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Child Who Saw Mother Being Killed Is A Victim Too: Calcutta High Court Convicts Husband, Family In 2006 Murder Case
The Calcutta High Court has reversed the acquittal of a husband and four of his relatives in a 2006 murder case, holding that the trial court committed "fundamental errors" in discarding the testimony of the couple's minor son, who had witnessed his mother's death.A Division Bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and Justice Rai Chattopadhyay convicted husband Samir Das, his brother Samar...
HP High Court Calls For Contempt Action Against Litigant Who Accused Magistrate Of Corruption, Says Baseless Allegations Scandalise Judiciary
After a litigant made reckless and unsubstantiated allegations of corruption against a Judicial Magistrate, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed that the matter be placed before the Chief Justice to constitute an appropriate Bench to consider initiating criminal contempt proceedings.The Court further Observed that baseless accusations against judicial officers amount to an attempt...
AP High Court Quashes Cruelty FIR Against Husband's Alleged Second Wife, Says She's Not 'Relative' Under S.498A IPC
The Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed cruelty FIR agaist a woman accused of being the second wife of a married man, after noting that she would not fall under the category of "relative" to invoke Section 498A IPC.[2026 LiveLaw (AP) 145]For context FIR was lodged under Section 498A IPC which penalises cruelty by a husband or his relatives towards a married woman; Sections 3 and 4 of the...
Telangana High Court Grants Bail To Man Booked For Threatening Minor Of Circulating Her Morphed Photos, Notes Probe Almost Complete
The Telangana High Court has granted bail to a man accused of stalking a minor girl, threatening to morph her photographs into obscene images and upload them on social media, and later trespassing into her house along with his relatives. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 109]The Court noted that the petitioner had been in custody since May 23, 2026, that material witnesses had already been examined, and...
"Shocked By Total Ignorance": Bombay High Court Transfers POCSO Case To CID After Cops Revealed Victim's Identity
The Bombay High Court has transferred the investigation into a POCSO case to the Maharashtra State CID after finding glaring lapses in the manner in which the probe was conducted by the local police. The Court observed that the investigation disclosed a disturbing lack of awareness of the mandatory safeguards under the POCSO Act, including disclosure of the victim's identity, recording of...
Supreme Court Upholds Husband's Conviction For Wife's Murder, Finds Extra Marital Affair Motive Established
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 20) upheld the conviction of a husband for the murder of his wife, holding that the substantial number of call exchanges with his lover constituted valid circumstantial evidence establishing both the existence of an affair and the motive to remove the wife as a barrier to their relationship.A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra...
'Investigate Murder, Not The Tweet': Karnataka High Court Stays Probe Against Law Student Booked Over Bantwal Murder Post Targeting Congress
The Karnataka High Court on Monday (July 20) stayed further investigation against a sixth-semester law student who was booked in two separate FIRs over a social media post on the murder of a young woman at the Bantwal bus stand, in which he had alleged that the Congress government would “quietly withdraw” the case against the accused.Granting interim relief, the single-judge bench of...
'At Best Deficiency In Service': AP High Court Quashes Cheating FIR Over Supply Of Inferior Quality Oxygen Plant During Covid-19 Pandemic
The Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed cheating FIR against the Chief Executive Officer of a company accused of supplying inferior and substandard quality of oxygen plant during the COVID-19 pandemic, holding that the allegation at best amounts to deficiency in service and would not attract criminal offences. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 139]Before Justice K. Sreenivasa Reddy was a petition filed by...
'Was Aged Only 25 Yrs, Reformation Possible' : Supreme Court Reduces Life Term Of Gang Rape Convict To 20 Yrs
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 20) modified the sentence of a life convict in a gang rape case to a minimum sentence of twenty years, after noting that the convict is young, has no criminal antecedents, and there's a possibility of reformation. “When a sentence is imposed on an offender, it is done so with trifold purpose i.e. punitive, deterrent and protective. The overall objective is...
AP High Court Quashes FIR Against Hotel Employee In ₹50.93 Lakh Misappropriation Case, Finds No Prima Case Or Specific Role
The Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed criminal proceedings against a hotel employee accused in a Rs. 50.93 lakh misappropriation case, holding that in the absence of any specific allegation or prima facie material connecting him with the alleged offences making him face trial would amount to an abuse of the process of law. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 136]Section 408 IPC deals with criminal breach...
Omission Of S.34 IPC In Judgment Not Fatal Where Common Intention Is Established: Allahabad High Court Upholds Murder Conviction
The Allahabad High Court has observed that the omission of Section 34 IPC in the operative portion of a judgment is not fatal to a case if the prosecution has successfully established the common intention. A bench of Justice Salil Kumar Rai and Justice Ajay Kumar-II clarified that Section 34 IPC is not a substantive offence and does not create an offence by itself; instead, it is merely a...