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...

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Attempting To Break Open ATM Machine

The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a man accused of trying to break open an ATM machine along with co-accused, with the intention of committing theft. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 283]The petitioner had sought bail for FIR lodged under Sections 331(4)(Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night), 305(a)(Theft in a dwelling house), 324(4)(Mischief causing property damage), 54(Abettor present...

Tripura High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Former CM Manik Sarkar Over Allegedly Provocative Speech

The Tripura High Court has refused to quash an FIR registered against former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar over an allegedly provocative political speech, observing that the allegations require further investigation. The Court held that investigation was necessary to determine whether the alleged remarks attracted offences under Sections 192, 353(1)(b) and 61(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,...

POCSO Act Requires Only Greater Punishment Where Same Offence Attracts POCSO & IPC Charges: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand HC has held that where an accused is convicted under both Section 4 of the POCSO Act and Section 376(2)(f) of the IPC for the same offence, Section 42 of the POCSO Act requires the Court to impose the greater punishment and does not permit separate sentences for both offences to run consecutively.A Division Bench of Justice Ananda Sen and Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava was...

Why Set A Private Trap Instead Of Seeking Police Help? Gujarat High Court Quashes Outraging Modesty FIR

The Gujarat High Court quashed an FIR against a man accused of outraging a woman's modesty after observing that FIR was premised on a "staged confrontation" wherein the husband had found the accused with his wife after an "unexpected encounter" which lacked judicial creditworthiness.[2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 282]The court thus said that pushing the accused through the "rigmarole of a full trial...

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Muslim Cleric Accused Of Religious Conversion, Solemnizing Minor's Marriage

The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a Muslim cleric who was accused of religious conversion and solemnizing a minor's marriage without verifying proof of age. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 281]The accused was booked under Sections 64(2)(i), 64(2)(m), 137(2), 87, 115(2), 351(3) of BNS; Sections 4, 6, 17, 18 of the POCSO Act, Sections 9 & 10 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and Section 4A...

Gujarat High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Woman Accused Of Facilitating, Recording Rape

Such acts impact 'feeling of safety' of women in society, Court said.

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against BJP Leader Over Outraging Woman's Modesty, Says Remarks Were Not Made Against Complainant

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a criminal case against former BJP MLA Sanjay Patil over a remark allegedly made against then Women and Child Welfare Minister during the Lok Sabha campaign for the Belagavi constituency in 2024. It held that a Congress worker who merely heard the remark was not an “aggrieved person”, and that the statement did not satisfy the ingredients of Section 509...

Victim Cannot Appeal Against Inadequacy Of Sentence Under Juvenile Justice Act; Remedy Is Revision: Patna High Court

The Patna HC has held that a victim or informant cannot maintain an appeal seeking enhancement of sentence on the ground of inadequacy of sentence, and that the appropriate remedy is to file a criminal revision under Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Jitendra Kumar was hearing an appeal filed by the informant...

Accused Already Released On Bail Cannot Seek Anticipatory Bail Again, Must Surrender And Seek Regular Bail: Patna High Court

The Patna HC has held that an accused who has already surrendered before the Court pursuant to an order granting anticipatory bail and has been released on bail is in constructive custody of the Court, and therefore cannot subsequently seek anticipatory bail. The appropriate remedy is to surrender and seek regular bail.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Jitendra Kumar was hearing an...

Allegations Of “Jhaad-Phoonk” Cannot Attract Section 307 IPC Without Intention To Cause Death: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand HC has held that a conviction under Section 307 IPC cannot be sustained in the absence of the necessary ingredients of the offence, including the requisite intention or circumstances indicating an attempt to commit culpable homicide amounting to murder.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Rajesh Kumar was hearing an appeal against the judgment of conviction dated 15.06.2023 and order...

Wife Fell & Died After Husband Slapped Her: Karnataka High Court Converts Murder Conviction To Culpable Homicide

The Karnataka High Court has converted a husband's conviction for murder of his wife under Section 302 Indian Penal Code (IPC) to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II IPC. It found that the prosecution could not establish by evidence that the injury suffered by the deceased wife— after being assaulted by her husband and falling down— was “sufficient in...