Criminal Law
Medical Negligence: Kerala High Court Orders SIT Probe After Woman Loses Nine Fingers In Cosmetic Surgery
The Kerala High Court recently directed the constitution of a Special Investigation Team of the Crime Branch to conduct further investigation in a high-profile medical negligence case involving 'Cosmetiq Hospital' in which a woman lost 9 fingers and developed serious medical complications after a cosmetic surgery. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 607]Justice G. Girish noted that the hospital had the status...
Tripura High Court Upholds Husband's Life Term For Wife's Murder, Cites Cruelty Over Money Demands And Failure To Explain Death
The Tripura High Court has upheld the life sentence imposed on a husband for murdering his wife by manual strangulation, observing that the prosecution had established an unbroken chain of circumstantial evidence proving his guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The Court observed that the deceased had been repeatedly subjected to cruelty over demands for money and that the husband failed to...
“Possession Of Intermediate Quantity Of Drugs Rule Out Chances Of Being Peddler”: HP High Court Grants Bail To NDPS Accused
The Himachal Pradesh High Court observed that an accused facing multiple NDPS cases involving intermediate quantities of contraband could be granted bail, considering that he was not a drug peddler, and the likelihood of delay in trial. The Court held that, in the peculiar facts of the case, the petitioner deserved an opportunity to reform himself, subject to strict bail conditions.Justice...
'Compromise Cannot Be Sole Ground For Quashing Rape Case, Overall Circumstances Must Be Examined': Patna High Court
The Patna HC has held that criminal proceedings involving serious offences such as rape cannot be quashed solely because the parties have reached a compromise. However, the Court observed that the overall facts and circumstances, including the material collected during investigation and any subsequent settlement, must be considered while deciding whether such proceedings should continue.A...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against Advocate Over Alleged Assault, Outraging Modesty Of Client
The Karnataka High Court quashed an FIR lodged against a lawyer for outraging the modesty of the complainant who was his client, noting that the ingredients of the offence were missing and that the complainant had categorically stated that the lawyer never assaulted her and did not commit any act outraging her modesty. The case stemmed from a complaint lodged on June 30, 2021, by the...
'No Special Circumstances': Gujarat High Court Rejects Plea Seeking Direction To Register FIR, Cites Remedy Under BNSS
The Gujarat High Court has reaffirmed that a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the registration of a FIR is premature and not maintainable when an efficacious alternative statutory remedy is already available under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS). [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 299]Consequently, Justice J.C. Doshi dismissed the petition seeking...
Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Placing Footwear On Ambedkar, Jagjivan Ram Photos; Says Probe Complete
The Karnataka High Court has granted bail to a 38-year-old man accused of tying footwear on the photographs of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Babu Jagjivan Ram, reasoning that he had already been in judicial custody for nearly six months and the investigation was complete. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 439]The single judge bench of Justice Rajeshwari N. Hegde allowed the plea filed by the accused while...
Mere Apprehension Of Bias Not Enough To Reconstitute PoSH Committee: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a mere apprehension of bias is insufficient to invalidate the constitution of an Internal Committee under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (PoSH Act), and that cogent material must demonstrate a real likelihood of bias.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that dissatisfaction with past...
Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Changing Religion Without Informing Authorities, Committing Passport Fraud
The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a man who was accused of changing his name, religion to Islam without informing the authorities and committing passport fraud, after prima facie noting that he had not committed any offence after changing his name. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 298]The man was seeking bail in an FIR lodged under Sections 336(2)(Forgery), 336(3)(Forgery for the Purpose of...
Delhi High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Lawyer Accused Of Molesting Woman, Disrobing Her Husband And Son
The Delhi High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a lawyer accused of molesting a woman and forcibly disrobing her husband and son during an alleged assault on the family, observing that being an advocate is no licence for lawlessness.Justice Girish Kathpalia observed that granting anticipatory bail in the circumstances would send a wrong signal to society and erode public confidence in...
Husband's Conviction For Cheque Dishonour Doesn't Automatically End Proceedings Against Wife Who Acted As Guarantor: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held that conviction and sentence already undergone by a husband (principal debtor) in respect of the same underlying transaction in which his wife had also issued a security cheque, as a guarantor, does not furnish a ground to her to seek quashing of proceedings under Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act.The bench of Justice Sunil Beniwal further observed...
