'Gifts Given In Marriage Normally Not Taken As Dowry': Allahabad HC Grants Relief To Relatives In Alleged Conversion, Dowry Demand Case

Observing that gifts exchanged during marriage ceremonies are not normally taken as dowry, the Allahabad High Court stayed criminal proceedings against 3 persons booked under the Dowry Prohibition Act and the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act. Noting that the matter may be an afterthought and as such, a detailed scrutiny is required, a bench of Justice Vikram D...

Kerala HC Stays Proceedings In Criminal Cases Against Patanjali, Its Founders Ramdev & Balkrishna Over Alleged False Ads

The Kerala High Court has on Monday, (July 14) stayed the criminal proceedings taken against Divya Pharmacy and, its President Acharya Balkrishna and General Secretary Swami Ramdev (petitioners) in seven alleged cases of violation of Section 3(d) of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954.For context, the relevant portion of Section 3(d) of the Act is...

Surrender Of Passport Can't Be Imposed As Bail Condition In Bailable Offences: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that in view of Section 436 of CrPC, a person booked for bailable offence cannot be asked to surrender their passport as a condition to grant them bail.For reference, Section 436(1) of CrPC stipulates that a person accused of a bailable offence shall be enlarged on bail if he is arrested or detained without any warrant and is prepared to furnish bail.Justice...

Gujarat High Court Imposes ₹1.4 Crore 'Exemplary Cost' On Litigants For Filing PIL Without Disclosing Proper Credentials

The Gujarat High Court on Friday (July 11) imposed exemplary costs of Rs 20 Lakh each on seven individuals who filed a PIL challenging development permission granted to a builder, for not disclosing their credentials properly— calling it "doubtful".During the hearing when the petitioners' counsel sought time to file additional affidavit on petitioners' qualification, a division bench of...

Delhi High Court Provides Interim Relief To Jio & Reliance, Orders E-Commerce Platforms To Delist Counterfeit FMCG Goods

The Delhi High Court has ordered e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Flipkart to temporarily delist pages of as many as 21 sellers offering counterfeit products in the FMCG sector by misusing Reliance and Jio trademarks.Stating that the dispute involves edible products and misuse of brand name may risk consumer safety, Justice Saurabh Banerjee held that a “a more cautious and...

Using Social Media For Disseminating Radical Ideology Attracts UAPA: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that using social media for disseminating radical information or ideology attracts UAPA and that it is not necessary that such an act must be a physical activity. A division bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar analyzed Section 18 of UAPA which deals with punishment for conspiracy, attempt, advocacy, abetment...

Bombay High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Against Bullock Cart Racing In Maharashtra

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) objecting to the bullock cart racing in Maharashtra on the ground that before the race, the animals are subjected to cruelty.A division bench of Justices Alok Aradhe and Sandeep Marne noted that the issue has already been decided by the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court by a judgment pronounced on May 18,...

KAAPA | Police Records Digitised Across State, Six Months' Delay To 'Collect Crime Records' Invalidates Externment Order: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court recently held that a delay of six months in initiating proceedings under Section 15 of the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007, can sever the live link between the last prejudicial activity and the date of externment when the only explanation for the delay was that time was required to collect the crime records.Division Bench of Justice Raja...

Makers Of Film On Yogi Adityanath Move Bombay High Court Over Delay In Certification

The makers of the film "Ajey: The Untold Story of a Yogi" have moved the Bombay High Court against the 'arbitrary' and 'unexplained' delay on the part of the Centra Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in deciding its application for certification of the film, which is slated to release on August 1.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr Neela Gokhale issued notice on the plea...

Applications For Furlough, Parole Can Be Considered During Pendency Of Appeal Against Conviction Before Supreme Court: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that applications for furlough and parole of a convict can be considered by the prison authorities during the pendency of their appeals against conviction before the Supreme Court.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma said that the Delhi Prison Rules do not bar consideration of parole and furlough if the matter is...

Parties Can't Be Barred From Performing Contractual Obligations In Final Partial Award When It Remains In Force: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh has held that parties cannot be prevented from performing their contractual obligations as interpreted in the Final Partial Award, especially when both the Final Partial Award as well as the contract interpreted therein have not been stayed and remain in force. The present appeal has been filed under section 37 of the Arbitration...

2017 Gurugram School Murder Case | P&H High Court Seeks CBI's Stand On Plea To Quash Summons Against Cop Booked For Evidence Tampering

In a development related to the 2017 Gurugram school murder case, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought a response from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Haryana Government on a plea filed by a police officer accused of tampering with evidence against the trial court's summoning order. Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul issued notice to the Haryana Government and the CBI...