Bombay High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Assaulting 6-Year-Old Neighbour, Says Trust Reposed In Him Was 'Completely Eroded'

The Bombay High Court recently while denying bail to a man booked for sexually assaulting a minor girl from his neighbourhood, observed that granting him bail would send a wrong message to the society at large as he has decimated the sanctity of the pure relationship between neighbourhood uncle and a minor girl, who are like a father and daughter. Single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav expressed...

Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To YouTuber Thoppi, Says No Obscene Or Sexually Coloured Remarks Directly Made By Him

The Kerala High Court on Monday (September 28) granted anticipatory bail to controversial Malayalam gamer/Youtuber Toppi, officially known as Muhammed Nihad, who is booked for allegedly live-streaming obscene remarks about a young woman on streaming platforms. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 533]Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath observed that there were no obscene words or sexually coloured remarks spoken...

Know The Law | Consequences Of Not Furnishing Written Grounds Of Arrest : Supreme Court Explains

The Supreme Court recently reiterated that an accused has a fundamental and statutory right to be informed of the grounds of arrest in writing, and the written grounds must be furnished to the arrested person as a matter of course and without exception.A bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul Chandurkar stressed that the requirement under Article 22(1) of the Constitution is not a...

'Life Is Short, Litigation Infinite': Rajasthan High Court Orders Disposal Of 63-Year-Old Revenue Case, Warns Of Action For Delay

The Rajasthan High Court ordered disposal of a 63-year-old revenue case in 3 months without any adjournments, holding that in case of failure by the Presiding Officer of revenue court directions will be issued to higher authorities to take appropriate action against the officer including adverse remarks in the Annual Confidential Report. While recording “harsh reality of the system...

After Karnataka High Court Remarks On Illegal Arrests, DGP Orders Strict Section 35 BNSS Compliance; Warns Police Of Personal Liability

The Director General and Inspector General of Police, Karnataka, has issued two comprehensive circulars directing strict compliance with Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and the law declared by the Supreme Court on arrest and personal liberty, in compliance with directions issued by the High Court earlier.The single judge bench of Justice M.Nagaprasanna had on...

Karnataka High Court Refuses Interim Relief To BJP's Pratap Simha In FIR Over Alleged Remarks Against Dalit Community During Ganesh Festival

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (September 24) refused to grant interim relief for now to BJP leader Pratap Simha who has challenged an FIR lodged under SC/ST Act in connection with a speech he gave during a Ganesha Visarjan procession over allegations of insulting the Dalit community with a remark about a "blue shawl". The complaint alleges that during his speech during the same...

S.413 BNSS | Victim's Appeal Against Acquittal By Magistrate Lies Before Sessions Court : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a victim's appeal against an order of acquittal passed by a Magistrate lies before the Court of Session and not the High Court. “…when there is a conviction in a trial held by a Magistrate of the First Class or the Second Class, an appeal lies to the Sessions Court. Going by the proviso to Section 413 BNSS, an appeal filed by a victim against an order...

2016 Kopardi Gang Rape Case: Bombay High Court Judges To Visit Spot Of Incident Before Hearing Final Arguments In Death Reference

Before hearing the final arguments in the appeals filed by the convicts in the infamous Kopardi gang rape case challenging their death sentence, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday (September 22) said it will first visit the spot where the minor girl was allegedly ravished and killed by the convicts.A division bench of Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Ashish Chavan have decided to visit the...

Sessions Court Cannot Impose Special Category Sentence Barring Statutory Remission And Commutation : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday (September 24) reiterated that a Sessions Court cannot impose a special-category sentence directing a convict to remain in prison for the remainder of their natural life by excluding the statutory remission and commutation regime. “…we are of the view that there is no doubt that the Trial Court was competent to impose the punishment of imprisonment for life...

Bombay High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Doctors Booked For Switching Off Oxygen Supply

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (September 23) refused to quash a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against three men of the same family, booked for switching off the oxygen supply of an ICU ward in a hospital in Pune. Single-judge Justice Ranjitsinha Bhonsale said that there was a prima facie strong case against the three men, all of whom are practising doctors."In my considered...

S 156(3) CrPC Order Is Pre-Cognizance Step, Sanction Under S 197 CrPC Not Required At That Stage: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has recently held that a Magistrate's direction under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC, now Section 175(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023) directing registration of an FIR and investigation is a pre-cognizance step, and the requirement of prior sanction under Section 197 CrPC (now Section 218 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha...

Victim Can't Introduce Evidence At Trial Which Is Not Included In Chargesheet By Prosecution: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that a victim in a criminal case cannot be permitted to introduce an evidence/material at the stage of trial which was not included in the charge-sheet by the prosecution. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 113]While highlighting procedural silence regarding the same and need for safeguarding rights of accused, the Bench of Justice V. Narasingh observed–“Though it is...