Gujarat High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Journalist Accused Of Posing As Pollution Control Board Officer, Seeking Bribe

The Gujarat High Court denied anticipatory bail to a "journalist" who was accused of impersonating himself as an officer of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board and demanding money from a factory owner to delete photos and videos of contaminated water which was allegedly found there. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 256]The allegation against the applicant was that he along with other accused,...

Criminal Law No Tool To Stifle Legitimate Political Dissent: Madras High Court Quashes Case Against Annamalai For Alleged Provocative Speech

The Madras High Court on Thursday (September 24) quashed a case against former IPS officer and President of We The Leaders Foundation, K Annamalai, for his alleged provocative speech involving freedom fighter Muthuramalinga Thevar. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan noted that there was no material to show that Annamalai had intended to promote communal disharmony through his speech. The court also noted that there was no material to show that the speech was capable of inciting violence,...

Telangana High Court Sentences Cop To 1-Month Jail For Arresting Accused In Contravention Of Protection Order

Court suspended the sentence till October 19, to enable State to prefer an appeal.

2016 Kopardi Gang Rape Case: Bombay High Court Judges To Visit Spot Of Incident Before Hearing Final Arguments In Death Reference

Before hearing the final arguments in the appeals filed by the convicts in the infamous Kopardi gang rape case challenging their death sentence, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday (September 22) said it will first visit the spot where the minor girl was allegedly ravished and killed by the convicts.A division bench of Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Ashish Chavan have decided to visit the...

Teacher Beating Female Student's Palm In Classroom Full Of Students Won't Attract Offence Of Outraging Modesty: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings against a male teacher, who was booked for the offence of outraging the modesty of his female student by allegedly beating her palm in a classroom. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 528]Justice Jobin Sebastian observed that the teacher did not have requisite intent to outrage the de facto complainant's modesty as he beat her only to wake her in...

Sessions Court Cannot Impose Special Category Sentence Barring Statutory Remission And Commutation : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday (September 24) reiterated that a Sessions Court cannot impose a special-category sentence directing a convict to remain in prison for the remainder of their natural life by excluding the statutory remission and commutation regime. “…we are of the view that there is no doubt that the Trial Court was competent to impose the punishment of imprisonment for life upon the appellants for the offence under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC, however, at the same time,...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Defamation Case Against BJP MLC Over Statements Made In Press Conference Against State Minister

The Karnataka High Court dismissed a petition filed by BJP Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Adaguru H. Vishwanath, seeking to quash the criminal proceedings initiated against him in a defamation case filed by the State Transport Minister, BS Suresh. Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde said that whether the alleged statements were made in good faith, or if they lowered the minister's reputation, are maters to be determined at the time of trial.“In the instant case, since the petitioner has not...

Insult To Prime Minister Doesn't Attract S.352 BNS Without Intent To Provoke Breach Of Peace: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has recently quashed criminal proceedings against a man who was booked by Athani Police for allegedly putting up barricades in front of his shop and making insulting remarks against the Prime Minister when he was questioned by a social worker. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 378]The single judge bench of Justice Venkatesh Naik T held that the complaint did not disclose...

2010 Attack Case: Bengaluru Court Acquits Congress MLA Sangamesha, Others; Orders Action Against Officials For 'Defective' Probe

A Special Court in Bengaluru on Tuesday (September 22) acquitted Congress MLA B.K. Sangamesha and four others in a 2010 case involving charges of criminal conspiracy, rioting, attempt to murder and voluntarily causing grievous hurt.While acquitting the accused, the court found several defects in the investigation and directed the State to place the case before the Acquittal Review Committee...

Supreme Court Dismisses Karnataka Plea Against HC Order To Pay Rs 5 Lakh Compensation For Illegal Arrest

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (22 September) dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Karnataka against a Karnataka High Court order which had declared the arrest of a homestay owner illegal and directed the State to pay him compensation of Rs. 5,00,000.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta was hearing the Karnataka government's challenge to the judgement...

WhatsApp Status Shared With Contacts Not Enough To Attract Offence Of Communal Enmity U/S 505(2) IPC: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that posting a statement as a WhatsApp status does not constitute “publication or circulation” on a public forum so as to amount to a statement which creates or promotes enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes under Section 505(2) IPC.In doing so the court quashed an FIR under Section 505(2) IPC against a man accused of posting a WhatsApp status...

Can't Use Courts To Recover Money: Bombay High Court Says Costs Should Be Imposed In Pleas To Quash Matrimonial, Commercial FIRs

Observing that 'courts' cannot be used as 'recovery mechanisms', the Bombay High Court recently opined that courts must impose costs in case of quashing First Information Report (FIR) on mutual consent, particularly in commercial and matrimonial disputes.Single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav explained that criminal law cannot be used as a 'bargaining chip' or a tool to settle personal scores...