Uttarakhand High Court Upholds Denial Of RTI Info On Estranged Wife's Govt Service, Says No Material Could Outweigh Privacy

The Uttarakhand High Court has upheld the denial of information sought under the Right to Information Act by a man concerning the government service of his estranged wife, holding that there was “no material on record indicating any public interest that could outweigh her right to privacy”. Holding the above, the Court noted that the appellant had failed to place even prima facie...

POCSO Case Cannot Be Quashed On Settlement Even If Survivor Attains Majority: Sikkim High Court

The Sikkim High Court has held that criminal proceedings under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) cannot be quashed merely on the basis of a settlement between the accused and the survivor, even if the survivor has subsequently attained majority.Justice Bhaskar Raj Pradhan remarked that: “even if the accused and the survivor who has now attained majority...

Entering Woman's House At Night, Lifting Her Clothes Not Sufficient To Constitute Attempt To Rape: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that the act of entering the prosecutrix's house at night, lifting her clothes and catching hold of her, without any specific overt act sufficiently proximate to the commission of rape, would not constitute an attempt to commit rape under Section 376/511 of the Indian Penal Code. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava was hearing a...

Codeine Cough Syrup Within Permitted Quantity Attracts NDPS Act If Stocked Or Sold For Intoxication: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that codeine-based cough syrup carrying codeine within the permitted limit is not a narcotic drug so long as it is sold or transported for medicinal use, but that the moment it is stocked, sold or transported to be used as an intoxicant, the exemption is lost and it becomes a codeine preparation attracting the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances...

First-Time Juvenility Claims Before SC Show 'Huge Gap' In JJ Act Implementation By Police, Trial Courts : Supreme Court

The Court commented that the mandate of the JJ Act is overlooked by police in their obsessions to book someone.

Investigation Failures Under Spotlight As Supreme Court Overturns Three Murder Convictions In September First Week

In the first week of September, the Supreme Court overturned the conviction in three murder cases arising from markedly different crimes: a six-year-old child's murder, a broad-daylight killing, and a kidnapping-for-ransom case that culminated in murder, but shared a common thread i.e., the prosecution's failure to establish the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt.In Dhrub Singh Etc....

'Prima Facie Case Made Out': AP High Court Refuses To Quash Perjury, Cheating Case Against Retired Bank Manager Over ₹50 Lakh Debt Dispute

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings arising from a dispute over Rs. 50 lakh borrowed by a retired bank manager and his wife against a promissory note and mortgage of three title deeds. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 207]The Court made the observation while refusing to quash criminal proceedings arising from a complaint alleging perjury, filing of a false case, cheating...

AP High Court Acquits Husband In Dowry Harassment & Cruelty Case Citing Sister's Acquittal Based On Same Evidence

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld the acquittal of a husband in a dowry harassment and cruelty case, holding that his conviction could not be sustained on the same evidence on which his sister who was facing identical allegations was acquitted. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 206]The case arose from a prosecution initiated by the wife against her husband and his sister, alleging offences under...

JJ Act | AP High Court Orders Release Of Minor Produced Before Magistrate As Adult, Imposes ₹10,000 Cost On SHO

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has come to the rescue of a minor boy who was allegedly treated as an adult by the police and produced before a regular Magistrate, directing his immediate release from judicial custody and holding that the remand order was illegal, unsustainable and without jurisdiction. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 204]In doing so it imposed Rs. 10,000 cost on the SHO of the concerned...

One-Year Limit Under Section 125(3) CrPC Doesn't Bar Recovery Of DV Act Maintenance Arrears Through Salary Attachment: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that the one-year deadline under the first proviso to Section 125(3) CrPC applies only when a person seeks a warrant to recover unpaid maintenance under that provision. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 147] It does not erase the maintenance debt or prevent attachment of salary under Section 20(6) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.The first proviso...

Reasons Recorded In Order Directing Further Investigation Can't Itself Be Construed As Direction For Point-Wise Probe: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court has held that while it was true that a court cannot direct the police to conduct an investigation in a particular manner, however the reasons given by a court in its order directing further investigation must not be itself construed as a direction for point-wise investigation. The bench of Justice Baljinder Singh Sandhu was hearing a petition seeking quashing of an order...

Acquittal Cannot Be Reversed Unless Trial Court's View Is Perverse or Impossible: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that an appellate court cannot reverse a judgment of acquittal merely because it prefers a different appreciation of the evidence. Before overturning an acquittal, the appellate court must find that the view taken by the trial court is perverse or impossible on the evidence on record, the Court held.The Court restored a husband's (appellant) acquittal in a...