High Courts
S. 483(2) BNSS | Can Bail Plea Be Heard In Victim's Absence If They Choose Not To Appear Despite Notice? Allahabad HC Answers
Interpreting Section 483 (2) BNSS, the Allahabad High Court has clarified that a bail application in certain cases of rape involving minors can be heard even if the informant or complainant/victim is absent, provided they were duly informed about the proceedings [2026 LiveLaw (AB) 324]. The Court stressed that the statutory mandate is to provide the complainant an opportunity of...
Kerala High Court Issues Notice Before Admission On Plea Against 'Kerala Story 2', Questions Challenge After Film's Release
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (June 18) issued urgent notice before admission to Vipul Amrutlal Shah, the producer of the film Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond in a plea challenging certification of the film and seeking removal of 'Kerala' from the movie title.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan orally asked if the plea has become infructuous since it was already released and a lot of people had...
Widowed Jethani Living Separately Unlikely To Benefit From Alleged Dowry: Rajasthan High Court Quashes Case
The Rajasthan High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings under Section 498A IPC against a woman's sister-in-law (jethani), holding that the latter being a widow and living separately from the in-laws family was unlikely to benefit from the alleged dowry or to harass the complainant (woman). [2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 246]The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that the...
Kerala High Court Pushes For Real-Time Revenue Tracking After Audit Flags Financial Irregularities In Cochin Devaswom Board
The Kerala High Court has expressed concern over persistent accounting irregularities and delays in audit scrutiny within the Cochin Devaswom Board (CDB), directing the Board to submit a detailed action plan on corrective measures and the digitisation of its financial management systems.A Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar issued the order...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Relax 30-Day Notice Period Under Special Marriage Act, Says Personal Hardship Can't Dilute Procedure
The Delhi High Court refused to relax 30-day notice period under the Special Marriage Act for a couple, observing that mere personal hardship or individual inconvenience, however genuine it may be cannot be a ground to dilute or bypass mandatory statutory compliance. The petitioners, argued that they wanted to solemnize their marriage under Special Marriage Act, and had submitted a notice...
Calcutta High Court Questions State Over 7-Day Closure Of Red Road For Yoga Day Event, Directs Police To Facilitate People's Commute
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday questioned the necessity of keeping Kolkata's Red Road closed for seven days ahead of the International Yoga Day event to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while directing the police to make effective alternative traffic arrangements for commuters and restore the road for public use immediately after the June 21 programme.While refusing any...
Bombay High Court Grants Ex-Parte Relief To School Trust After Cybercriminal Threatens To Leak Children's Sensitive Data
The Bombay High Court recently ordered a hacking group - FulcrumSec not to leak or make public, the 'stolen' sensitive information pertaining to children from thousands of schools in Mumbai and abroad run by Pratiksha Foundation Charitable Trust, for which the group has demanded USD 750,000. The High Court has also ordered Google and others to block the email IDs used by the hacking group so...
Can Bail Granted for Bailable Offences Be Cancelled If Graver Non‑bailable Offences Are Later Added: Rajasthan High Court Decides
The Rajasthan High Court has held that benefit of bail granted to an accused under bailable offences cannot continue and stands cancelled on addition of a graver, non-bailable offence. [2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 247]The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was hearing a petition challenging order of the SC/ST Special Judge that cancelled the bail granted to the petitioner on account of addition...
No Prescribed Form? Kerala High Court Allows Afghan National To Seek Compounding Under Immigration & Foreigners Act Via Email
The Kerala High Court has recently (11 June) directed immigration authorities to process an Afghan national's application for compounding of offences under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, holding that the absence of a prescribed application form cannot prevent consideration of such a request. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 334]Justice G. Girish passed the order in a writ petition filed by...
ILS Law College Moves Bombay High Court Against Pune University's "Arbitrary" Fee Reduction; Says Slashing Of Fees Threatens Its Existence
ILS Law College and the Indian Law Society have moved the Bombay High Court, challenging a communication issued by the Savitribai Phule Pune University fixing the quantum of "Other Fees" chargeable for LL.B. and B.A. LL.B. programmes from the academic year 2026-27. The petitioners contend that the University's decision is arbitrary, was taken without any proposal from the institution,...
Calcutta High Court Refuses To Stay WB Speaker's Recognition Of Rebel TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee As Leader Of Opposition
The Calcutta High Court has declined interim relief for staying of the West Bengal Assembly speaker's decision to recognise rebel-TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as Leader of Opposition in a plea by TMC Leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay challenging the decision of the Speaker to ignore party chief Mamata Banerjee's decision of choosing Chattopadhyay as LoP.Justice Krishna Rao passed the order. The...