'Safe Harbour Protects Us, Have Done Due Diligence': Amazon Tells Karnataka High Court In Ravi Belagere Novel Piracy Case

Amazon on Thursday told the Karnataka High Court that it is entitled to the safe-harbour protection available to intermediaries under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, in a case concerning the alleged sale of pirated copies of late journalist Ravi Belagere's novel Heli Hogu Kaarana on its platform.Senior Advocate Sandesh J. Chouta, appearing for Amazon, submitted that...

'Stop This Police Raj': Karnataka High Court Imposes ₹3 Lakh Personal Costs On IO & Superiors Over Illegal Arrest

The Karnataka High Court has come down heavily on the police for what it termed 'police raj', declaring the arrest of a witness in connection with a disputed Will as illegal and imposing exemplary costs of Rs 3,00,000 on the Investigating Officer, and his superior officers for dereliction of supervisory duty. The petitioner-witness, who is accused no.2 in the FIR lodged in connection with...

Telangana High Court Upholds Penalty On Life Convict Who Jumped Parole For 40-Yrs, Became Govt Teacher, Received 'Best Teacher Award'

The convict has evaded arrest and his retirement as teacher proves that he intentionally did not disclose his conviction, Court said.

AP High Court Upholds Attempt To Murder Conviction, Says Simple Injuries By Itself Does Not Negate Offence If Intention Proved

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the nature of injuries sustained by a victim cannot, by itself, determine whether an offence of attempt to murder under Section 307 IPC is made out, particularly when the manner of assault and the weapon used establishes the requisite intention or knowledge that death was likely to be caused. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 202]The Court accordingly upheld...

24-Hour Clock For Production Runs From Formal Arrest Where Pre-Arrest Detention Is Statutorily Authorised: Kerala High Court Issues Guidelines

The Kerala High Court has issued a slew of guidelines that must be followed upon the arrest of persons in order to safeguard their constitutional and statutory rights. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 463]Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath, while considering a batch of bail applications, further clarified that an accused has to be produced before the Magistrate only within 24 hours of formal arrest, and not...

Juvenile Sent To Judicial Custody In 5-Yr Offence: Allahabad High Court Warns Police, Magistrates Against Careless Arrests, Remands

The Allahabad High Court has once again cautioned police authorities and Judicial Officers against a "careless or callous approach" in matters of arrest and remand where the offence carries a maximum punishment of up to 7 years.The Court's observation was in relation to a habeas corpus plea concerning a juvenile who was repeatedly sent to judicial custody in a case where the maximum...

Delhi High Court Quashes Criminal Defamation Case Against Senior Advocate Pinaki Misra, Finds No 'Prima Facie' Case

The Delhi High Court has quashed a 2019 criminal defamation case against senior advocate Pinaki Misra over allegations of calling the complainant a "crook‟ and a "black mailer" in an interview to a news portal. It was alleged that the complainant had filed a complaint with Bar Council of Delhi in 2018 against the petitioner, alleging that Misra's appearance on behalf of power...

Calcutta High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Against Husband's Students, Girlfriend, Says They Are Not 'Relatives' U/S 85 BNS

The Calcutta High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against four persons accused of subjecting a woman to cruelty, theft and criminal intimidation in connection with a matrimonial dispute, holding that the allegations in the FIR did not disclose the ingredients of the offences against them. Justice Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, while allowing a criminal revision petition filed by...

Former Congress Minister Yogendra Sao Acquitted In NTPC Protest Case; Jharkhand High Court Finds No Evidence Of Assault Or Instigation

The Jharkhand High Court has acquitted former Congress minister and MLA Yogendra Sao in a criminal case arising from a 2010 protest during the inauguration of an NTPC project office in Hazaribag, after finding that there was no specific evidence that he had assaulted anyone or instigated the gathering.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava set aside the concurrent findings...

'Looteri Dulhan' Case: Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Marriage Bureau Owner, Notes No Role In Alleged Gang

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (August 25) granted bail to a woman running a marriage bureau booked in a cheating and criminal breach of trust FIR, noting that her role was limited to solemnizing marriage of complainant's nephew and no role was attributed to her being part of the "Looteri Dulhan gang". [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 231]For context, the term refers to an organized criminal network...

Body Found In Pieces Doesn't Establish Self-Inflicted Injury Or Other Exceptions To Deny Railway Compensation: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the recovery of a passenger's body in several pieces cannot by itself lead to the conclusion that the death fell within the exceptions to Section 124-A of the Railways Act, 1989. It held that the Railways must establish those exceptions by leading cogent and substantial evidence.Section 123(c)(2) of the Act defines 'untoward incident' to include...

SC/ST Act | Eyewitness To Caste Abuse Must Be Independent And Impartial: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that while examining an allegation of caste-based abuse under the SC/ST Act, the requirement of “public view” must be considered in the context of whether the alleged eyewitnesses were independent and impartial. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 201]The Court accordingly quashed the criminal proceedings against a Sub-Inspector and a Constable arising from a...