Is Arrest Illegal If Person Isn't Supplied Earlier Charge Sheet Filed Against Co-Accused? Bombay High Court Answers

The Bombay High Court recently held that the arrest of a person after the filing of chargesheet against already arrested co-accused is not illegal merely because the arrested person was not provided with a copy of the chargesheet along with the grounds of arrest. [2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 302]Sitting at the Kolhapur seat, the division bench of Justice Vrushali Joshi and Justice Sandesh Patil...

Husband Chatting With Sister-In-Law, Engraving Her Son's Name On His Hand Is Not 'Cruelty' Without Requisite Intent: Bombay High Court

The act of a husband chatting or speaking to his sister-in-law (bhabhi) and engraving her son's name on his own hand cannot be brought under the ambit of section 498A IPC which penalises cruelty towards a spouse, held the Bombay High Court. [2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 301]It quashed a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against a man's sister-in-law, with whom, his wife alleged he had...

'Advocacy Is A Noble Profession': Gujarat High Court Denies Bail To Advocate Accused Of Orchestrating Land Fraud

The Gujarat High Court denied bail to a lawyer for his alleged involvement in forgery, wherein land belonging to the complainant was sold to co-accused without the former's knowledge. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 181]In doing so the court observed that it prima facie appeared that the applicant had orchestrated the entire conspiracy by preparing forged document and received the amount of...

Vehicle Cannot Be Confiscated Under Excise Act Before Authority Verifies Excess Quantity Of Seized Liquor Bottles: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that confiscation of a vehicle under Section 47-A of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act cannot be sustained on the basis of a presumption that all seized bottles contained liquor exceeding the statutory limit. The Court observed that before invoking the power of confiscation, the competent authority must satisfy itself on the basis of reliable evidence that...

'Sparing His Life Would Be Misplaced Mercy': Madras High Court Confirms Death Penalty Of Man For Sexual Assault On Three Minor Girls

The Madras High Court has confirmed the death sentence imposed on a man for sexually assaulting three minor girls aged 6, 7, and 8 years. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 286] Confirming the death sentence imposed by the Tirunelveli POCSO Court, the bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh and Justice KK Ramakrishnan observed that the crime committed by the man was so heinous and devoid of human...

Woman Demanding 'Alimony' From Second Husband Despite Subsistence Of First Marriage Can Be Booked For 'Extortion': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has refused to quash an extortion FIR lodged against a Pune-based woman who entered into a second marriage while her first marriage was subsisting, and demanded alimony from the second husband by misusing the law.Single-judge Justice Ranjitsinha Bhonsale in an order pronounced on June 10, noted that the Petitioner performed her second marriage in September 2015 when...

PC Act | Mere Presence Of Officer When Superior Accepted Bribe Not Enough To Infer Criminal Conspiracy: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the mere presence of a public servant at the place where a bribe is allegedly accepted is insufficient to infer criminal conspiracy, reiterating that the prosecution must establish a prior meeting of minds through cogent evidence.A Bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Prasanna B. Varale dismissed appeals filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh against...

'Voice Recording Of Bribe Demand Inadmissible Without S.65B Evidence Act Certificate & Voice Sample Authentication': Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has acquitted two public servants convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, holding that the prosecution failed to prove the demand of illegal gratification beyond a reasonable doubt. The Court observed that in the absence of a certificate under Section 65-B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, coupled with the absence of voice samples or any FSL report,...

'Mere Eye-Wash': Chhattisgarh High Court Slams ₹500 Fine On Cop For Submitting False Report, Seeks Explanation From SSP

The Chhattisgarh High Court has termed as a "mere eye-wash" the imposition of a fine of Rs. 500 on an Investigating Officer for furnishing incorrect information before the Court that a bail applicant had 19 criminal antecedents. Observing that portraying a person as having multiple criminal antecedents when no such antecedents existed was a very serious matter, the Court directed the...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash IT Act Case Against Rape Accused's Wife Over Alleged Circulation Of Survivor's Explicit Videos

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash FIR against a wife accused of transmitting obscene videos of her husband allegedly sexually assaulting an employee at his establishment, holding that the act of transmission itself constitutes an offence under Section 67A of the Information Technology Act. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 221]It had been alleged that during the course of her employment,...

'Child's Dignity Was Shattered': Odisha Court Sentences Tutor To 20-Years Imprisonment For Sexually Abusing Minor Boy

A POCSO Court in Odisha held a home tutor guilty of repeatedly sexually assaulting his student–a minor boy, and sentenced the former to 20 years rigorous imprisonment remarking that the child who should have spent his time in cheerfulness was dealt with animal passion and his dignity was shattered. In doing so the court remarked that the testimony of the boy, who had come forward at the risk...

Are ED's 'Reasons To Believe' To Pass Provisional Attachment Order Confidential In Nature? Gauhati High Court Refers Issue To Larger Bench

The Gauhati High Court has referred to the larger bench to decide whether "reasons to believe" to be recorded in writing by Enforcement Directorate's Authorized Officer on the basis of material in his possession to pass a Provisional Attachment Order is confidential in character and whether it must be to be furnished to the affected person. [2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 85]Justice Manish Choudhury in...