Gujarat High Court Rejects Asaram's Temporary Bail Plea In 2013 Rape Case

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (September 8) dismissed the temporary bail plea of Asaram who was convicted and sentenced to life by Gandhinagar court in a 2013 rape case. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 239]Asaram had moved the high court seeking 20-day temporary bail citing a Rajasthan High Court order last month granting him 20-day parole in another rape case. The senior counsel appearing for...

Karnataka High Court Allows Private Complaint Against Mallikarjun Kharge Family Trust Over 'Illegal' BDA Land Allotment To Proceed

The Karnataka High Court has recently held that a defective affidavit accompanying a private complaint is a curable defect, and the same cannot be used as grounds to abandon the statutory procedure under Section 175 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and opt for a complaint enquiry under Section 223 BNSS instead. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 340]The single judge bench of Justice...

Breaking | Bombay High Court Refuses To Quash Criminal Defamation Case Against Rahul Gandhi Over 'Chowkidar Chor' Comment

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (September 8) refused to quash the criminal defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his alleged remarks describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “Choro Ke Sardar” and “Commander-in-Thief”.Gandhi had challenged Magistrate court summons in the case and argued that the complaint filed by a BJP worker was not maintainabile. He claiming...

RTI Applicant Can't Directly Seek CCTV Footage Covered By Section 8(1)(g), May Approach Court/Commission: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that CCTV footage sought under the Right to Information Act, 2005 cannot be supplied directly to the applicant when it is covered by the exception contained in Section 8(1)(g) of the Act. It held that a Court or Commission has the power to call for such footage and to direct its preservation, and may do so once the applicant files a complaint before...

'Victim Didn't Identify Accused In Court' : Supreme Court Acquits Man Convicted For Rape Of 5-Year-Old

The Court criticised the trial judge and the public prosecutor for neglecting to conduct identification of accused during the deposition of the child victim.

Married Woman Voluntarily Accompanying Man To Hotel Can't Claim Sexual Relationship Was Induced Solely By Promise Of Marriage: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently quashed a criminal case against a man booked under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for having sexual intercourse with a married woman allegedly on the promise of marriage. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 489]Justice Jobin Sebastian observed:“a married woman who voluntarily accompanies another man to a hotel room and has sexual intercourse with him...

Woman Marrying Divorcee Can't Claim Maintenance If She Fails To Verify Finality Of Divorce Decree: Karnataka High Court

The Dharwad Bench of Karnataka High Court has held that a woman who knowingly marries a man believing him to be a divorcee cannot claim maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) if she failed to verify whether the divorce decree had attained finality or was stayed in appeal. Justice Geetha K.B. dismissed a revision petition filed by a woman challenging the...

Has Section 193(9) BNSS Changed Law On Further Investigation?

The power of the police to conduct further investigation after filing a police report has long occupied an uneasy space between investigative autonomy and judicial control. Section 173(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) expressly preserved the power of further investigation even after a report under Section 173(2) had been submitted. Yet the provision did not require prior permission of the Magistrate. Over time, the Supreme Court supplied that safeguard judicially. Section 193(9)...

Drunk Riding Poses Risk To Public, Can't Adopt Liberal Approach In Compensation Claims: Karnataka High Court

In era of increasing human population and road congestion, vehicle users should exhibit obedience to law and concern for fellow road users, Court said.

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Reduce Sentence Of Terror Convicts Who Pleaded Guilty, Cites Gravity Of Waging War Against India

The Karnataka High Court has recently dismissed the appeal of two men convicted under UAPA seeking reduction of their sentence from 7 years to 5 years, holding that the gravity of the offences committed by them warranted no leniency from the court. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 337]The Division bench of Justice H.P Sandesh and Justice B. Pramod noted in the order that the reduction of sentence cannot...

Karnataka High Court Expresses Displeasure Over Police Issuing Look Out Circular Against Advocate-Cricketer In Bailable Offence

The Karnataka High Court has expressed deep displeasure over the police's decision to issue a Look Out Circular (LOC) against advocate-cricketer and AVR Group founder Aravind Reddy in a case involving bailable offences, including the alleged stalking of a Kannada actress, while disposing of the writ petition after the State agreed not to enforce the LOC further. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 336]The...

Patna High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail In Liquor Case, Directs Accused To Pay ₹15,000 For Flower Pots In Civil Court Campus

The Patna High Court has granted anticipatory bail to an accused in a Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act case, subject to the condition that he contributes Rs. 15,000 to the District Legal Services Authority, Khagaria for putting up flower pots in the Civil Court Campus of Khagaria Judgeship. The Court extended the relief after noting that the alleged recovery of 81.450 litres of foreign liquor...