Right To Be Forgotten By Destroying Records Of Juvenile Delinquency Is Absolute, Has To Be Given Full Meaning By The State: Rajasthan HC

“For the welfare of a child, the burden of past mistakes must be lifted, offering him a fresh start to thrive, free from the weight of stigma…shadows of past transgressions should be expunged...” said the Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court while directing the State to reinstate a man to the post of constable whose services were terminated for not disclosing his conviction as...

'Raises Concerns About Competence Of Judge': Orissa HC Sets Aside Order In POCSO Case Wrongly Treating Major Accused As 'Juvenile'

The Orissa High Court has heavily criticized a Special Court under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act ('POCSO Act') for treating an accused as 'juvenile' and referring the case to Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) despite having enough materials to suggest that the last act in the 'continuing offence' was committed by the accused much after he attained...

Customs Officers Who Assaulted Complainant To 'Extract Truth' Cannot Be Said To Have Acted Outside Official Duties: Rajasthan High Court

“While it is clear that the petitioners may have exceeded their powers by beating and torturing the complainant to extract the truth, this cannot be construed as an act entirely disconnected from their official duty," the court said.

S.187(3) BNSS | Default Bail Can Be Granted After 60 Days For Offence Punishable With Imprisonment Which May Extend To 10 Yrs: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has granted default bail under Section 187(3) BNSS to an accused in a drugs case, booked under Section 22(b) of NDPS Act punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years (maximum ten years punishment), after 60 days in custody.Section 187(3)(ii) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Surakhsha Sanhita prescribes that the Magistrate may authorise the...

Kerala HC Seeks Clarification On Elephant Booking & Transport Procedure Followed By Guruvayoor Devaswom For Temple Festivals After Death Of 3 Elderly Persons

The Kerala High Court has directed the Deputy Administrator (Livestock) of Guruvayoor Devaswom to file an affidavit before the Court outlining the procedure followed in Guruvayoor Devaswom for booking and transporting Elephants from Punnathur Anakotta for other temple festivals.The Court was considering the death of three elderly persons on February 13, 2025 during the temple festival...

DJS 2023: Delhi High Court Rejects Plea To Issue Fresh List For Viva Voce

The Delhi High Court has recently dismissed a petition seeking issuance of fresh or revised list of shortlisted candidates for viva voce for Delhi Judicial Service Examination, 2023. A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur dismissed the plea filed by a candidate- Shobhin Bali, while refusing to interfere with the results declared for the Mains...

Threat Of False Criminal Case Does Not Gain Status Of Abetment To Suicide Without 'Positive Act' Pushing Victim To The Edge: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court has held that a mere threat of implicating someone in a false criminal case, without any positive act that pushes the victim over the edge, would not be sufficient to attract the offence of abetment to suicide under Section 306 of the IPC.Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee held: "There is no material against the petitioners of such a nature that the victim was left with...

Adolescents Should Be Allowed To Have Romantic Relationships Without Fear Of Criminalization: Delhi High Court In POCSO Case

While dealing with a POCSO case, the Delhi High has recently observed that adolescents should be allowed to engage in romantic and consensual relationships without the fear of criminalization. Affirming that consensual and respectful adolescent love is a natural part of human development, Justice Jasmeet Singh said:“I believe that societal and legal views on adolescent love should emphasize...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Trial Runs To Dispose Of Union Carbide's Toxic Waste Material At Pithampur

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (February 18) directed the State to conduct the first trial run to dispose of 10 metric tonne of Union Carbide's waste material, at Pithampur facility on February 27 by taking all protocols into consideration. The court has said that for the trial run, 30 metric ton of waste will be disposed in three lots of 10 metric tonne each.The division bench of...

'Inordinate Delay Made Trial Nugatory, Violates Article 21 Of Accused': Rajasthan HC Quashes 23-Yr-Old Tree Felling Criminal Case 'In Rem'

The Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan High Court quashed 23-year-old criminal proceedings for offences alleged under Forest Conservation Act and the Rajasthan Forest Act, in rem against all accused persons including those who didn't approach the court, noting the irretrievable delay in the case which had rendered the trial nugatory.In doing so the court observed that the long pendency of...

'Not In Solitary Confinement': Bombay HC Dismisses German Bakery Blast Convict's Plea For Transfer To General Barrack In Nashik Jail

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (February 18) dismissed the petition filed by Mirza Himayat Baig, one of the prime convicts in the German Bakery Blast Case, seeking a directive to the jail authorities to shift him from the 'Anda Cell' a high security risk barrack to the general barrack of the Nashik Central Jail. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr Neela Gokhale held that...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up [February 10-16, 2025]

Nominal Index [Citations 62 - 77]RENU SHARMA AND ORS v. HARYANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 62RAMAN @ SONU v. STATE OF PUNJAB 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 63 Aaditya Sharma v. State of Punjab 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 64Amandeep Singh v. Preet Industries and Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 65Dhanna Ram v. State of Haryana Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 66Ravisan and others v. State of Punjab and others...