Mob Lynching Cases: Karnataka High Court Seeks Interim Victim Compensation Scheme, Mandates Notice To Victim's Kin In Bail Hearings

The Karnataka High Court has recently dismissed multiple pleas seeking cancellation of bail granted to persons accused in a mob lynching case over the victim allegedly chanting pro-Pakistan slogans, while also issuing directions to ensure compliance with the apex court guidelines in Tehseen S Poonawalla v. Union of India with respect to interim compensation and issuing notice to victim's...

Criminal Summons Cannot Be Issued Against A 'Designation' Without Naming Person Holding It: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that summons in a criminal case cannot be issued against a post or designation without mentioning the name of the person holding that post.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Anil Kumar Choudhary observed that a post is not a juristic person and quashed criminal proceedings against two petitioners who had been summoned merely by their posts.The Court was hearing...

Bombay High Court Suggests Centre To Amend Aadhaar Act To Help Agencies Trace, Deport Foreign Nationals Using Fake Identities

Taking note of the 'concerning pattern' of foreigners 'infiltrating' India's borders and fraudulently obtaining basic documents like Aadhar Card, PAN Card etc. to conceal their identities, the Bombay High Court recently ordered the Union Government and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to consider amending the Aadhar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies,...

'No Legal Duty To Report': Karnataka High Court Quashes Chargesheet Against Homestay Owner For Not Reporting Alleged Rape Of US National

Morality may expect a citizen to speak but criminal law can punish his silence only when statute commands him to speak, Court said.

S.498A IPC Does Not Require Demand Of 'Dowry'; Any Unlawful Demand For Property Or Valuables Is Covered: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that an offence under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code does not require an allegation of demand for “dowry”, and that harassment to coerce a woman to meet any unlawful demand for property or valuable security can constitute cruelty under the provision.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava made the observation while setting aside...

Allahabad High Court Doubts Narrative Of Police Encounter, Orders CBI Probe

The Allahabad High Court has questioned a recurring pattern in police encounter cases where police personnel allegedly escape unhurt while a single shot fired by the police ends up hitting the accused in the knee or below.The Court made the observation while finding serious doubts in the prosecution's account of an alleged police encounter involving an accused who was shot in both legs....

'Prima Facie Responds To Criticism With Violence': Gujarat High Court Refuses To Suspend AAP MLA's 7-Year Sentence In Assault Case

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (August 24) refused to suspend the sentence of Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Dediyapada assembly Chaitar Vasava convicted for assaulting and extorting forest officials in a forest land encroachment case wherein he was sentenced by the trial court for seven years. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 230]The court passed the order on applications seeking suspension of sentence moved...

Grant Of Bail In Serious Offences Like Murder Must Record Justifiable Reasons : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently set aside the bail granted to the two accused persons in a murder case, noting that the bail order was a result of a non-application of mind, as the Courts below ignored the vital evidence which prima facie showed the involvement of the accused in the crime. “The law in regard to grant or refusal of bail is very well settled. The court granting bail should...

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Suicide Abetment, Notes He Was 'Only Taking Side Of His Sister' And Not Threatening Deceased

The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a man accused of abetting a woman's suicide after she was allegedly threatened by him, prima facie observing that the alleged threat had no bearing to the incident since the applicant was only taking his sister's side during her argument with the deceased sister-in-law. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 227]Justice Nikhil S Kariel in his order noted that the applicant...

Non-Disclosure Of Marital Status Without Deception Or Dishonest Inducement Not Cheating U/S 420 IPC: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that mere allegations of non-disclosure of a material fact relating to matrimonial status, without the necessary ingredients of deception and dishonest inducement, do not constitute cheating under Section 420 IPC. The Court observed that where the essential ingredients of the offences alleged are not made out, continuation of criminal proceedings would...

Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes FIR Against Two Booked For Sharing Online Cartoon On Governor After Unconditional Apology

The Chhattisgarh High Court recently quashed an FIR against two men booked for sharing a Facebook cartoon-styled post on the Governor of the State, after noting that the petitioners had filed an unconditional apology and had undertaken to remove the post as well as never repeat such conduct. [2026 LiveLaw (Chh) 114]The petitioners had approached the high court seeking quashing of an FIR...

“Should Have Been Some Injuries If Five Accused Had Committed Rape”: Patna High Court Acquits Four, Sets Aside 22-Yr-Old's Conviction

The Patna High Court has acquitted four men convicted of gang rape, observing that if five accused had committed rape upon the victim one after another, there should have been some injuries on her body.A Single Judge Bench of Justice G. Anupama Chakravarthy set aside the 2004 conviction after finding that the medical evidence did not corroborate the oral testimony and that there were...