Mere Beating Five Days Before Suicide, Without Intent To Instigate Does Not Prove Abetment: Chhattisgarh High Court Acquits Accused

The Chhattisgarh High Court has acquitted four accused convicted under Sections 306/34 of the Indian Penal Code, holding that the beating of a woman five days before her suicide, without evidence of an intention to instigate her to take her life, does not establish abetment of suicide. The Court observed that a conviction under Section 306 IPC requires clear, conscious and deliberate intention...

Mere Participation In A Protest Can't Be Equated With Participation In Every Connected Offence: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has recently quashed an FIR registered against two men for allegedly blocking a highway during a protest following a fatal accident, holding that mere participation in a gathering, which was prompted by a genuine grievance, cannot automatically be equated with participation in every offence alleged in connection with it. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 422]The single judge bench...

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIRs Against Amit Malviya, Arnab Goswami Over Congress Party's Turkey Office Claim

The Karnataka High Court on Friday quashed the FIRs registered against former BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya and Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami over an alleged false claim made in a television programme that Turkey's Istanbul Congress Centre is the international office of the Indian National Congress.A Single Bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna allowed the criminal petitions filed...

No HC Leave Required Under Section 378(3) CrPC To Appeal Acquittal Before Sessions Court: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that an appeal against acquittal filed before the Sessions Court under Section 378(1)(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, does not require leave of the High Court under Section 378(3). The Court observed that the amendment to Section 378 changed only the procedural forum for filing an appeal and did not affect the substantive right of...

Gujarat High Court Quashes FIR Against Lawyer, Says Impossible To Believe He Extorted Traffic Policeman During Facebook Live-Stream

The Gujarat High Court quashed an extortion FIR against a lawyer after noting that it was impossible to believe that the petitioner who was live-streaming on Facebook at the time of the alleged incident would also simultaneously extort money from traffic personnel at the exact moment. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 285]The court said that the FIR against the petitioner was "counter blast" to the attempt...

'Similar Intention' Is Not 'Common Intention': Patna High Court Acquits Man Of Attempt To Murder Charge

The Patna HC has held that the mere act of catching hold of a victim while a co-accused fires at him does not, by itself, establish that the accused shared the common intention to commit murder. The Court distinguished between “similar intention” and “common intention”, holding that the former does not attract constructive liability.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Chandra Shekhar Jha...

S. 107 BNS | Teacher Scolding Student For Consuming Intoxicant Can't Be Prosecuted For Suicide Abetment: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that teachers cannot be prosecuted for merely maintaining discipline and reprimanding a student against intoxication, which in turn drove the student to take away his own life by way of suicide, without having any criminal intent. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 117]While setting aside an order of cognizance against teachers and warden of a school, the Bench of Justice...

“Caste, Tribe Or Community Can Never Constitute Incriminating Material”: Bombay High Court Rejects Bail Pleas Of Accused Under MCOCA

The Bombay High Court has held that a person's caste, tribe or community can never constitute incriminating material and that no adverse inference can be drawn on that basis. The Court observed that the prosecution must stand or fall on legally admissible evidence while rejecting bail applications filed by three accused booked under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act...

'History-Sheeter' Status Doesn't Dilute Accused's Article 21 Rights: Orissa High Court Denies Bail To 3 Cops In Custodial Death Case

The Orissa High Court on Wednesday (October 14) denied bail to three police personnel accused of causing death of a person (a habitual offender) in 2017 by allegedly chasing him on road and causing assault which resulted in a fatal fall of the deceased from his motor-cycle leading to his death. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 118]Emphasising that an accused cannot be stripped of his constitutional...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Doctor, Hospital Management Booked Over Amputation Of Infant's Finger

The Karnataka High Court refused to quash an FIR against management of a hospital and its doctor over alleged accidental amputation of a 6-month-old infant's little finger before discharge, observing that the four-hour period in which infant was kept in emergency ward after the incident needs investigation. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 412]Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde said:"Prima facie, there is...

Courts Must View CDs, Videos Themselves Before Convicting For Obscenity: Kerala High Court Acquits Man

The Kerala High Court recently reversed a concurrent finding of guilt of a man, who was convicted under Section 292 IPC for the sale of obscene CDs in his shop. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 578]Justice Jobin Sebastian relied on the decision in Harikumar v. State of Kerala and held that conviction based solely on the testimony of the investigating officer is not valid since the trial court did...

Teachers Can't Face Criminal Action For Trivial Corrective Measures To Maintain Classroom Discipline: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently quashed the criminal case initiated against a teacher, who was accused of offences under the Juvenile Justice Act and the Indian Penal Code for pulling the hand of her student and causing injury to her. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 577]Justice Jobin Sebastian noted that the teacher did not have any mala fide intention and only wanted to maintain discipline in the...