Criminal Law
Stalking Woman, Sabotaging Marriage Prospects Despite Her Suicide Attempt Prima Facie Case Of Abetment: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that allegations of a man persistently stalking a woman, threatening to circulate photographs of her and repeatedly sabotaging her marriage prospects, despite her refusal and an earlier suicide attempt, prima facie made out a case of abetment to suicide. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 308]The single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna refused to quash criminal...
“Child Protection Cannot Criminalise Adolescence”: Uttarakhand High Court Quashes POCSO FIR Over Relationship Between 17 & 21-Yr-Old
The Uttarakhand High Court has observed that “treating the consensual relationship between a 17 years old and 21 years old on par with sexual assault collapses meaningful distinctions and results in manifest arbitrariness under Article 14,” thus holding that “child protection does not require criminalising adolescence.” Hence, taking into consideration the victim's age, her statement...
Police Officer Can Face Disciplinary Proceedings Despite Pending Criminal Case Over Same Incident: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that disciplinary proceedings against a police officer are not barred merely because an F.I.R. has been lodged over the same incident, as Paragraph 489 of the U.P. Police Regulations permits a departmental trial whether or not the officer has been tried judicially. It held that the Uttar Pradesh Police Officers of the Subordinate Ranks (Punishment and...
Andhra Pradesh Goondas Act | 12-Day Period For Govt Approval Begins After Detention Order Is Passed: High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the 12-day period for approval of a preventive detention order under Section 3(3) of the Andhra Pradesh Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act of Bootleggers, Dacoits, Drug Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Land Grabbers, 1986, begins from the day after the detention order is made, thereby excluding the date of the order...
Rape | Section 376 IPC Not Prima Facie Attracted Where Prosecution Material Shows Subsisting Marital Relationship: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has partly allowed a criminal revision petition and quashed the charge of rape framed against a man, holding that Section 376 IPC was not prima facie attracted as the prosecution material itself showed that the parties were in a subsisting marital relationship at the relevant time. [2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 339]The bench of Justice Kuldeep Mathur reached this conclusion...
Woman's Midnight Arrest Without Magistrate Permission Illegal, But Not Ground To Quash Case: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held the midnight arrest of a woman without prior permission of the Magistrate to be violative of Section 43(5) BNSS, but ruled that the illegality in arrest alone was not a ground to quash the proceedings against her under the NDPS Act.At the same time, noting the lapse on the part of the Sub-Inspector who effected the arrest, the Court directed the Director...
BNSS Doesn't Curtail UAPA Detention To 90 Days: Delhi High Court Denies Default Bail To Red-Fort Bomb Blast Accused
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (August 18) denied default bail to Jasir Bilal Wani @ Danish one of the accused in the car explosion that took place on November 10, 2025 near Red Fort which claimed 15 lives. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 760]Applying the doctrine of legislation by reference the court said that Section 167 CrPC as applicable to Section 43(D)(2) UAPA must be construed as Section 187...
2015 Kerala Assembly Ruckus: High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Former Congress MLA A.T. George
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (August 18) quashed the criminal proceedings against former Congress MLA A.T. George in the 2015 Kerala Legislative Assembly Ruckus case. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 450]The brawl happened on March 13, 2015 when the LDF legislators staged a protest to prevent the then Finance Minister, late K.M. Mani, from presenting the budget and sought his resignation amid bar...
'We Have A Long Way To Go': Madras High Court Calls For Training Of Judges On Examining Child Sexual Abuse Victims
The Madras High Court has highlighted that the judicial officers presiding over the Special Courts under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act should ensure that the child victim is made to feel comfortable in the court and should build a rapport with the child. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 391]The court added that there was a need to understand the victim children and...
Actress Rape Case: Kerala High Court Closes Dileep's Plea Alleging Media Trial After Probe In All 5 Cases Completed
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (August 18) closed the plea preferred by actor Dileep seeking action against Indo-Asian News Channel Private Limited/Reporter TV for allegedly publishing trial details relating to the 2017 Actress Assault case. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 453]When the matter came up before Justice Jobin Sebastian today, Dileep's counsel told that the purpose of the plea has been...
Telangana High Court Directs Police To File Final Reports In Unnatural Death Cases Before Judicial Magistrate, Not Executive Magistrate
The Telangana High Court has held that where the police conduct an investigation into an unnatural or accidental death under Section 174 CrPC, the final report must be filed before the jurisdictional Judicial Magistrate of First Class and not before an Executive Magistrate. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 130]The Court further held that the person who first gave information regarding the death must...
