Mihir Rajesh Shah Judgment On Written Grounds Of Arrest Not Merely Prospective; Right Under Article 22(1) Pre-Existing: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has ruled that the prospective nature of the Supreme Court's Mihir Rajesh Shah v. State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 1066 ruling does not absolve the police/arresting authority of its duty to provide written grounds of arrest to the arrestee, since the right to be informed of the grounds of arrest flows directly from the Constitution which was merely crystalised by...

"Qualitative Difference" In Treatment Given To Undertrial Prisoners & Free Citizens: Bombay High Court Grants Medical Bail In PMLA Case

The Bombay High Court while granting medical bail to a businessman booked in a Rs 137 crore money laundering case, held that there is a 'qualitative' difference in the treatment given to an undertrial in jail barracks and the one given to a citizen under no restraint. Single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav noted that the businessman Ushik Mahesh Gala, who was arrested by the Enforcement...

Advocate Pitabash Panda Murder Case: Orissa High Court Grants Bail To Ex-MLA Bikram Panda Over Non-Supply Of Grounds Of Arrest

The Orissa High Court on Monday (August 31) granted bail to Biju Janata Dal's (BJD) ex-MLA from the Berhampur constituency Bikram Kumar Panda in the murder case of Advocate and former Odisha State Bar Council (OSBC) member Pitabash Panda. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 103]A Bench of Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra found procedural flaws in the arrest of the ex-legislator and was satisfied that grounds...

Demanding Repayment Of Loan Amount Not 'Intentional Aid' For Abetment Of Suicide: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that demanding repayment of a loan amount that was advanced to a person will not amount to instigation or intentional aid for the abetment of suicide. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 415]. Granting bail to a man, Justice S Karthikeyan noted that there was no material to show that the man intended the death of the deceased or instigated him. The court noted that...

"We Be Not Destroyed By Past Errors': Delhi High Court Invokes Rig Ved; Orders Premature Release Of Murder Convict 'Casually' Denied Relief

The Delhi High Court has ordered release of a murder convict serving life sentence, having spent 20 years behind bars, observing that the Sentence Review Board (SRB) had repeatedly rejected his applications for premature release without application of mind. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 792]The petitioner, having undergone imprisonment of more than 25 years including remission, had challenged SRB...

Fees Paid To Medical College Cannot Be Treated As 'Entrustment' Under Section 406 IPC: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that payment of fees by a student or his parents to a medical college is a standard financial or contractual transaction and cannot be treated as “entrustment” of property for attracting the offence of criminal breach of trust under Section 406 of the Indian Penal Code.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Anil Kumar Choudhary made the observation while...

Delhi Court Imposes 8-Year Sentence On Sukesh Chandrashekhar For Impersonating Supreme Court Judge To Secure Bail

Court must convey to the convict and men of his ilk that cost of attacking the institution of justice isn't unconsequential, the Court said.

Jharkhand High Court Quashes Cheating Case Against Flipkart, E-Kart Employees Over Missing Shipments

The Jharkhand High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against an E-Kart Logistics official and a member of the Flipkart security team, observing that allegations of non-return of shipments could not constitute offences of criminal breach of trust or cheating against the individual employees when the alleged entrustment of property was to Flipkart, a company.A Single Judge Bench of...

Muslim Man Having Sexual Intercourse With Minor Wife Liable Under POCSO Act: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently clarified that a Muslim man having sexual intercourse with his wife, who is aged below 18 years, is liable under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act). [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 470]Justice Jobin Sebastian held:“sexual intercourse with a girl below eighteen years of age attracts the offences under the POCSO Act, and in such a situation,...

S. 304-B IPC | No Proof Of Harassment For Dowry 'Soon Before' Death: Allahabad High Court Acquits Three In 35-Year-Old Case

The Allahabad High Court has held that to sustain a conviction under Section 304-B IPC, the prosecution must prove that the woman was subjected to cruelty or harassment for, or in connection with, a demand for dowry "soon before" her death.A bench of Justice Manoj Bajaj made the observation while allowing 3 criminal appeals arising from the death of a woman in September 1991. The...

S. 396 IPC | Prosecution Must Establish Dacoity Was First Intention, Murder Committed In Its Course: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that to sustain a conviction under Section 396 IPC (dacoity with murder), the prosecution must establish that dacoity was the first intention and that the murder was committed in the course of committing the dacoity.A bench of Justice Samit Gopal made the observation while allowing a criminal appeal and acquitting the surviving accused in a 1981 case. The...

Suicide Of Child Requires Different Investigative Approach Than Adult: Karnataka High Court Rejects Closure Report

The Karnataka High Court has recently quashed a trial court order accepting police's second 'B' report in a case involving the alleged suicide of a student who is claimed to have left behind a death note stating 'marks is not everything' while naming her principal, teachers, and classmates. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 320]The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna, while allowing the...