BNSS/CRPC
Karnataka High Court Directs Police To Secure LOC Against Husband In Dowry Case
The Karnataka High Court on Monday [October 12] directed the police to take steps for the issuance of the Look Out Circular (LOC) against the husband of a woman who has accused him of cruelty and dowry harassment, while ordering hand delivery of the order.The single judge bench of Justice Anant Ramananth Hegde passed the interim direction while hearing a criminal petition filed by the...
Police Failure To Furnish Written Grounds Of Arrest Is Dereliction Of Duty, Officer Liable To Departmental Action: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that failure to furnish grounds of arrest in writing would be viewed as a dereliction of duty on the part of the arresting officer, and he shall be liable to departmental proceedings. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 497] Justice N Ramesh directed the Director General of Police (Law & Order) to issue instructions to every police unit in the...
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...
Bombay High Court Directs Maharashtra DGP To Review Arrest Protocols; Ensure Compliance With SC Directions
The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra Director General of Police to review existing arrest instructions and forms and issue corrective instructions to ensure that the binding directions of the Supreme Court are complied with. The Court observed that merely mentioning the crime number and penal provisions, or recording that the accused was informed of the grounds, does not...
PMLA Amount Need Not Have 'Arithmetical Correspondence' With Predicate Offence: Jharkhand High Court Dismisses Ex-CM Madhu Koda's Plea
The Jharkhand HC has held that there need not be an “arithmetical correspondence” between the amount quantified in proceedings relating to the scheduled offence and the value of property alleged to constitute proceeds of crime under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).A Single Judge Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad was hearing a petition filed by former Jharkhand...
Karnataka SIR: High Court Stays FIRs Against BJP Booth Level Agents For Attempting To Delete Voter Names
The Karnataka High Court has stayed the operation of two FIRs registered against BJP Booth Level Agents over allegations that they sought to delete voters' names from electoral rolls by filing bulk Form-7 objections during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the Malleshwaram Assembly Constituency.Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde granted the interim relief on two separate...
Woman Moves Karnataka High Court Seeking LOC Against Husband In Dowry Case
A woman has approached the Karnataka High Court seeking a direction to the police to initiate the process for issuance of a Look Out Circular (LOC) against her husband, a France-based working professional accused of cruelty and dowry harassment.The wife contends that her husband remains in India only pending reissuance of his allegedly lost passport and that his departure would prejudice...
'Casual And Lackadaisical Investigation By CBI': Kerala High Court Orders Further Probe Into Violinist Balabhaskar's Death
The Kerala High Court on Friday (October 9) ordered further investigation into the death of violinist Balabhaskar, who had a fatal car accident in 2018. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 568]Justice G. Girish allowed the plea preferred by the late musician's parents and directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to entrust the investigation to an officer of proven integrity, not below the rank...
Section 482(4) BNSS Bar On Pre-Arrest Bail Is Not Absolute; Court Can Examine If Prima Facie Ingredients Are Disclosed: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court had held that the bar on anticipatory bail under Section 482(4) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) in cases involving offences under Sections 65 or 70(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) is not absolute. The Court observed that the application can be examined to determine whether the ingredients of the alleged offence are prima facie made out; if they...
Victim Also Has Right To Seek Speedy Trial Like Accused : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a victim of an offence has the locus standi to approach the High Court seeking expeditious disposal of a criminal trial, ruling that the right to a speedy trial is not the exclusive prerogative of the accused but is equally available to the victim.A Bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar set aside a Delhi High Court order that had dismissed...
'Mindset Needs To Change': Bombay High Court Criticises Practice Of Prosecutors 'Vehemently' Opposing Bail Despite Long Incarceration
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (October 7) criticised the 'practice' of the public prosecutors to 'vehemently' oppose bail applications even in cases of long incarceration. The High Court said that even in cases where an accused is behind the bars for years altogether, the prosecutors oppose the bail applications citing the 'severity' of the crime. Single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav made...
