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Chhattisgarh High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Self-Styled Godman Accused Of Inducing Doctor To Pay ₹25 Lakh For 'Divine Rituals'
The Chhattisgarh High Court has refused to quash an FIR against a person claiming to be a spiritual practitioner who was accused of inducing the complainant to give over ₹25 lakh by representing that he possessed divine and spiritual powers capable of resolving the complainant's family difficulties through religious rituals. The Court further observed that its inherent jurisdiction cannot...
'Abuse Of Process': Rajasthan High Court Quashes FIR Alleging Husband Used Drugs, Black Magic To Solemnise Marriage
The Rajasthan High Court recently quashed an FIR lodged by a woman against her husband alleging that he had used drugs, medicines and black magic to induce her into marrying him and had thereafter raped her, holding that the criminal proceedings amounted to an abuse of the process of law.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand highlighted that the FIR was lodged 4 years after marriage, and 1...
Police Can't Ignore Accused's Conduct Prima Facie Disclosing Attempt To Rape While Probing Another Offence: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that police investigating one offence cannot turn a blind eye to evidence prima facie disclosing another serious offence, while directing the Crime Investigation Department (CID) to conduct a fresh probe into an attempt to rape case of a woman. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 278]The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna, while allowing the writ petition filed...
Character Certificate Can't Be Denied Merely Due To Pendency Of Criminal Case: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a character certificate cannot be denied merely because a criminal case is pending against the applicant.The bench of Justice Prakash Padia and Justice Vivek Saran held that the pendency of a criminal case under Sections 323, 504 and 506 IPC, by itself, could not be a ground to reject an application for issuance of a character certificate.“….we are...
Victim 'Habituated To Sexual Intercourse': Jharkhand High Court Acquits Man In Rape Case After Noting 5-Year Relationship
The Jharkhand High Court has acquitted a man convicted of rape on the false promise of marriage, holding that the evidence showed the prosecutrix, a 30-year-old woman, had been in a consensual relationship with the appellant for nearly five years and was habituated to sexual intercourse. The Court held that the case did not fall within the category of rape on a false promise of marriage.A...
'Prima Facie' Case Of Harbouring Offender: Kerala High Court Upholds FIR Against Priest For Aiding Woman Impersonating A Lawyer
The Kerala High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against a priest charged with aiding a woman who allegedly forged an advocate's enrolment certificate and practised as a lawyer, holding that the materials collected during investigation prima facie make out an offence of 'harboring' under Section 212 IPC. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 421]For context, the allegation against the first...
Gujarat Govt Reinstates Special Public Prosecutor In 2019 Vadodara Custodial Death Case After High Court Intervention
The Gujarat High Court was informed on Friday (July 31) that the State government has reinstated the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP), who was earlier conducting the trial in the 2019 alleged custodial death of a Telangana man in Vadodara and whose appointment had subsequently been discontinued. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 209]The development came after the High Court had asked the State to take...
Fake Aadhaar, PAN Cards For Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants Prima Facie Endanger India's Sovereignty: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has observed that facilitating fake Aadhaar and PAN cards for illegal immigrants from Bangladesh prima facie amounts to an act endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 276]The single judge bench of Justice S Vishwajith Shetty thus dismissed the bail plea of Sidul Mandal,...
Mere Running Away From Police Not 'Use Of Criminal Force': Karnataka High Court Quashes Assault Case Against Youth
The Karnataka High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a 24-year-old man, accused of assaulting police personnel, while observing that merely running away from police cannot constitute 'use of criminal force' under Section 353 [Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty] of the IPC. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 275]The single judge bench of Justice...
Patna High Court Quashes Cognizance Order Passed On Printed Proforma, Says Judicial Orders Can't Be Mechanical
The Patna High Court has quashed a Magistrate's cognizance order in a criminal case after finding that it had been passed by merely filling in the blanks on a printed proforma, and did not reflect application of judicial mind. Justice Chandra Shekhar Jha observed that a Magistrate is not required to pass a detailed reasoned order at the stage of taking cognizance, but the order must reflect...
'Despicable': Bombay High Court Upholds Removal Of RPF Constable After Viewing Viral Molestation Video
The Bombay High Court has upheld the removal from service of a Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable after personally viewing a viral video of him allegedly inappropriately touching a woman passenger at Kalyan railway station in 2018. Holding that the video clearly established his intention to outrage the woman's modesty, the Court observed that despite being entrusted with...