Criminal Law
'Scant Regard' For Judicial Orders By Police Delays Justice, Floods High Court With Petitions: Orissa High Court Asks DGP To Intervene
The Orissa High Court has directed the Director General of Police (DGP) to pass necessary instructions to the Superintendents of Police (SPs) all across the State to ensure regular and strict execution of judicial orders by police officials, especially at the level of Inspectors In-Charge (IICs). [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 56]While deciding a suo moto contempt proceeding initiated against an IIC...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Lifts Stay On Arrest Warrant Against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee In BJP Leader's Defamation Case
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (June 17) lifted an interim stay on execution of arrest warrants issued by the trial court against TMC National General Secretary and Member of Parliament Abhishek Banerjee in a defamation case, after no one appeared on his behalf in the matter. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 215]Banerjee had moved a plea challenging arrest warrants issued by the trial court in...
High Court Grants Bail To Ex-Finance Director Of Haryana Power Firm In CBI Case Alleging Financial Fraud
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to Amit Dewan, former Director (Finance) of Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL), in connection with two CBI cases involving an alleged large-scale financial fraud concerning diversion of public funds. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 198]The Court allowed two connected petitions, noting that prolonged pre-trial incarceration cannot...
Pre-Existing Medical Condition Can't Defeat Murder Charge When Post-Mortem Attributes Death To Alleged Assault: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that when a post-mortem report states that death was caused by “Recurrent acute on chronic SDH with complications” and links it to the assault, the assault must be treated as the root cause of death at the stage of framing charges.The Court further held that the existence of a pre-existing condition or the possibility that the hematoma...
Kerala High Court Upholds Madrassa Teacher's POCSO Conviction For Sexually Assaulting Minor Boy
The Kerala High Court recently upheld the conviction and sentence imposed on a madrassa teacher, who was found guilty of sexually assaulting a minor student.[2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 331]Justice A. Badharudeen was considering an appeal preferred assailing the conviction for the offences under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 4(2) r/w. 3(d), 6(1) r/w. 5(f), 5(m), 8 r/w. 7, 10 r/w. 9(o)...
Can A Fresh Cheque Bounce Complaint Be Filed After Withdrawal Of A Premature Complaint? Rajasthan High Court Answers
The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a petition seeking quashing of proceedings under Section 138 NI Act on the ground that the complaint filed in 2016 was time barred and filed without any application for condonation of delay under the Limitation Act. [Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 244]The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that if an earlier complaint that was found to be premature,...
Claiming Influence Over Judges To Extract Money Erodes Public Faith In Justice System: P&H High Court Denies Bail
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused regular bail to a man accused of participating in a fraud scheme wherein large sums of money were allegedly extracted from a litigant on the false pretext of securing favourable court orders through influence with High Court judges.[2026 LiveLaw (PH) 197]Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj said, "This Court is also unable to ignore the specific...
'Reformative Approach Over Retribution': Delhi High Court Orders Premature Release Of 1993 Bowbazar Blast Life Convict
The Delhi High Court has ordered the premature release of Md. Rashid Khan, a life convict in the 1993 Bowbazar blast case, citing reformative approach to punishment.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that Indian criminal jurisprudence has moved away from retributive theory of punishment and has embraced a reformative approach."Essentially, the present case pertains to the premature release...
Madras High Court Rejects Flipkart Founders' Review Plea Against ED Show-Cause Notice In FEMA Case
The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea filed by the owners of Flipkart – Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, seeking to review an earlier order of the High Court dismissing their plea against a show-cause notice issued by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a FEMA Case. Justice S Sounthar dismissed the review application filed by the duo. A detailed order copy is...
Sudden Change In Political Loyalty Not Offence Sans Evidence: Madras High Court Dismisses Plea For CBI Probe Into AIADMK MLAs Joining TVK
The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (June 16), dismissed a PIL seeking a CBI probe into alleged irregularities and corruption in the manner in which four MLAs from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party resigned from their posts after winning State assembly elections and joined Chief Minister Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party on the same day. [2026 LiveLaw...
Karnataka High Court Declares ED Arrest Of Gameskraft Founders Illegal, Orders Release From Jail Forthwith
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (June 16) declared the arrest of three GamesKraft Founders–Vikas Taneja, Deepak Singh and Prithviraj Singh, by the Enforcement Directorate(ED ) as illegal and directed the prison authorities to release the petitioners from jail expeditiously. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 209]The single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna in his order said:“..The writ...