'No Legal Duty To Report': Karnataka High Court Quashes Chargesheet Against Homestay Owner For Not Reporting Alleged Rape Of US National

Morality may expect a citizen to speak but criminal law can punish his silence only when statute commands him to speak, Court said.

'No Coercive Steps' Order Does Not Bar Filing Of Charge Sheet : Supreme Court

An interim protection order only implies that no arrest shall take place; however would not bar the filing of a charge sheet, the Court said.

Wiping Minor's Tears, Holding Her Hand Without Sexual Intent Not Sexual Assault: Madras High Court

Physical contact during ordinary course of human dealings would not inherently be sexual, Court held.

S.498A IPC Does Not Require Demand Of 'Dowry'; Any Unlawful Demand For Property Or Valuables Is Covered: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that an offence under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code does not require an allegation of demand for “dowry”, and that harassment to coerce a woman to meet any unlawful demand for property or valuable security can constitute cruelty under the provision.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava made the observation while setting aside...

Allahabad High Court Doubts Narrative Of Police Encounter, Orders CBI Probe

The Allahabad High Court has questioned a recurring pattern in police encounter cases where police personnel allegedly escape unhurt while a single shot fired by the police ends up hitting the accused in the knee or below.The Court made the observation while finding serious doubts in the prosecution's account of an alleged police encounter involving an accused who was shot in both legs....

Cult Fitness Takeover: Co-Founder Rishabh Telang Moves Karnataka High Court To Quash Cheating, Forgery FIR

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (August 25) issued notice on a petition filed by Cult.fit co-founder Rishabh Telang, seeking to quash an FIR registered against him by Bellanduru Police on allegations including cheating, forgery, criminal breach of trust and falsification of accounts.Justice M. Nagaprasanna directed notices to the State and complainant Deepak Poduval, who is...

Madras High Court Denies Bail To UAPA Accused, Rejects Claim That Potassium Nitrate, Sugar & Batteries Were For Agricultural And Daily Use

Prosecution said items were taken together for operating an explosive device.

'Prima Facie Responds To Criticism With Violence': Gujarat High Court Refuses To Suspend AAP MLA's 7-Year Sentence In Assault Case

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (August 24) refused to suspend the sentence of Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Dediyapada assembly Chaitar Vasava convicted for assaulting and extorting forest officials in a forest land encroachment case wherein he was sentenced by the trial court for seven years. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 230]The court passed the order on applications seeking suspension of sentence moved...

No Direct Evidence Of Murder Needed When Kidnapping, Last Seen & Swift Recovery Of Body Form Complete Chain: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that where the time between the kidnapping of a minor girl and recovery of her dead body was short, the prosecution could not be expected to produce direct evidence of the actual commission of murder. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 200]The Court accordingly upheld the conviction and life sentences of two accused, finding that the 'last seen' theory and...

Grant Of Bail In Serious Offences Like Murder Must Record Justifiable Reasons : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently set aside the bail granted to the two accused persons in a murder case, noting that the bail order was a result of a non-application of mind, as the Courts below ignored the vital evidence which prima facie showed the involvement of the accused in the crime. “The law in regard to grant or refusal of bail is very well settled. The court granting bail should...

Allahabad High Court Flags Police Non-Compliance With S. 105 BNSS Videography Mandate For Search & Seizure

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) recently flagged police non-compliance with the statutory mandate under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, requiring audio-video recording of search and seizure proceedings. A bench of Justice Rajeev Bharti made the observation while granting interim anticipatory bail to four accused in a case under Sections 3/5A/8 of...

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Suicide Abetment, Notes He Was 'Only Taking Side Of His Sister' And Not Threatening Deceased

The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a man accused of abetting a woman's suicide after she was allegedly threatened by him, prima facie observing that the alleged threat had no bearing to the incident since the applicant was only taking his sister's side during her argument with the deceased sister-in-law. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 227]Justice Nikhil S Kariel in his order noted that the applicant...