Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Over Allegedly Anti-National Social Media Post After Woman Undertakes Not To Make Similar Posts

The Karnataka High Court has recently quashed an FIR registered against a 24-year-old woman hailing from Mangaluru for her allegedly anti-national and anti-Hindu social media posts, accepting her affidavit of regret and an undertaking to exercise caution in the future.[ 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 241]A single-judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by Afeefa Fathima, a...

'Impulsive Young Men Lured By Wealth, Not Professional Killers': Bombay High Court Commutes Death Penalty In Kidnap-Murder Case

The Bombay High Court recently, while commuting the death sentence of two men to 30 years jail term— for kidnapping and killing a young boy, observed that the two convicts were 'typical young men' who were 'baffled' as their plan to become wealthy did not work and so for 'immediate solution' they killed the boy.A division bench of Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Manjusha Deshpande...

S. 34 IPC | Proof Of 'Prior Concert' Essential To Convict With Aid Of 'Common Intention': Allahabad High Court Acquits Man In 1987 Murder Case

The Allahabad High Court has held that a conviction under Section 34 IPC (Common Intention) is legally unsustainable unless the court reaches a definite conclusion that the accused acted in "prior concert" and pursuant to a prearranged plan. A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Vinai Kumar Dwivedi made these observations while acquitting the accused-appellant (Laddan) in a murder...

Threat To Witness Not Grounds For Transferring Trial, Witness Protection Act Applicable: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that allegations of threats to witnesses, by themselves, do not justify the transfer of a criminal trial when the Uttarakhand Witness Protection Act, 2020, provides a statutory mechanism for securing protection to witnesses. The Court observed that where such protection is available and can be invoked, transfer of the trial is unwarranted.Justice Siddhartha...

JJ Act | FIR Against School Principal For Calling Student 'Thief' Can't Be Quashed Merely Due To Absence Of Trauma In Child: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that the absence of clinical signs of trauma in a psychologist's report is not a ground to quash an FIR under Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act. Whether the child actually suffered mental trauma is a matter of evidence to be determined during trial, and the allegations themselves, if accepted at face value, were sufficient to disclose a prima...

Cannot Ignore Steps By Accused To Save Himself From False Allegations Before Lodging Of FIR: Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes Rape Conviction

The Chhattisgarh High Court has set aside the conviction of a man for offences under Sections 376(1) and 506 Part II IPC, holding that the trial court failed to appreciate material evidence produced by the defence, including a complaint and legal notice issued by the accused prior to the lodging of the rape FIR. The Court observed that such legal steps taken by the accused to protect himself...

US Tourist Rape Case: Karnataka High Court Stays Proceedings Against Kodagu Homestay Owner Booked Under Repealed Foreigners Act

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (July 7) granted an interim stay on all proceedings against the owner of a Kodagu homestay, charge sheeted for offences under the now-repealed Foreigners Act 1946, in connection with the alleged rape of US national at his premises. The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna passed the interim order and directed that the complainant-victim who is now...

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Man Booked For Extorting Complainant With AI-Generated 'Defamatory Videos'

The Gujarat High Court has granted bail to a man booked for extorting the complainant by threatening of creating defamatory videos against him using Artificial Intelligence. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 189]It was alleged that the applicant and the co-accused persons entered into a criminal conspiracy, collected confidential information relating to the complainant and the witness, and by using...

2008 Ahmedabad Serial Blasts: Gujarat High Court Upholds Death Sentence For 38, Life Imprisonment For 11 Convicts

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (July 7) upheld a 2022 Special Court order awarding death sentence to 38 and life imprisonment to 11 convicts in the 2008 Ahmedabad Serial Blast Case, which claimed 56 lives, PTI reported.A detailed copy of the order is awaited. The high court had in 2022 issued notice on the State's plea to confirm their death sentence. The special court had in 2022 sentenced...

S. 323 IPC | Merely Because Parties Were Enemies, Injured Witness's Testimony Can't Be Discarded: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has held that prior enmity between parties, by itself, cannot be a ground to discard the prosecution case, particularly where the same also furnishes a plausible motive for the occurrence. Observing that the prosecution had proved the offence of voluntarily causing hurt despite failing to establish charges of attempt to murder and robbery, the Court upheld the conviction...

Addressing Panchayat Secy As 'Tum-Tam' Or 'Mere-Tere' Is Not Instigation To Commit Suicide: Jharkhand High Court Quashes FIR Against BDO

The Jharkhand High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a Block Development Officer accused of abetting the suicide of a Panchayat Secretary, holding that merely addressing the deceased as “tum-tam” or “mere-tere” does not constitute instigation to commit suicide. The Court observed that even if the allegations in the FIR were accepted in their entirety, they failed to...

Adultery No Longer A Crime: Jharkhand High Court Quashes Constable's Dismissal Over Alleged Adulterous Relationship

The Jharkhand High Court has quashed the dismissal of a Jharkhand Armed Police constable over an alleged adulterous relationship, observing that adultery is no longer a criminal offence in view of the Supreme Court's decision in Joseph Shine v. Union of India. The Court further held that the disciplinary authority had dismissed the constable on a ground that was never part of the...