detained In Bailable Offence
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has awarded ₹5 lakh compensation to a police constable who was illegally detained in connection with a bailable offence, holding that the police cannot keep an accused in custody merely because they intend to produce him before a Magistrate within 24 hours. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 305]Declaring the arrest and continued detention illegal and violative of Article 21...
Chhattisgarh High Court Awards ₹25,000 Compensation For Illegal Detention After Man Kept In Jail Despite Furnishing Court-Ordered Bail Bond
The Chhattisgarh High Court has awarded ₹25,000 as compensation to a man whose right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution was violated after he was kept in judicial custody despite furnishing the bail bond directed by the Executive Magistrate. The Court observed that a person arrested merely on suspicion, against whom no cognizable or non-bailable offence is...
Supreme Court Quashes POCSO Case Lodged By Wife Against Husband's Sister, Flags Trend Of Dragging In-Laws Into Family Dispute
The Court observed that in-laws are dragged into matrimonial disputes.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Half-Yearly Digest: January - June, 2026
SUPREME COURT Supreme Court To Examine If UP Gangsters Act Is Repugnant To Section 111 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Case Details: SIRAJ AHMAD KHAN & ANR. v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR.|Writ Petition (Criminal) No.452/2024 The Supreme Court recently asked the State of Uttar Pradesh to respond to the issue of repugnancy between various provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters...
S.48 BNSS Doesn't Mandate Written Intimation Of Arrest To Relatives, Intimation Through Phone Call/ SMS Valid: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently held that section 48 of the BNSS does not mandate that the intimation of arrest be given in writing to the relatives of the arrested persons. The court held that an intimation through phone call or SMS is a valid intimation. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 337] Justice R Vijayakumar thus refused to interfere with the remand of four persons arrested in an NDPS case on...
Police Must Strictly Comply With Arnesh Kumar Safeguards; Procedural Lapses Cannot Be Taken Lightly: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that strict adherence to the safeguards governing arrest and remand, particularly the principles laid down by the Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar, is of paramount importance and that procedural lapses by police officials cannot be treated casually. [2026 LiveLaw (Chh) 81]The Court observed that every police officer is under a...
Uttarakhand High Court Transfers Corruption Trials Against Former Jim Corbett Director & Senior Forest Officials To Special CBI Court
The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the transfer of two vigilance cases against a former Director of the Corbett Tiger Reserve and other senior forest officials to the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, CBI, Dehradun, holding that the designated CBI Court alone has jurisdiction to try cases investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation. The Court observed that once the CBI had...
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest: June 2026
ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT Allahabad High Court Seeks Judicial Officer's Explanation For Remanding 'Juvenile' To Jail, Summons Arresting Cops The Allahabad High Court today ordered the immediate release of a juvenile who was sent to jail on allegations of committing theft, calling his detention prima facie 'illegal'. A Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Divesh Chandra...
J&K&L High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Woman Accused Of SIM-Swapping With Trekker, ₹8.73 Lakh Cyber Fraud
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has refused to quash an FIR against a woman accused of being part of an alleged SIM-swapping and cyber fraud racket that allegedly targeted a trekker from West Bengal during his visit to Kashmir and siphoned off more than ₹8.73 lakh from his bank accounts.Holding that the allegations disclosed commission of cognizable offences under the...
Magistrate Must Disclose 'Substance Of Information' While Issuing S.126 BNSS Notice To Execute Bond For Keeping Peace: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has ruled that an Executive Magistrate is duty-bound to disclose the 'substance of information' received by him while issuing show-cause notice to a person to explain why he should not be ordered to execute a bond or bail bond for keeping peace under Section 126 BNSS. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 76]As per Section 126 BNSS when an Executive Magistrate receives information that...