'Publishing News On True Facts Not Defamation': Himachal Pradesh High Court Quashes Case Against Newspaper Editor

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed a defamation complaint against the editor of a newspaper, holding that publication of a news report based on true and undisputed facts, particularly where the complainant's clarification was also sought and published, could not amount to defamation. The Court observed that the report was based on factually correct information and that the newspaper...

News Reporter Publishing Report Based On Police Officer's Statement Not Liable For Defamation: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that a reporter cannot be fastened with criminal liability for publishing a news report based on a statement made by a police officer, where the reporter merely reports what was stated by the officer. The Court observed that the respondent was “merely a Reporter” who had published what had been stated by the SDPO and that “the publication of a news item...

Mere Participation In Protest Not Offence: AP High Court Quashes Assault FIR Against YSR Congress Leaders During Political Rally

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed FIR against political leaders Yuvajana Sramika Rythu (YSR) Congress Party leaders Devineni Avinash, former MLA Monditoka Jagan Mohana Rao and MLC Monditoka Aruna Kumar over allegations of assault, organizing unlawful assembly, obstructing public servants during “Annadata Poru” rally.[2026 LiveLaw (AP) 211]Reportedly, the state-wide protest rally...

Prosecution Story Of Taking Dead Body To Police Station Suspicious : Supreme Court Acquits Two Murder Convicts

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (08.09.2026) acquitted two persons convicted of murder, holding that the prosecution's own case of taking the body of the deceased to the police station instead of the hospital, raises suspicion, and that this conduct along with other infirmities in the investigation and eyewitness testimony raised a reasonable hypothesis of innocence.A bench of Justice JB...

Forest Official Assault Case: Gujarat High Court Grants 7-Day Temporary Bail To AAP MLA Chaitar Vasava To Attend Assembly Session

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (September 7) granted 7-days temporary bail to Aam Aadmi Party MLA Chaitar Vasava–convicted for assaulting and extorting forest officials in a forest land encroachment case, to enable him to attend the Legislative Assembly session. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 241]Vasava had moved the high court seeking 15 day temporary bail from 07.09.2026 to 21.09.2026, to attend...

Supreme Court Expresses Concern Over Voluminous Records In Corruption Cases Delaying Prosecution

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (08.09.2026) observed that prosecutions in corruption cases have a history of long pendency, often on account of voluminous but largely unnecessary and irrelevant evidence intimidating the courts."We cannot but notice that in corruption cases voluminous evidence is led, which is often intimidating to the Court, especially since many aspects attempted to be led...

Denial Of Cohabitation, False Criminal Case By Wife Amount To Cruelty: Rajasthan High Court Dissolves 22-Year-Old Marriage

The Rajasthan High Court has held that denial of cohabitation by the wife as well as filing of a false criminal case against the husband, amount to cruelty. The division bench of Justice Inderjeet Singh and Justice Sandeep Taneja was hearing an appeal against Family Court's rejection of a divorce application filed by the appellant-husband.It was the case of the husband that the marriage...

Prajwal Revanna Sent To 2-Day Police Custody Over Recovery Of Mobile Phone From Prison Cell

A Bengaluru Court on Tuesday (September 8) remanded former Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna as well as prison inmate Prathap Rai to two-day police custody over alleged recovery of prohibited items, including a mobile phone and pocket notebook with WhatsApp, Netflix and other Apps, from their prison cell.The court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate granted police custody...

'Chairperson Alone Cannot Pass Order': Uttarakhand High Court Quashes Disciplinary Action Against Police Officer

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that “an order passed by the Chairperson of the State Police Complaints Authority alone cannot be treated as an order passed by the Authority”. Holding that as per the scheme of the Uttarakhand Police Act, 2007, the Authority consists of the Chairperson and four other members and held that an order passed by the Chairperson alone was “illegal per se...

'Husband's Refusal To Re-Marry After 'Halala' Not Offence': Jharkhand High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man After Wife's Subsequent Marriage

The Jharkhand High Court has held that after divorce and the wife's subsequent marriage with another man, the husband's refusal to re-marry does not amount to a cognizable offence or a legal wrong under Muslim personal law or general criminal law. The Court observed that “the husband's refusal does not amount to a cognizable offence or a legal wrong under Muslim personal law or the...

'Andar Bahar' Is A Game Of Chance, Not Skill: Karnataka High Court Disagrees With 1977 Precedent, Refers Issue To Larger Bench

In a significant development, a single judge of the Karnataka High Court has expressed disagreement with a 1977 precedent [Eeranna v. State of Karnataka] that held the card game 'Andar Bahar' to be a game of skill, observing instead that it is a game of chance. The single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj has referred the matter to a larger bench for reconsideration; and has asked...

S.106 BNS | Landlord Not Liable For Accidental Death In Rented Premises If No Attributable Negligence: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that mere ownership of premises cannot create vicarious criminal liability on a landlord for an accidental death unless the prosecution material discloses a legally attributable negligent act or omission on the part of the owner. A bench Justice Saurabh Srivastava made the observation while quashing the chargesheet, cognizance/summoning order and entire...