Money Laundering Includes Every Activity Dealing With Proceeds Of Crime, Not Limited To Final Act Of Integrating Money Into Economy: Madras HC

The Madras High Court recently observed that Section 3 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act had wider reach and that money laundering would include any activity or process of dealing with proceeds of crime, either directly or indirectly. The court made it clear that the offence was not limited to the final act of integrating tainted money into the economy. Justice SM Subramaniam...

IO Can't Be Forced To Get Statement Of A Particular Witness Recorded U/S 183 BNSS: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that it is the investigating agency's prerogative to sponsor the witness whose statement they want to record under Section 183 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 [Recording of confessions and statements] and that an IO could not be forced to get the statement of any witness recorded under the said provision. Section 183 of BNSS is almost in...

Habeas Corpus Plea For Accused In Judicial Custody By Order Of Competent Court Not Maintainable: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that a habeas corpus plea seeking the release of the accused, who is in judicial custody by virtue of an order passed by a court of competent jurisdiction, and, whose regular bail application has also been dismissed by the trial Court concerned, is not maintainable.Justice Kuldeep Tiwari refused to entertain the habeas corpus plea of a man, who...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Filed Against NCPCR Chief For Allegedly Trespassing Into Orphanage, Passing Derogatory Remarks

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday quashed the prosecution initiated against National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chief Priyank Kanoongo, for allegedly trespassing into a Muslim orphanage and comparing the living conditions there with life under Taliban rule. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed Kanoongo's quashing petition. Detailed order...

[Voidable Marriage] 'Material Fact' U/S 12 HMA Includes Any Fact Which If Disclosed Results In Either Parties Not Consenting To Marriage: High Court

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has said that a “material fact” for declaring a marriage voidable under Section 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act would include any fact, which would be relevant to the consent given for a marriage and which if disclosed, would result in either of the parties not consenting to the marriage. It further said that such a material fact must pertain to...

Adultery Not An Obstacle For Granting Custody To Mother Of Minor Child: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that a mother entering into adultery is not an obstacle for her to receive custody of a minor child as she is still capable of giving motherly love to her children.The Court directed the husband to restore the custody of the wife's two minor children during the pendency of the plea while remanding the matter back to the Family Court.Justice...

Gujarat High Court Disposes Plea For Release Of Man Serving Life Sentence In Haren Pandya Murder Case After State Rejects Remission Application

The Gujarat High Court last week disposed of as infructuous the plea moved by Anas Abdul Rashid Machiswala–one of the 12 accused sentenced to life imprisonment in the murder case of former state home minister Haren Pandya–seeking a direction to be released from jail.The high court did so in view of an August 21 order of the state government's home department which had rejected...

Letter Given To Police Officer Admitting Guilt Hit by Section 25 Of Evidence Act, Not Admissible As Evidence: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has recently set aside an order of the XV Metropolitan Magistrate, which had allowed a petition filed by the prosecution to receive two documents as additional documents, one of which was a letter admitting guilt given to the police. Justice Nirmal Kumar noted that any letter given to a police officer admitting guilt is hit by Section 25 of the Indian...

No Encroachment Can Be Permitted On Govt Or Forest Land On Grounds Of "Religious Feelings": Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court dismissed writ petition filed by Shri Shantinath Digamber Jain Atishay Shetra seeking regularisation of the possession of ghair-mumkin pahad forest land, in their favour claiming that the centuries-old statues of Lord Mahaveer Swamy and Lord Parshwanath were unearthed from the land and thus as per the Jain scriptures, it was a holy place on which the statues needed to...

Gauhati High Court Issues Notice To State On Plea Alleging Custodial Death Of Prime Accused In 14-Yr-Old Girl's Gang Rape

The Gauhati High Court on Monday issued notice to the Assam Government and Police authorities in a plea on the custodial death of the prime accused in the gang rape of a fourteen-year-old girl in Nagaon, who allegedly drowned in a pond when he tried to flee from police custody. The division bench of Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak and Justice Soumitra Saikia issued the said notice while hearing...

Gauhati HC Halts 'Unjustified' Transfer Of Asst Excise Inspectors, Says Such Frequent Transfer Orders Cannot Be Endorsed In Interest Of Justice

The Gauhati High Court recently interfered and set aside the frequent transfer order of three Assistant Excise Inspectors on the ground that the reasons cited in the transfer orders are not justified. The single-judge bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi observed:“…Though there is no manner of doubt that the posts involved are transferable which may be done in the public interest and...

Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Action Against Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu Over 'Derogatory Remarks' Against Rahul Gandhi

A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking action against Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu over his allegedly defamatory remarks against Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. The plea has been filed by Hindu Sena Chief Surjit Singh Yadav. Yadav is aggrieved by Bittu's remarks against Rahul Gandhi made in a press brief on September...