Child Victim Admitting She 'Memorized' Her Statement Does Not Automatically Prove Tutoring: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that a child victim's admission that she had memorized what was read to her by the police does not, by itself, establish that she was tutored. The Court observed that where the victim remains steadfast in cross-examination, and her material testimony remains intact, such an admission cannot be treated as sufficient to discredit her evidence.Justice Abhay S....

14 Years On, Gujarat High Court Acquits Two In Murder Case; Says It Was A 'Sudden Fight' Without Premeditation

The Gujarat High Court acquitted two men who were convicted in 2012 by a trial court for murder, observing that this was a case of sudden fight and no pre-meditation on behalf of the accused had been proved by the prosecution. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 271]The two men were accused of assaulting the deceased, the complainant's younger brother, after a verbal argument erupted between women family...

AP High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Against Husband's NRI Relatives For Lack Of S.188 CrPC Sanction

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against an NRI brother-in-law and sister-in-law of a woman for alleged cruelty, criminal intimidation and dowry offences arising from alleged incidents in the United States and India. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 231]The allegations against the petitioners were two-fold. One set related to their alleged conduct during the complainant's stay...

AP High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Against Husband, In-Laws; Notes Wife's Kin Were Earlier Convicted For Assaulting Them

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed a cruelty case against a husband and his family members, finding that the wife's complaint was lodged as a counterblast after members of her family were convicted for attacking the husband and his family under Sections 323 and 506 IPC. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 229]Section 323 penalizes voluntarily causing simple hurt and Section 506 penalizes...

Uttarakhand High Court Orders Registry To Mask Tech Professional's Name From Digital Records After Criminal Case Was Quashed

The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the E-Courts Registry and the District Court, Udham Singh Nagar, to mask the name of a software professional from the publicly accessible digital records of a criminal case that was quashed in 2024. The software professional's name continued to appear as accused on the E-Courts Services website despite the quashing of the said proceedings.Holding the...

Taunts For Not Bearing Male Child, Threat Of Second Marriage By Themselves Don't Constitute Abetment Of Suicide: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that taunts for not having a male child or threats of marrying another woman, do not amount to instigation or intentional aid, to constitute the prima facie material to attract the offence of abatement of suicide under Section 108, BNS. The bench of Justice Sanjeet Purohit was hearing a bail application of a husband, whose wife had committed suicide, and...

Mere Demand Of Exorbitant Amount As Settlement To Withdraw Litigation Not "Extortion": Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that merely demanding an exorbitant or disproportionate amount during settlement talks does not by itself attract Section 385 of the Indian Penal Code or constitute an offence of extortion. The Court observed that an intentional threat or fear of injury is an essential ingredient of the offence, and quashed the FIR against the flat purchasers. Justice...

Body Shaming Woman's Physical Appearance Is Not Offence Of Insulting Modesty Under Section 509 IPC: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has recently quashed criminal proceeding for outraging the modesty of a woman, against two person accused of body-shaming and verbally abusing the complainant, noting that body shaming alone does not by itself constitute offence of outraging a woman's modesty under Section 509 IPC. [ 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 399]Section 509 states that whoever, intending to insult the...

Court May Waive Remaining Sentence & Direct Deportation Of Foreign National Upon State's No-Objection: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court has modified the sentence of a Bangladeshi woman convicted for illegally entering India, restricting her imprisonment to the period already undergone and directing the State authorities to deport her to Bangladesh. The Court took a lenient view after noting that the appellant had no criminal antecedents, had pleaded guilty, and that the State Government had no objection...

Cattle Transport Can't Be Presumed To Be For Slaughter Due To Mere Absence Of Documents : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that a mere absence of transport documents cannot give rise to a presumption that the cattle were being transported for slaughter. A bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod Chandran set aside the conviction of a man under the Chhattisgarh Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 2004 (“Act”), accused of transporting 32 bullocks for...

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Leaking Re-NEET Exam Paper On Telegram, Says Chargesheet Filed

The Gujarat High Court has granted bail to a man accused of advertising access to Re-NEET Exam papers on Telegram channels, after observing that the prosecution had failed to point out the circumstances to continue or prolong the accused's detention. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 270]Justice Hasmukh D Suthar in his order noted that the allegation against the applicant is that he had hatched a...

S. 313 CrPC | Statement Of Accused Cannot Be Used To Complete An Unestablished Chain Of Circumstances : Supreme Court

While acquitting a man convicted of raping and murdering his six-year-old maternal niece, the Supreme Court on Thursday (October 1) held that the conviction cannot be recorded solely based on defence statements under Section 313 Cr.P.C. / Section 351 BNSS when the prosecution otherwise failed to prove the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt. In other words, the accused's answers...