Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes FIR Against Two Booked For Sharing Online Cartoon On Governor After Unconditional Apology

The Chhattisgarh High Court recently quashed an FIR against two men booked for sharing a Facebook cartoon-styled post on the Governor of the State, after noting that the petitioners had filed an unconditional apology and had undertaken to remove the post as well as never repeat such conduct. [2026 LiveLaw (Chh) 114]The petitioners had approached the high court seeking quashing of an FIR...

“Should Have Been Some Injuries If Five Accused Had Committed Rape”: Patna High Court Acquits Four, Sets Aside 22-Yr-Old's Conviction

The Patna High Court has acquitted four men convicted of gang rape, observing that if five accused had committed rape upon the victim one after another, there should have been some injuries on her body.A Single Judge Bench of Justice G. Anupama Chakravarthy set aside the 2004 conviction after finding that the medical evidence did not corroborate the oral testimony and that there were...

Rajasthan High Court Issues Guidelines To Combat Blanket Freezing Of Bank Accounts In Cyber Crime Cases

The Rajasthan High Court has recently issued comprehensive guidelines for investigative agencies, banks and other authorities to combat "indiscriminate" freezing of bank accounts in cyber crime cases with the object of not only ensuring effective investigation but also protect "innocent citizens". Justice Anand Sharma was dealing with a batch of 105 petitions wherein petitioners had...

'Child Witness Testimony Not Convincing' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Murder Conviction

The Supreme Court on Thursday (August 20) overturned the murder conviction of a man accused of killing his wife and child, after finding that the child witness testimony relied upon by the trial court was suspect to tutoring and unsupported by any corroborating material.A bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih set aside the Madhya Pradesh High Court's judgment which...

S.149 IPC | Mere Presence Or Nomination In FIR Cannot Sustain Conviction Without Proof Of Unlawful Assembly, Common Object: Allahabad High Court

No specific role or weapon attributed to two accused; Court finds Prosecution failed to establish they were part of alleged Unlawful Assembly or shared a Common Object

Mere Threats Don't Constitute Criminal Intimidation Without Intent To Cause Alarm: Gujarat High Court Quashes FIR

The Gujarat High Court has held that merely threatening without an intention to cause alarm to the complainant would not constitute offence of criminal intimidation. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 225]In doing so the court held that to invoke this offence the complainant must establish that the accused had an intention to cause alarm to him. The petitioners had sought quashing of an FIR under IPC...

Insistence On Prior Complaint Or Documentary Proof Of Injury To Establish Matrimonial Cruelty “Absurd”: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has observed that insisting on a prior police complaint regarding assault and torture, or documentary proof of injuries, to establish matrimonial cruelty is “absolutely absurd and unwarranted”.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava made the observation while setting aside an appellate court's decision acquitting a husband of the offence under...

Holding Ambedkar Jayanti Meeting In School Was Not Attempt To Unduly Influence Lok Sabha Polls: Jharkhand High Court Quashes Case

The Jharkhand High Court has held that merely organising a meeting in a school hall to celebrate Ambedkar Jayanti does not amount to undue influence at an election under Section 171F of the IPC.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Anil Kumar Choudhary quashed criminal proceedings against two persons who were booked over a meeting held during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.The first petitioner was...

Mere Protesting Or Using Bad Language Does Not Constitute Obstruction Of Public Servant: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that mere protest or use of intemperate language against a public servant, in the absence of any overt act that actually obstructs the discharge of official duties, does not constitute an offence under Section 186 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The Court observed that while “obstruction” need not necessarily be physical, the prosecution must...

Witness Attesting Allegedly Fraudulent Document Not Criminally Liable Without Specific Allegations: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that mere attestation of an allegedly fraudulent document, without any specific allegation attributing an active role to the attesting witnesses in the alleged offence, cannot by itself make them criminally liable. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 195]The Court accordingly quashed the criminal proceedings against two accused who had been implicated solely on the ground...

Mere Assault On Woman Without Specific Overt Act Towards Commission Of Rape, Is Not Attempt To Rape: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that an assault on a woman, in the absence of any specific overt act towards the commission of rape, would not by itself constitute an attempt to rape.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava altered the conviction of a man from attempt to rape under Sections 376/511 of the Indian Penal Code to the offence of outraging the modesty of a woman...

Common Intention | S.34 IPC Attracted Where Co-Accused's Participation Has 'Functional Relationship' With Offence: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that to attract 'common intention' liability under Section 34 IPC, the participation of a co-accused must have a "functional relationship with the offense in question".The bench clarified that the mere fact that several persons participated in the same occurrence does not make each of them liable for every offence committed during it. A Bench of Justice...