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'Should Give Chance To Young Offenders To Reform': Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Man For 'Brandishing Sword'; Imposes ₹10K Costs
The Bombay High Court recently while quashing a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against a 'young man' for 'brandishing' a sword in a neighbourhood quarrel, held that Courts must give an opportunity to such young accused persons for their reformation and rehabilitation. The High Court also imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 on the young man to 'give out a strong message' to the young citizens...
Identity, Homicidal Death Established After Body Exhumed From Tomb, But Circumstantial Chain Incomplete: AP High Court Acquits Four
The Andhra Pradesh High Court while ordering acquittal in a murder case observed that although the identity of the deceased and the homicidal nature of her death stood established after her body was exhumed from a tomb, the prosecution failed to prove the circumstances connecting the accused with the murder beyond reasonable doubt.The Court accordingly acquitted four accused who had...
AP High Court Upholds Attempt To Murder Conviction, Says Simple Injuries By Itself Does Not Negate Offence If Intention Proved
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the nature of injuries sustained by a victim cannot, by itself, determine whether an offence of attempt to murder under Section 307 IPC is made out, particularly when the manner of assault and the weapon used establishes the requisite intention or knowledge that death was likely to be caused. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 202]The Court accordingly upheld...
Delhi High Court Quashes Criminal Defamation Case Against Senior Advocate Pinaki Misra, Finds No 'Prima Facie' Case
The Delhi High Court has quashed a 2019 criminal defamation case against senior advocate Pinaki Misra over allegations of calling the complainant a "crook‟ and a "black mailer" in an interview to a news portal. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 792]It was alleged that the complainant had filed a complaint with Bar Council of Delhi in 2018 against the petitioner, alleging that Misra's appearance on behalf...
Calcutta High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Against Husband's Students, Girlfriend, Says They Are Not 'Relatives' U/S 85 BNS
The Calcutta High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against four persons accused of subjecting a woman to cruelty, theft and criminal intimidation in connection with a matrimonial dispute, holding that the allegations in the FIR did not disclose the ingredients of the offences against them. Justice Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, while allowing a criminal revision petition filed by...
Former Congress Minister Yogendra Sao Acquitted In NTPC Protest Case; Jharkhand High Court Finds No Evidence Of Assault Or Instigation
The Jharkhand High Court has acquitted former Congress minister and MLA Yogendra Sao in a criminal case arising from a 2010 protest during the inauguration of an NTPC project office in Hazaribag, after finding that there was no specific evidence that he had assaulted anyone or instigated the gathering.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava set aside the concurrent findings...
'Looteri Dulhan' Case: Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Marriage Bureau Owner, Notes No Role In Alleged Gang
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (August 25) granted bail to a woman running a marriage bureau booked in a cheating and criminal breach of trust FIR, noting that her role was limited to solemnizing marriage of complainant's nephew and no role was attributed to her being part of the "Looteri Dulhan gang". [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 231]For context, the term refers to an organized criminal network...
26-Month Delay In SC/ST Act Probe: Rajasthan High Court Seeks Explanation From Former IOs, Supervisory Authorities
While considering a delay of almost 2 years in completion of investigation in a case under the SC/ST Act, Rajasthan High Court directed filing of affidavits by all the former investigating officers, explaining the reason behind failure to adhere to the 60 days' time-line as per the Act. The bench of Justice Shubha Mehta further directed the concerned authorities referred to under Rule 7(3) of...
Jail Manual Rules Govern Disciplinary Action, Cannot Be Used To Prove Criminal Charge: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has held that responsibilities fixed upon jail officials under the Jail Manual may be relevant for disciplinary action or dereliction of duty, but cannot be used to prove a criminal charge, which must be determined on the basis of the ingredients of the offence under the penal statute.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava made the observation...
Orissa High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Who Stabbed Wife 49 Times And Slit Daughter's Throat, Says Emotions Can't Replace Law
The Orissa High Court on Tuesday (August 25) commuted the sentence of death awarded to a man for committing murder of his wife by stabbing her 49 times with a knife, who had given birth to a girl child just three days prior to the incident, and also attempting to commit murder of his six-year-old daughter by slitting her throat. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 98]Though the act of the appellant was found...
Spouses Living In Separate Rooms Not Cruelty Per Se, But Cumulative Effect Of Prolonged Discord Relevant: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has recently dismissed an appeal filed by a husband challenging a decree of divorce granted on the ground of mental cruelty, and permanent alimony granted to his wife by the Family Court. While doing so, the court made a crucial distinction that mere separate living within the same premises, by itself, cannot be treated as cruelty. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar)...