Exhaust BNSS Remedies Before Approaching HC Under Article 226 For FIR Registration, Unless Urgency Warrants: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a person aggrieved by the police's failure to register a FIR must ordinarily pursue the remedies available under the BNSS, before approaching the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution unless urgent intervention is warranted. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 247]The case arose from a petition filed by a 65-year-old man alleging police inaction on...

Preliminary Order Under Section 133 CrPC Is Sine Qua Non For Proceedings Seeking Removal Of Public Nuisance: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand HC has held that a preliminary order as contemplated under Section 133 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is a sine qua non for proceedings seeking removal of a public nuisance, and that where the person against whom such order is made appears and shows cause, the Magistrate must provide an opportunity to adduce evidence in accordance with Section 138 CrPC.A Single Judge Bench...

SFI Activist Abhimanyu Murder Case: Kerala High Court Refuses To Halt Trial Till Completion Of Probe Against Co-Accused

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (October 13) refused to halt the trial in the murder of SFI Activist Abhimanyu, which is pending before the Sessions Court, Ernakulam. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 576]Abhimanyu was stabbed to death in 2018 during a campus political rivalry at Maharaja's College in Ernakulam. Presently, trial is pending before the Sessions Court against 16 accused (Accused Nos. 1 to...

HP High Court Quashes Notice Issued To Bajaj Finance U/S 94 BNSS For Production Of Allegedly Stolen Pledged Gold

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that a non-banking financial company (NBFC) cannot be compelled to produce pledged gold ornaments allegedly linked to a criminal offence merely through a notice issued under Section 94 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.The Court observed that the investigating agency must approach the competent court under Sections 106 and 107 of...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Return Of Pet African Grey Parrot Seized By Forest Department

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday [October 13] issued notice on a plea filed by a Bengaluru resident seeking the return of his pet African Grey Parrot, which was seized by the Karnataka Forest Department's CID [Aranya Sanchari Dala] in July.The single judge bench of Justice C.M. Poonacha issued notice to the respondents-State of Karnataka, the Forest Department, and the CID Aranya Sanchari...

Section 161 CrPC Statements Cannot Be Relied On At Trial But Can Be Considered At Cognizance Stage : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that although the statements recorded by the police under Section 161 Cr.P.C./Section 180 BNSS cannot be relied on at trial, they can be considered at the cognizance stage. “Section 161 CrPC statements, obviously, cannot be relied on at the trial, but definitely could be gone into at the time of cognizance, since that is the material available before the Court,...

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...