High Courts
Delhi High Court Quashes Attempt To Murder FIR Against Prof Madhu Kishwar Over Alleged Assault In 2008
The Delhi High Court has quashed an attempt to murder case lodged against commentator Prof. Madhu Kishwar back in 2008, over an alleged altercation with the Basoya family while she was clicking pictures of alleged unauthorised constructions in the city for her organization, Manushi.Justice Amit Mahajan found the FIR to be “maliciously motivated counter blast” to the case first lodged...
'Artificial Delay Created By Accused Not Grounds For Bail': P&H High Court Issues Directions To Fast-Track NDPS Trials
In a significant step toward expediting trials under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a comprehensive set of guidelines for Special Courts to ensure the timely disposal of cases involving commercial quantities of contraband.The Court clarified that the directions shall come into force from January 01, 2026.It also added...
'Lived A Socially Respectable Life': Orissa High Court Reduces Sentence Of Septuagenarian Convicted In 1998 For Outraging Modesty
The Orissa High Court recently upheld the conviction but reduced the term of imprisonment of a man in his late seventies convicted by trial Court in 1998 for outraging and insulting modesty of a scheduled caste woman by trespassing into her house.Accepting the submission on behalf of the appellant/accused regarding his reformed behaviour ever since the said incident, the Bench of Justice...
Delhi High Court To Hear Pleas Against CBFC Certification To 'The Taj Story' Tomorrow
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said that it will hear tomorrow the petitions against the certification given to “The Taj Story” film, slated to be released on October 31. Earlier today, lawyer Shakeel Abbas mentioned his plea against the film release. He has cited fabrication of facts and propagation of a "communal propaganda.”Appearing in person, the lawyer mentioned the matter...
Hurling Caste Abuse On Flyover Satisfies Threshold Of 'Public View' Under SC/ST Act Even In Absence Of Witnesses: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that assaulting a woman and using caste based remarks against her on a flyover falls within the meaning of “public view” to satisfy the offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.Justice Ravinder Dudeja made the observation while denying anticipatory bail to a man and said that the ingredients necessary...
“Sali” Is Filthy Abuse But Not 'Intentional Insult' Causing Breach Of Peace: HP High Court Sets Aside S.504 IPC Conviction
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that mere usage of the word "sali", though amounting to filthy abuse, does not fulfil the ingredients of “intentional insult” under Section 504 of the Indian Penal Code unless it provokes or is likely to provoke breach of peace.Justice Rakesh Kainthla remarked that: “In the present case, the use of the term 'sali' amounts to filthy abuse....
Offence Purely Personal: Madras High Court Quashes POCSO Case Against Man Who Married 17 Year Old Girl
The Madras High Court has quashed a case against a man under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, for allegedly committing sexual assault on a minor girl. Justice N Sathish Kumar relied on the decisions of the Supreme Court, where the court had laid down guidelines that must be taken into consideration by the courts while quashing non-compoundable offences. As per...
Bank Cannot Unilaterally Withdraw Money From Joint Account To Recover Loan Owed By One Of The Holders: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has recently ruled that a bank cannot unilaterally withdraw money from a joint account to recover a loan owed by only one of the account holders. The Court was dealing with a petition filed by Bharat Chandra Mallick, a retired railway employee, who challenged the State Bank of India's deduction of Rs 5 lakh from a joint account he held with his wife without prior notice....
Delhi High Court Allows Recording Of US Based Witness' Evidence Via Video Conferencing In Official Secrets Act Case
The Delhi High Court has allowed recording of evidence of a US based prosecution witness via video conferencing in an Official Secrets Act case concerning businessman Abhishek Verma.Justice Sanjeev Narula said that the apprehension of the Trial Court, that using video conferencing may result in leakage of classified material, can be taken care of through regulation and safeguards and...
Limitation Period Begins To Run On The Date 'Continuous Breach' Of Contract Ceases: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has said that under Section 55 of the Limitation Act where a contract is breached and if the breach is continuous, the limitation period begins to run from the date the breach ceases. A division bench comprising Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P Krishna Kumar, delivered the judgment in an appeal filed against a trial court order dismissing suit for damages for breach...
Mere Omission To Disclose Other Properties Doesn't Disentitle Landlord From Obtaining Tenant's Eviction For Bonafide Use: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that mere omission by a landlord to disclose other properties owned by him will not disentitle him from obtaining eviction of a tenant for bonafide use of the tenanted premises.“In any event, mere omission to disclose the existence of alternative accommodation in the pleadings cannot, by itself, be construed as a ground to disentitle the landlord from...
Calcutta High Court Quashes 15 FIRs Against BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari, Lifts Bar On Fresh Cases
The Calcutta High Court recently quashed 15 FIRs lodged against BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari. The court also vacated an interim order which had barred the institution of fresh cases against Adhikari without the leave of the court. This decision comes only months before the West Bengal Legislative Assembly polls to be held in 2026.In these FIRs, the Court found that there were either no...