'Process Of Justice Must Never Become Another Wound': Karnataka High Court On Repeated Cross-Examination Of Minor Rape Survivor

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed a trial court order, allowing an accused in a POCSO case to recall the child victim for further cross-examination. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 436]Justice M Nagaprasanna held that repeatedly dragging a child victim to the witness box would amount to an abuse of the process of law, and re-traumatizes the child. Such acts would effectively defeat the...

S. 69 BNS | Woman's Education, Financial Independence Doesn't Rule Out Consent Obtained By Deception: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that the prosecutrix, being an educated, financially independent woman working as a bank manager, does not, by itself, determine whether her consent was allegedly obtained through deception. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 435]The court further elucidated that the fact that matrimonial negotiations had taken place between the parties also cannot conclusively...

IGNOU Regional Centres In J&K Are Permanent Establishments With Cadre Posts: High Court Directs Consideration Of Regularisation Of Daily Wagers

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar has disposed of three connected writ petitions seeking regularisation of petitioners engaged on contractual and daily-wage basis in the Indira Gandhi National Open University Regional Centre, Srinagar, directing that their cases be considered in terms of the judgment of the Division Bench which held that the Regional Centres of...

2019 Rash Driving Case: Kerala High Court Asks Why Prosecutor From Another Court Assigned To Try IAS Officer Sreeram Venkitaraman

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (October 27) sought an explanation from the State as to why public prosecutor of a different court was assigned to prosecute the criminal trial in the 2019 rash driving case against IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman, that resulted in the death of journalist K.M. Basheer.Justice C. Jayachandran observed:"State Attorney will also get specific instructions as to...

Karnataka High Court Directs No Coercive Action Against TV Broadcasters Like JioStar, Zee Challenging 2% Cine Cess

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (October 28) directed the State Government not to take any coercive steps against television broadcasters like JioStar India and Zee Entertainment Enterprises, who have challenged the levy of a 2% cess under the Karnataka Cine and Cultural Activists (Welfare) Act, 2024, as amended in 2026.Justice H T Narendra Prasad passed the order while hearing...

MP High Court Seeks State's Report On Steps Taken To Conduct Student Union Elections

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has sought an action-taken report from the State authorities on the steps taken to conduct student body elections across colleges and universities, in light of its earlier order directing that the election be held in every college and university. The division bench of Chief Justice Alpesh Y Kogje and Justice Vinay Saraf, while issuing notice on a fresh...

Kerala High Court Allows Cybercrime Victim To Use Bank Account Frozen Over ₹1.16 Crore Fraud

The Kerala High Court recently directed Axis Bank to permit a cybercrime victim to operate and close her frozen bank account ignoring the requisition of ₹1.16 crores on the account. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 604]Justice M.A. Abdul Hakhim was considering a writ petition preferred seeking a direction to the bank to unfreeze the account held in the name of the petitioner's LPG...

OCI Registration Can Be Cancelled For Preaching Religion In India Without Prior Permission: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that a person's Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) registration can be cancelled if the person is involved in preaching or missionary activities without specifically seeking permission for the same. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 515] Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy thus refused to grant relief to a man who had come to India on OCI registration and was...

J&K&L High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Rape On False Promise Of Marriage, His Mother For Alleged Abetment

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a 23-year-old man accused of having sexual relations with a woman on the alleged false promise of marriage and his 44-year-old mother, who was accused of abetting the alleged offence.Justice M. A. Chowdhary took into account the complainant's own claim of being in a relationship with the main accused for...

Kerala High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Lawyer Accused Of Sexually Harassing Junior Lady Advocate

The same lawyer was earlier granted bail by HC in a case initiated by another lady advocate accusing him of the same offence.

Appeals Against FERA Penalties Maintainable Under Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that appeals challenging penalties imposed for alleged contraventions under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 (FERA), can be entertained under its Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction, even though the appeals were filed under Section 35 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA).Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay overruled the Enforcement...

Pending Departmental Inquiry Bars Promotion Despite Quashing Of Earlier Penalty: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court has held that a pending departmental proceeding can prevent an employee from being granted promotion, even after an earlier penalty imposed on him has been quashed. Dismissing a police inspector's plea for retrospective promotion to the post of Tripura Police Service (TPS) GradeII, the Court observed that no order granting promotion could be passed until the...