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...

Procedural Violation Will Not Vitiate Seizure But Can Affect Evidentiary Value : Supreme Court

"The burden of proving a valid seizure of the articles is on the prosecution"

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail In Section 69 BNS Case, Says Promise To Marry Was Made After Sexual Intercourse

The Karnataka High Court granted bail to a 26-year-old man accused of sexual intercourse by deceitful means under Section 69 BNS, observing that the complainant's own statement indicated that the alleged promise to marry was made 'after' the physical relationship and not before. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 406]Section 69 states that whoever, by deceitful means or by making promise to marry a...

SFI Activist Abhimanyu Murder: Kerala High Court Refuses In-Camera Trial, But Bars Photography/ Video-Recording Of Accused In Courtroom

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (October 7) declined the plea for in-camera trial in the SFI activist Abhimanyu murder case which is pending before the Sessions Court, Ernakulam.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 16)...

S. 38 BNSS | Police Must Inform Suspect Of Right To Counsel During Interrogation Even Before Formal Arrest: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court observed that, under Section 38 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the police have a duty to inform a suspect of his right to have counsel of his choice present during interrogation, even before he is formally arrested. A Bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Achal Sachdev held that the police cannot avoid this safeguard by keeping a...

Low IQ Or Intellectual Disability Won't Make Accused Unfit For Trial If He Can Understand & Participate In Proceedings: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that low IQ or intellectual disability would not make an accused unfit for trial if he has the functional capacity to understand and participate in proceedings. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 550]Justice Jobin Sebastian referred to Section 368 [Procedure in case of person with mental illness tried before Court] of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS)...

POCSO Case | S.91 CrPC Plea To Summon Documents Can't Be Rejected On Assumption About Their Evidentiary Value: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that a plea under Section 91 CrPC for production of documents cannot be rejected by pre-judging their contents or evidentiary value, particularly where the documents have a reasonable nexus with a material issue in the trial.The bench of Justice Farjand Ali observed that while the power under Section 91 CrPC must be exercised with due circumspection, it cannot...