Parents Not Liable For Contraband Allegedly Kept By Adult Child At Their House: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that parents cannot automatically be held liable for contraband allegedly kept by their adult child merely because it was recovered from the parents' house. Justice Sandeep Sharma remarked that: “Investigating Agency, after having noticed name of the co-accused Pratibha @ Preeti on envelope containing contraband, had already arrived at conclusion...

Father Taking Away His Own Minor Child From Mother's Custody Doesn't Constitute Kidnapping: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that a father, being the natural guardian of his minor child, cannot be prosecuted for kidnapping under Section 363 of the Indian Penal Code merely for taking away his own son from the custody of his wife. The Court observed that the essential ingredients of the offence are not satisfied where the accused himself is the child's natural guardian.A Single...

Chhattisgarh High Court Awards ₹25,000 Compensation For Illegal Detention After Man Kept In Jail Despite Furnishing Court-Ordered Bail Bond

The Chhattisgarh High Court has awarded ₹25,000 as compensation to a man whose right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution was violated after he was kept in judicial custody despite furnishing the bail bond directed by the Executive Magistrate. The Court observed that a person arrested merely on suspicion, against whom no cognizable or non-bailable offence is...

Bombay High Court Issues Notice On Raj Kundra's Plea Challenging Summons In ED's 'Bitcoins' Case

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (July 28) issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea filed by husband of Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty and businessman Raj Kundra, who has challenged a special court's order taking cognisance of a supplementary chargesheet naming him in a Bitcoin-linked money laundering case. Single-judge Justice Ashwin Bhobe issued notice to the ED and...

Evidence Act | Section 27 Recoveries Alone Can't Sustain Conviction : Supreme Court Restores Acquittal In 1988 Murder Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 28) restored the acquittal of six men in a 1988 murder case, observing that recovery made under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (now Section 23 BSA) cannot, by itself, form the basis of a conviction unless the recovered material is clearly connected with the offence through independent evidence. A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K...

Suspension Of Sentence Plea Needn't Get Preference If Parties Are Ready To Argue Appeal/ Revision On Merits: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that where the parties are ready to argue the criminal appeal or the criminal revision on merits, the application for suspension of sentence may not be given preference over final disposal of the criminal appeal or the criminal revision."As per our considered opinion, endeavour of the Court should be to decide the criminal appeal at the earliest if parties...

Recovery Of Stolen Property Alone Can't Sustain Murder Conviction, Attracts Only Section 411 IPC: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that mere recovery of stolen property from an accused is not enough to convict them for murder, robbery, or lurking house trespass based only on circumstantial evidence. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 161]The Court said the prosecution must prove a complete chain of circumstances that clearly connects the accused to the crime. If it fails to do so, recovery of...

Does Informing Live-In Partner's Father Fulfil Police Duty To Notify Family Of Arrest? Kerala High Court Answers

The Kerala High Court recently granted bail to an NDPS accused after finding that the legal requirement to inform his relative or friend about arrest was not satisfied in the case. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 407]Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath noted that the grounds of arrest was communicated only to the father of the applicant's live-in partner, who is a co-accused (accused No. 2) in the case....

POCSO Acquittal: Rajasthan High Court Quashes Recovery Of Compensation From Police Officer Without Hearing

The Rajasthan High Court recently quashed the recovery of ₹3 lakh compensation from a police officer in a POCSO case, holding that no adverse order could have been passed against him without first issuing notice and affording him an opportunity of hearing. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand observed that the trial court had violated the principles of natural justice by...

Kerala High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Man Booked For Hurling Bomb At Wrong House

The Kerala High Court recently denied anticipatory bail to a man, who is booked for hurling a bomb, albeit at the wrong house. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 405]Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath dismissed the pre-arrest bail application filed by the man, who was arrayed by the Kannur Kuthuparamba police in a crime.The offences alleged were those under Section 109(1) [Attempt to murder] of the Bharatiya...

Kerala High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To DYFI Leaders Accused Of Assaulting Police During Liquor Policy Protest

The Kerala High Court on Monday (July 27) denied pre-arrest bail to six DYFI leaders, who were booked for assaulting police officers during protest march against the State's liquor policy. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 404]Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath found that the allegations against the applicants were very serious and that custodial interrogation is necessary for investigation, which is still in...

Advocates Must Pay Toll Like Everyone Else, Can't Claim Special Treatment: Madras High Court Quashes Case Over Protest

The Madras High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against lawyers who staged a protest demanding that the Trichy-Chennai highway be made toll-free for advocates, holding that the demonstration was an exercise of their democratic right to protest and did not attract the ingredients of any criminal offence. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 346]The Court, however, stated that a road cannot be made...