2017 Actress Assault Case: Kerala High Court Condones 17 Days Delay In State's Appeal

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (10 March) condoned the 17 days delay in the appeal filed by the State challenging a sessions court order acquitting actor Dileep of all charges in the 2017 Actress Assault case and seeking enhancement of the punishment for the convicted persons. The Division Bench comprising Dr. Justice A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian condoned the delay...

Govt Using Employee Data To Communicate Benefits Not Privacy Violation: Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging CMO's Bulk Messages

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (March 10) dismissed a plea alleging violation of privacy of government employees and judges by the State by sending bulk messages to their phone numbers, which was illegally accessed from SPARK [Service Pay Roll Administrative Repository for Kerala].Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas pronounced in open court: "Thus, if used for legitimate purposes, including for...

Family Court Can Admit CCTV Footage Showing Husband Assaulting Wife Without Certificate U/S 65B Evidence Act: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has upheld a Family Court decree dissolving a marriage on the ground of cruelty, holding that the Family Court was justified in relying on CCTV footage of an incident involving the husband's assault on the wife at a railway station, despite the lack of a Section 65B certificate. Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act requires that any electronic record (computer...

Bail In POCSO Case Can Be Set Aside If Victim Not Heard : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that bail granted to an accused in offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act can be set aside if the victim or guardian is not given an opportunity to be heard before the bail order is passed.Justice C. Pratheep Kumar was considering a criminal miscellaneous case seeking to set aside the bail order granted by the Sessions...

Freezing Bank Account Without Prima Facie Link To Offence Violates Right To Life, Trade: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court held that freezing of a citizen's account without any cogent reason or establishing even a prima facie nexus of such account with the offence, amounted to grave and unwarranted intrusion that violated fundamental rights under Article 21 and 19 (1) (g). The bench of observed that the statutory power of investigating agencies to request the bank to freeze the account, could...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 02 - March 08, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 89 - 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 99Nominal CitationNaveen R & Anr. v/s State of Karnataka & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 89Geetha R v/s State of Karnataka & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 90Manjappa v/s State of Karnataka 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 91State v/s Ashraf @ Ballary Ashraf & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 92Mohammed Haris Nalapad v/s State By SGWF Post P.S. (RPF) 2026...

Stray Remark Like “Take Poison And Die” Not Abetment To Suicide Without Mens Rea: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted a woman convicted for abetment of suicide of her step-daughter, holding that suspicion cannot substitute proof and that stray remarks, without intention to provoke suicide, do not amount to abetment under law.The Court found that the only allegation against stud accused was that when the deceased complained about her father's conduct, she...

Parents Making Children Run A 'Terrible Rat Race', Education Seen Only As Path To Medical Or Engineering Seats: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently lamented that education was being prioritised only for admission to medical or engineering seats, and the parents were making their kids run a rat race. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy remarked that parents were making kids choose easier subjects, so that the child could focus on three subjects alone, making it easier to clear the NEET examination. The...

Cheque Bounce Complaint Cannot Be Dismissed For Want Of Prosecution Before Accused Is Served: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act should not be dismissed for want of prosecution when the accused has not yet been served and the matter is still at a preliminary stage.A bench of Justice Sanjay Parihar quashed an order of the trial court dismissing a cheque bounce complaint and restored the case to...

Madras High Court Asks Puducherry Chief Secretary To Frame SOP, Sensitise Public Officials Dealing With Persons With Disabilities

The Madras High Court has directed the Chief Secretary of Puducherry to frame a standard operating procedure (SOP) for sensitizing public officials for dealing with persons with disabilities. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava (now retired) and Justice G Arul Murugan highlighted that persons with disabilities had to be treated equally without...

MP High Court Nullifies Congress MLA Mukesh Malhotra's Election For Non-Disclosure Of Criminal Cases, Declares BJP Candidate As Elected

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has nullified the election of Congress MLA Mukesh Malhotra for non-disclosure of criminal cases, holding that suppression or incomplete disclosure of criminal antecedents amounts to suppression of a material fact and nullifies the election. The Court observed that suppression of material information created an impediment in the free exercise of electoral...

Hybrid Hearings Are Here To Stay, AI Cannot Replace Human Adjudication : Judges At Chandigarh Panel Discussion

A panel discussion on “Judges: Present and Future” was organised by the Chandigarh International Arbitration Centre in collaboration with Indian International Disputes Week at the Punjab and Haryana High Court.The discussion brought together members of the judiciary from India and abroad to deliberate on the evolving role of judges amid rapid technological advancements in the legal...