Kerala High Court Convicts Police Officer Who Abused Advocate; 2 Months Imprisonment Imposed For Contempt Of Court

The Kerala High Court has imposed a sentence of 2 months of simple imprisonment on a police officer for contempt of court for abusing and misbehaving with an advocate. The Court has however suspended the sentence for a period of 1 year. During this period, the police officer is cautioned to not indulge in any untoward activities. After the period of 1 year, the sentence would lapse.The...

Kerala HC Closes Anticipatory Bail Plea By Film Director Ranjith Upon Being Told Offense Was Committed Before S.354 IPC Was Made Non-Bailable

The Kerala High has closed the anticipatory bail petition filed by Malayalam Movie Director Ranjith. The petition was closed on the report of the Public Prosecutor that the S. 354 of IPC (outraging modesty) which is alleged against the petitioner was bailable in 2009 when the incident allegedly took place. He submitted that the police are treating the offence as bailable and the director can...

MP High Court Seeks Response From AG's Office Over Inaccurate Information Regarding Whereabouts Of Accused In Human Trafficking Case

The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur presided over by Justice Sanjay Dwivedi, raised concerns regarding the accuracy of information provided by the Office of the Advocate General in the case involving Dr. Ajai Lall, a Christian Missionary. The case revolves around allegations of human trafficking and other serious offences, including improper adoption of children through Lall's...

Cannabis Plants Freely Growing In Towns: Punjab & Haryana High Court Asks State Whether There Is Any Permanent Solution For The Problem

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has asked the Governments of Punjab, Haryana and UT Chandigarh to file a status report of the experts on whether there is any “permanent solution” to the problem of growing wild cannabis in the towns.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anil Kshetarpal were hearing suo moto cognizance taken on the issue of growing Cannabis plants indiscriminately all...

Family Court Refused To Sever Ties Between Parties Living Separately For A Decade, Showed Disregard For Their Feelings & Emotions: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that where there is long period of separation, a decade in this case, the Family Court cannot refuse to grant decree of divorce and disregard the emotions and feelings of the parties who are no longer affectionate towards each. The bench comprising of Justice Rajan Roy Singh and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi held“By refusing to severe the tie between the...

Terrorism In Punjab Was At Its Peak In 1980s, Dispensing Enquiry Against Cop With Alleged Ties To Militants Was Fair Since No Witnesses Would Come Forward: HC

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that it was just and fair to dismiss a constable allegedly having links with militants in 1988, without conducting an enquiry because terrorism was at its peak in Punjab at that time and no witnesses would have come forward.The Court set aside the order of a Trial Court whereby it set aside the order of the Police Authorities to dismiss a...

Birth Certificate Prepared After Registration Of FIR To Prove Juvenility Of Accused Valid If Not Proved To Be Fabricated: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that a birth certificate prepared to prove juvenility after the registration of FIR is valid if the same is not proven to be fabricated.The Court set aside the order of the Trial Court, wherein it observed that since the birth certificate was issued after registration of the FIR, it will fall under the purview of relevant conduct as...

Karnataka HC Deletes Observations In Order Allowing Husband To Initiate Criminal Proceedings Against Wife For Malicious Prosecution U/S 498A IPC

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday deleted the observation made by it in its order dated June 28 2024, permitting a husband to initiate criminal proceedings for malicious prosecution, under Section 211 of the IPC (Falsely accuse others of committing an offence) against his estranged wife.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the order on an application made by the wife,...

PIL In Kerala High Court Seeks Probe Into MLA PV Anwar's Corruption Allegations Against ADGP Ajith Kumar

A PIL has been filed in the Kerala High Court seeking an investigation by a national agency in the allegations made by MLA P. V. Anwar against Additional Director General of Police (Law & Order) M.R. Ajith Kumar. The Chief Minister had declared on September 2 that an investigation would be conducted to look into these allegations. Unsatisfied by the progress of the investigation, the...

Muslim Wife Who Files For Divorce Is Entitled To Claim Interim Maintenance U/S 151 CPC: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has ordered that courts have power under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure to grant interim maintenance to a Muslim woman who has filed for divorce under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act 1939. Justice V Lakshminarayanan noted that though the Act does not have a provision for granting interim maintenance, the court cannot shut its eyes when the...

[S.13 HMA] Marriage Of Minor Girl With Major Male May Cause Physical & Mental Crutely, Can Be Used As Grounds For Divorce: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court at its Indore bench held that in cases where a minor female has been married to a major male, their marriage could be declared voidable under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA).Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi stated that even if the remedy is not present under Section 11 or 12, under Section 13 of HMA, divorce can be claimed...

Bombay High Court Declines To Order Certification Of 'Emergency' Movie, Cites Judicial Propriety Amidst Ongoing Proceedings Before MP HC

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday ordered the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to decide by September 18, the representations, if any made by the Jabalpur Sikh Sangat or any other group or individual, objecting to the release of the controversial film Emergency.A division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla opined that the CBFC has no powers to get into...