Suicide Abetment | Threatening To Force Debtor's Wife Into Prostitution Can't Be Treated As Mere Loan Recovery Tactic: Gujarat High Court

The threat directly assaults the core dignity, honor, and sanctity of the family unit, Court said.

Mere Refusal To Marry Is Not Abetment Of Suicide, Police 'Casually' Invoking S.306 IPC: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has observed that Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (Abetment of Suicide) appears to be “casually and too readily resorted to by the police” and that trial courts should exercise great caution and circumspection and should not adopt a “play it safe” syndrome by mechanically framing charges under it. The Court further observed that to attract the...

Karnataka High Court Quashes SC/ST Case Against Minister KH Muniyappa, Says Complainant Cannot Renege On Settlement

Once parties mutually settled all disputes, complainant can't file protest petition against the Minister alone, Court said.

Groping Patient's Breasts Not Part Of Routine Examination For Menstrual Problems: Gauhati High Court Upholds Doctor's Conviction

Doctor may touch the tummy or abdomen, but he is not required to squeeze the breasts for gynecological problem, Court said.

Victim's Sexual History Cannot Be Used To Discredit Rape Allegation: Orissa High Court

Law doesn't permit victim-blaming, Court said.

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against BJP MLA Munirathna Over Allegation Of Forcing People To Wear Party Shawl During Elections

Court noted that offence under Section 171C IPC, which deals with undue influence at elections, requires a complaint by competent authority.

'Affront To Judiciary': Jharkhand High Court Upholds Conviction In Dhanbad Judge Uttam Anand Murder Case

The Jharkhand High Court has upheld the conviction of two men for the murder of Dhanbad Additional District and Sessions Judge Uttam Anand, observing that the enormity of the act and the audacious manner of its execution constituted an “affront to the judiciary” and raised serious concerns over the safety of judicial officers. A Division Bench of Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay and...

Karnataka High Court Rejects ₹2 Lakh Settlement In Child Drowning Case, Says His Life Can't Be Reduced To Mere Monetary Figure

Court eventually directed total compensation of ₹6.2 Lakh.

Highest Ever Death Penalties Confirmed By A High Court : Read Reasons In 2008 Ahmedabad Blast Verdict

While confirming the death penalty imposed on 38 convicts in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case—the highest number of death sentences confirmed by a High Court in a single judgment—the Gujarat High Court held that the convicts had shown “no remorse” for their actions and displayed “scant regard for the rule of law.”Bombs went off in Ahmedabad on July 26, 2008, at various...

"Men Are Not Improved By Injuries": Chhattisgarh High Court Reduces Child Rape Convict's Sentence To 20 Years

The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld the conviction of a man for the rape of a six-year-old girl under Section 376AB of the Indian Penal Code and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, but reduced his sentence from imprisonment for life till natural death to rigorous imprisonment for twenty years. The Court observed that while punishment must be proportionate...

Orissa High Court Sets Aside POCSO Conviction, Orders Victim To Refund Compensation As She Turned Hostile

The Orissa High Court has recently set aside the judgment of a Special Court under the POCSO Act, which found a man guilty of committing repeated penetrative sexual assault with a minor girl, on account of lack of substantial evidence connecting the accused to the crime and even the victim turning hostile against the prosecution. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 79]Giving relief to the accused-appellant,...

Supreme Court Acquits Husband In Dowry Death Case, Criticises Mechanical Trial Of 17 In-Laws

The Court also warned appellate courts against causally ordering the remand of trials.