Addressing Panchayat Secy As 'Tum-Tam' Or 'Mere-Tere' Is Not Instigation To Commit Suicide: Jharkhand High Court Quashes FIR Against BDO

The Jharkhand High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a Block Development Officer accused of abetting the suicide of a Panchayat Secretary, holding that merely addressing the deceased as “tum-tam” or “mere-tere” does not constitute instigation to commit suicide. The Court observed that even if the allegations in the FIR were accepted in their entirety, they failed to satisfy the ingredients of the offence of abetment of suicide under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.A Single Judge...

Adultery No Longer A Crime: Jharkhand High Court Quashes Constable's Dismissal Over Alleged Adulterous Relationship

The Jharkhand High Court has quashed the dismissal of a Jharkhand Armed Police constable over an alleged adulterous relationship, observing that adultery is no longer a criminal offence in view of the Supreme Court's decision in Joseph Shine v. Union of India. The Court further held that the disciplinary authority had dismissed the constable on a ground that was never part of the charge-sheet, rendering the order illegal and violative of the principles of natural justice.A Single Judge Bench of...

Telangana High Court Quashes FIRs Against CM Revanth Reddy For Obstructing Traffic For Road Shows During 2019 By-Polls

The Telangana High Court has quashed FIRs lodged against Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for obstructing traffic and causing inconvenience while conducting road-shows at different locations as part of his campaign for the 2019 Huzurnagar by-elections. The CM was booked under IPC Sections 341(wrongful restraint) and 188(Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant). The allegation against the CM in one of the FIRs was that on 18.10.2019, during the Huzurnagar by-elections, the...

Sessions Court 'Prima Facie' Exceeded Bail Jurisdiction By Directing Executive Action On Alleged Land Grabbing, Mob Violence: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has summoned the Law Officers branch, observing that the sessions court had "prima facie exceeded its jurisdiction" under S.483 BNSS which relates to bail, by referring its order to various state authorities for implementation of Supreme Court's directions in mob lynching cases. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 186]Notably the sessions court had denied bail to three accused...

'Classic Example Of Improper, Lackadaisical Investigation': Patna High Court Acquits Murder Convict, Orders Probe Against Investigating Officer

The Patna High Court has acquitted a man convicted of murder, describing the case as a “classic example of improper, lackadaisical, and indifferent investigation” and directing an inquiry against the Investigating Officer for serious lapses in the investigation. The Court observed that the investigation suffered from glaring deficiencies, including failure to establish ownership of seized articles, omission to send the recovered empty cartridge for forensic examination, and withholding of...

Jharkhand High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Hemant Soren Over 2014 Poll Speech

The Jharkhand High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Chief Minister Hemant Soren arising out of his 2014 election campaign speech, holding that his remarks regarding the proposed amendment of the Chotanagpur Tenancy (CNT) Act, Santhal Parganas Tenancy (SPT) Act and labour laws did not constitute an offence under Section 125 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. A...

S.498A IPC | Scolding Daughter-In-Law For Placing Food Pot On Ground Is Not Cruelty: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has set aside the conviction of a mother-in-law under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, holding that the prosecution failed to establish the statutory ingredients of cruelty where the allegation against her was limited to abusing her daughter-in-law after she placed a pot of treacle on the ground. Allowing the appeal, the Court held that the trial court had erred...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Cruelty FIR Against Sister-In-Law Residing Abroad, Says Alleged Telephonic 'Instigation' Doesn't Attract S.498A IPC

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a cruelty case lodged by a woman against her sister-in-law who resides in Luxembourg, for allegedly 'filling the ears' of her in-laws by repeatedly calling them. [ 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 229]The single judge bench of Justice M.Nagaprasanna noted that complaint about sister-in-law torturing the complainant through such phone calls cannot be accepted in the...

'No Finding I Was Part Of Conspiracy, Yet I Was Convicted': Vinay Kulkarni's Uncle Tells Karnataka High Court In Yogesh Goudar Murder Case

Chandrasekhar Indi (Accused No. 16), the uncle of former Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni, on Wednesday (July 1) told the Karnataka High Court that the trial court's judgment contains no finding that he was a member of the criminal conspiracy to murder BJP leader Yogesh Goudar, yet he has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment under Section 120B read with Section 302 of the IPC.Indi...

'No Yellow Journalism': Gujarat High Court's Bail Condition For Man Accused Of Extorting Traders By Posing As Journalist

The Gujarat High Court has granted bail to a man accused of posing as a journalist along with co-accused and extorting money from traders by threatening them of defamation and also assaulting one of the traders who eventually passed away. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 184]The relief is subject to the Petitioner not indulging in any activity amounting to "yellow journalism" or publishing any news item...

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Coordinating Assault On Society Resident Feeding Stray Dogs

The Gujarat High Court has granted bail to a man over his alleged role in assaulting the complainant in connection with an altercation over feeding of stray dogs. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 183]Applicant is accused of coordinating an assault on a society resident who had an altercation with another resident over feeding stray dogs. It is alleged that the person with whom complainant had an...

Patna High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Jan Suraaj Leader Naj Ahmed Khan, Says Allegation Of Mala Fides 'Doesn't Cut Much Ice'

The Patna High Court has held that mere allegations of political rivalry or mala fides cannot be a ground to quash an FIR when its contents disclose commission of cognizable offences. The Court observed that where the allegations in the FIR prima facie disclose the commission of offences, the case would not fall within the principles laid down by the Supreme Court in State of Haryana v....