NDPS Act | 'Unexplained 5-Day Gap In Custody Of Samples, Breach Of S.52A' : Supreme Court Acquits Two Men After 20 Years

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (September 16) set aside the convictions of two individuals after twenty years in an NDPS Act case for the alleged recovery and possession of charas in a commercial quantity, after finding that the prosecution had failed to establish the link in the chain of custody of the seized contraband. The Court noted an unexplained gap of five days between the date on...

S. 180 BNSS | Allahabad High Court Asks DGP To Make Audio-Video Recording Of Witness Statements Mandatory For IOs

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Director General of Police (DGP), Uttar Pradesh, to consider making audio-video recording of statements recorded under Section 180 BNSS 'mandatory', observing that such a step would make criminal investigations more transparent and fair. A bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal passed the direction while dealing with a bail application filed by...

Karnataka High Court Convicts Lawyer For Contempt Over Shouting, Appearing Intoxicated Before Trial Court; Sends Him To 1-Day Jail

The Karnataka High Court has sentenced an advocate to a one-day simple imprisonment along with fine of Rs 2,000 under Contempt of Courts Act, accused of interrupting court proceedings in an intoxicated state, shouting at a Judicial Magistrate, and making scandalous and unfounded allegations against judicial officers.The Division Bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice Venkatesh Naik T...

Employee's Conviction For Serious Crime Doesn't Permit Automatic Pension Forfeiture; Hearing Must Be Given: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has set aside an order of the State that stopped and forfeited petitioner's entire pension on the ground of a conviction and imprisonment under the Prevention of Corruption Act (“the Act”), in the background of the fact that no notice was serviced upon the petition before passing of the order.The bench of Justice Anand Sharma affirmed that even where conviction...

PC Act | Handover Of Bribe To Intermediary Not Enough To Prove Public Servant's Guilt : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (September 16) held that merely establishing that money changed hands between a complainant and an intermediary who invoked the name of a public servant cannot, by itself, prove that the public servant accepted a bribe. “The prosecution has, at its best, established that money changed hands between a complainant and an intermediary who invoked the...

Courts Releasing Illegally Arrested Accused Must Permit Same Day Re-Arrest After Compliance With Formalities: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently directed that courts, releasing an illegally arrested accused, must permit police to re-arrest accused on the same day after compliance with procedural formalities. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 506]Justice A. Badharudeen held:“all Criminal Courts shall ensure that while setting an accused at his liberty, finding his arrest as illegal, the Courts shall pass an order on...

"Need To Curb Spoiling Children": Bombay High Court Upholds Cancellation Of Minor's Bail In Ghatkopar Hit-And-Run Case

The Bombay High Court recently while upholding the bail cancellation of a minor boy, a prime accused in the Ghatkopar hit-and-run case, noted that he was not under 'parental control' but in company of 'spoilt and affluent' children making videos of stunts etc and thus to curb such activities in society, it was important for the minor boy, who has now become an adult, to be kept in a...

High Speed Alone Not Enough To Prove Rash, Negligent Driving: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that driving at high speed alone is not enough to prove that the driving was rash or negligent to prove offences under Sections 279 (rash driving) and 304A (causing death by negligence) of the IPC. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 447] Justice G Arul Murugan observed that criminality could not be presumed and had to be proved beyond reasonable doubt....

Delhi High Court Grants Bail To UAPA Accused After Nearly 8 Years In Custody, Says Trial Not Likely To End Soon

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to an accused in a case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, noting that he has remained in custody for nearly eight years and that the trial is unlikely to conclude anytime soon. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 856]The Division Bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja was dealing with the appeal filed by Mohammed Saqib...

Karnataka High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Top Officials Over Failure To Compensate Kodagu Homestay Owner For Illegal Arrest

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday [September 16] issued notice to the Chief Secretary and the Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department in a contempt petition alleging wilful disobedience of a direction to pay Rs 5 lakhs as compensation for the illegal arrest of a Kodagu homestay owner over a US woman's rape.The Division Bench of Justices Jayant Banerji and Geetha K.B was hearing a...

Seat Belts In Cars : Supreme Court Asks Centre To Consider Suggestions For Stricter Enforcement

The Supreme Court has disposed of a public interest litigation seeking effective implementation and enforcement of mandatory seat belt usage, child restraint systems and first-aid kits in vehicles, while granting liberty to the petitioner to forward a copy of his petition to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for consideration of his recommendations.The Court observed that...

Kerala High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Woman Accused Of Throwing Newborn Baby From Hospital Window, Says 'Intent' Not Shown

The Kerala High Court recently granted pre-arrest bail to a 20-year-old woman booked for attempted murder of newborn, who she threw out of the window after giving birth in the hospital bathroom. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 510]Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath noted that there were no materials suggesting that the woman intended to cause the death of the child and that she did not have any...