Allahabad High Court Directs Criminal Prosecution Of Litigant & Her Lawyer For 'Forging' Signatures On Affidavits In PIL

Matter will be tried by jurisdictional Magistrate at Prayagraj.

Dowry Harassment In Love Marriage 'Difficult To Believe': Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Husband In Suicide Case

The Karnataka High Court has recently granted bail to a software professional accused of abetting his wife's suicide, observing that allegations of dowry demand become 'difficult to be believed" when the marriage is a love marriage. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 254]The single judge bench of Justice S Vishwajith Shetty, while allowing the bail petition of accused, noted that the accused and the...

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against Activist Over Social Media Posts On Dharmasthala Temple After Undertaking To Maintain Harmony

The matter will be viewed seriously if the undertaking is breached, Court said.

SHOs Not Mere Post-Offices, Must Apply Independent Mind Before Filing Charge Sheets: Rajasthan High Court

SHO is duty bound to supervise and check investigation is conducted properly, Court said.

Failure To Impose Fine U/S 307 IPC Is A Sentencing Error; Cannot Rectify It In Appeal Filed Solely By Convict: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that it is mandatory for the trial court to impose fine along with jail term for convictions under Section 307 (Attempt to Murder) and the failure to do so is an error in sentencing. A bench of Justice Santosh Rai, however, clarified that in the absence of an appeal either by the State or the complainant seeking enhancement of the sentence by...

Rajasthan High Court Acquits Man Sentenced To Death For Wife's Murder, Cites Lapses In Probe

Investigation suffers from material omissions and procedural irregularities, Court said.

Solar Scam: Kerala High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Former Chief Minister's Personal Staff Tenny Joppen

Court noted that the dispute has been amicably settled.

Gujarat High Court Denies Bail To Woman Accused Of Forcing Minor Into Flesh Trade, Says Being A Lady Not Ground For Release

The Gujarat High Court dismissed a woman's bail plea accused of not only abetting the sexual assault of a minor girl, but also allegedly subjecting the survivor to 'flesh trade' by sending her to the homes of accused persons to develop physical relations. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 199]In doing so the court said that merely because the applicant is a lady is not a ground to enlarge her on bail since...

Wrong Cheque Number, Wrong Amount In Plea Strikes At 'Root' Of Fair Trial: Calcutta High Court Quashes Cheque Bounce Case

The Calcutta High Court has held that a criminal trial under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act cannot be sustained where the accused was asked to answer a completely different cheque transaction at the stage of recording the plea under Section 251 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Holding that such a defect strikes at the root of a fair trial, the Court set aside the six-month...

Kerala High Court Cautions Young Lawyers Taking Up Pleas To Unfreeze Bank Accounts Linked To Cyber Fraud

Future of legal system is in safe hands, provided these sharp minds are nurtured with proper guidance, Court said.

Supreme Court Orders States/UTs To Frame Policy For Early Release Of Elderly And Terminally Ill Prisoners

The Supreme Court today directed all States and Union Territories to prepare and notify, within three months, a policy governing the early or premature release of elderly and terminally ill prisoners, while also prescribing a technology-based framework to process such cases.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta issued the directions in a PIL filed by the National Legal...

Suicide Abetment | 'Persistent Humiliation Touching Domestic Life & Dignity Can Amount To Instigation': Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court last week refused to discharge a man accused of abetting the suicide of his alleged paramour's husband, observing that the persistent humiliation of a person, particularly when it touches upon their domestic life and dignity, can amount to instigation. A Bench of Justice Santosh Rai thus denied relief to appellant Chandrajeet Singh while taking into account...