Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Over MBBS Seat Fraud, Says 'Cloak' Of Civil Transaction Can't Defeat Criminal Probe

The Karnataka High Court refused to quash an FIR against a couple, accused of defrauding a woman of Rs 1.40 crore on the promise of securing an MBBS seat for her daughter, holding that mere presence of a monetary/civil transaction cannot be permitted to “smother” a legitimate criminal investigation.The couple claimed that the case was at best a civil transaction between them and...

Police Complaint Filed In Good Faith Not Defamation: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has observed that merely filing an application before the police against a person containing certain allegations over commission of an alleged criminal act wherein the police has lawful authority over the subject matter of accusation, would not amount to the offence of defamation. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 243]As per Section 356 BNS/ 500 IPC it is not defamation to prefer in...

Raising Slogans In Support Of Palestine Not Enough To Make Assembly 'Unlawful': Madras High Court Quashes Case

The Madras High Court has quashed a case registered against a group of men for assembling and raising slogans in support of Palestine and against the genocide being perpetrated against its people. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 441] Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan noted that the men had not shown any criminal force or committed any mischief or crime or tried to take possession of property or...

Corporal Punishment Not Offence Under POCSO Act: Supreme Court Quashes Case Against Teacher

The Court however criticised the teacher's conduct, terming it inappropriate and insensitive towards girl students.

General Allegations Of Domestic Harassment Must Have Direct Nexus With Suicide To Prosecute For Abetment: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that a prosecution for abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code cannot be sustained against a relative merely on the basis of general allegations of domestic discord, harassment or insulting words, unless the materials disclose the requisite mens rea and a direct or proximate nexus between the accused's conduct and the suicide.[2026...

Major Married Couple Disliked By Relatives Can't Be Threatened, Harassed By Lodging FIR: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has observed that a major married couple whose marriage may be disliked by their relatives cannot be harassed or threatened by the relatives by lodging an FIR and invoking police machinery. In doing so the court granted police protection to a couple and directed the police to ensure that they are neither harassed nor any act of violence is committed against them.The...

Supreme Court Explains S.69 BNS : No Offence Of Deceitful Sex By Breach Of Genuine Marriage Promise

The Supreme Court has recently quashed an FIR registered under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), which criminalises sexual intercourse for which consent was obtained by deceitful means, such as false promise to marry, after finding that the complaint itself disclosed a consensual relationship rather than a deceitful inducement. It also noted that refusal to marry because...

Muslim Man's Second Marriage Not 'Void', Offence Of Bigamy Under S.494 IPC Not Made Out: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that where the parties are governed by Muslim Personal Law, a man's second marriage would not be rendered "void" on the ground of mere subsistence of first marriage and thus offence of bigamy under Section 494 IPC would not be attracted. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 149]A Single Judge Bench of Justice N. Tukaramji quashed bigamy proceedings against a Muslim man,...

'Publishing News On True Facts Not Defamation': Himachal Pradesh High Court Quashes Case Against Newspaper Editor

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed a defamation complaint against the editor of a newspaper, holding that publication of a news report based on true and undisputed facts, particularly where the complainant's clarification was also sought and published, could not amount to defamation. The Court observed that the report was based on factually correct information and that the newspaper...

News Reporter Publishing Report Based On Police Officer's Statement Not Liable For Defamation: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that a reporter cannot be fastened with criminal liability for publishing a news report based on a statement made by a police officer, where the reporter merely reports what was stated by the officer. The Court observed that the respondent was “merely a Reporter” who had published what had been stated by the SDPO and that “the publication of a news item...

Mere Participation In Protest Not Offence: AP High Court Quashes Assault FIR Against YSR Congress Leaders During Political Rally

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed FIR against political leaders Yuvajana Sramika Rythu (YSR) Congress Party leaders Devineni Avinash, former MLA Monditoka Jagan Mohana Rao and MLC Monditoka Aruna Kumar over allegations of assault, organizing unlawful assembly, obstructing public servants during “Annadata Poru” rally.[2026 LiveLaw (AP) 211]Reportedly, the state-wide protest rally...

Prosecution Story Of Taking Dead Body To Police Station Suspicious : Supreme Court Acquits Two Murder Convicts

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (08.09.2026) acquitted two persons convicted of murder, holding that the prosecution's own case of taking the body of the deceased to the police station instead of the hospital, raises suspicion, and that this conduct along with other infirmities in the investigation and eyewitness testimony raised a reasonable hypothesis of innocence.A bench of Justice JB...