Cult Fitness Takeover: Co-Founder Rishabh Telang Moves Karnataka High Court To Quash Cheating, Forgery FIR

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (August 25) issued notice on a petition filed by Cult.fit co-founder Rishabh Telang, seeking to quash an FIR registered against him by Bellanduru Police on allegations including cheating, forgery, criminal breach of trust and falsification of accounts.Justice M. Nagaprasanna directed notices to the State and complainant Deepak Poduval, who is...

Madras High Court Denies Bail To UAPA Accused, Rejects Claim That Potassium Nitrate, Sugar & Batteries Were For Agricultural And Daily Use

Prosecution said items were taken together for operating an explosive device.

'Prima Facie Responds To Criticism With Violence': Gujarat High Court Refuses To Suspend AAP MLA's 7-Year Sentence In Assault Case

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (August 24) refused to suspend the sentence of Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Dediyapada assembly Chaitar Vasava convicted for assaulting and extorting forest officials in a forest land encroachment case wherein he was sentenced by the trial court for seven years. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 230]The court passed the order on applications seeking suspension of sentence moved...

No Direct Evidence Of Murder Needed When Kidnapping, Last Seen & Swift Recovery Of Body Form Complete Chain: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that where the time between the kidnapping of a minor girl and recovery of her dead body was short, the prosecution could not be expected to produce direct evidence of the actual commission of murder. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 200]The Court accordingly upheld the conviction and life sentences of two accused, finding that the 'last seen' theory and...

Grant Of Bail In Serious Offences Like Murder Must Record Justifiable Reasons : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently set aside the bail granted to the two accused persons in a murder case, noting that the bail order was a result of a non-application of mind, as the Courts below ignored the vital evidence which prima facie showed the involvement of the accused in the crime. “The law in regard to grant or refusal of bail is very well settled. The court granting bail should...

Allahabad High Court Flags Police Non-Compliance With S. 105 BNSS Videography Mandate For Search & Seizure

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) recently flagged police non-compliance with the statutory mandate under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, requiring audio-video recording of search and seizure proceedings. A bench of Justice Rajeev Bharti made the observation while granting interim anticipatory bail to four accused in a case under Sections 3/5A/8 of...

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Suicide Abetment, Notes He Was 'Only Taking Side Of His Sister' And Not Threatening Deceased

The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a man accused of abetting a woman's suicide after she was allegedly threatened by him, prima facie observing that the alleged threat had no bearing to the incident since the applicant was only taking his sister's side during her argument with the deceased sister-in-law. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 227]Justice Nikhil S Kariel in his order noted that the applicant...

Non-Disclosure Of Marital Status Without Deception Or Dishonest Inducement Not Cheating U/S 420 IPC: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that mere allegations of non-disclosure of a material fact relating to matrimonial status, without the necessary ingredients of deception and dishonest inducement, do not constitute cheating under Section 420 IPC. The Court observed that where the essential ingredients of the offences alleged are not made out, continuation of criminal proceedings would...

Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes FIR Against Two Booked For Sharing Online Cartoon On Governor After Unconditional Apology

The Chhattisgarh High Court recently quashed an FIR against two men booked for sharing a Facebook cartoon-styled post on the Governor of the State, after noting that the petitioners had filed an unconditional apology and had undertaken to remove the post as well as never repeat such conduct. [2026 LiveLaw (Chh) 114]The petitioners had approached the high court seeking quashing of an FIR...

FIR Against Farmers Protesting Bidadi Land Acquisition 'Shrouded With Suspicion': Karnataka High Court Stays Probe

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (August 24) stayed all further investigation in a case registered against six farmers who allegedly protested against land acquisition survey operations in Bidadi, Ramanagara district, observing that the registration of the crime was “shrouded with suspicion.”Justice M. Nagaprasanna was hearing a petition filed by six farmers from Mandalahalli,...

'Disheartening': Allahabad High Court Laments Lapses In POCSO Case As 8 Y/O Victim Shuttled Between Hospitals, Evidence Mishandled

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) last week expressed serious concern over multiple lapses in the medical examination and preservation of forensic evidence concerning an 8-year-old POCSO victim. The Court described the situation as "deeply disheartening" as it remarked that the lapses represented a “serious failure” in handling vital evidence involving a minor victim. The...

Presumption Of Innocence Not Lost Under POCSO Act: Patna High Court Acquits Man Sentenced To 20 Years

The Patna High Court has acquitted a man sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, holding that the presumptions under Sections 29 and 30 of the Act cannot sustain a conviction when the prosecution has failed to establish the basic foundational facts of the offence.A Division Bench of Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad and Justice Ramesh...