Delhi Riots: High Court Rejects Khalid Saifi's Plea Against Attempt To Murder Charges

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (November 5) dismissed a plea moved by United Against Hate founder Khalid Saifi challenging the framing of attempt to murder charges against him in a case concerning the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.“The petition is dismissed,” a single judge bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri said while pronouncing the verdict. FIR 44 of 2020 was registered by the Delhi...

Court Has More Responsibility To Read Between Lines To Prevent Harassment Of Innocent: Jharkhand HC While Quashing Rape & SC/ST Charges

The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed the criminal proceedings, including a rape charge, against Sunil Tiwari, political adviser to Jharkhand BJP chief Babulal Marandi, citing "abuse of process of law."Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, presiding over the case, noted that while the High Court is generally cautious in deciding whether a case has merit, it also has a duty to prevent...

Delhi Riots: High Court Grants Bail To Two Men In Head Constable Ratan Lal Murder Case

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to two accused persons in the murder case of Delhi Police's head constable Ratan Lal during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh granted the relief to Mohd. Jalaluddin and Mohd. Wasim in FIR 60/2020 registered at Police Station Dayalpur. While granting bail to Jalaluddin, the Court noted that the matter is fixed for arguments on...

All Proceedings Conducted On 'Illegal' Game Zone Points To Town Planning Officer, File Didn't Reach Ex-Municipal Commissioners: Gujarat HC

Examining the affidavits of two former Rajkot Municipal Commissioners pertaining to the TRP Game Zone fire, the Gujarat High Court said that while all proceedings pertaining to the coming up of the establishment was illegal at the level of the Town Planning Officer (TPO), however it appeared that at no stage the file travelled to the concerned Municipal Commissioners. The high court had in...

UP Courts Can't Entertain Anticipatory Bail Pleas For Offences Punishable By Death As State Amendment Prohibits It: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that since the Code of Criminal Procedure (Uttar Pradesh Amendment) Act 2018 bars the grant of anticipatory bail in cases where the offence is punishable by a death sentence, the Courts cannot entertain pre-arrest bail pleas concerning such cases. A bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Narendra Kumar Johari held thus while answering a...

If Cheque Bounce Complaint Is Withdrawn, Continuing Proclamation Proceedings U/S 174A IPC Is Abuse Of Power: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has reiterated that once the main petition of cheque bounce case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act stands withdrawn in view of an amicable settlement between the parties, the continuation of proceedings under Section 174-A IPC is nothing but an abuse of the process of law.Justice N.S. Shekhawat was hearing plea filed by Punjab realtor...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To AAP MLA Jaswant Singh In Money Laundering Case

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Monday granted bail to Aam Admi Party (AAP) MLA Jaswant Singh in money laundering case. Singh is an MLA from Punjab's Amargarh constituency and was arrested by ED in November, 2023.Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu granted bail to Singh. However a detailed order is awaited.Jaswant Singh was booked under PMLA for allegedly being a director and guarantor of...

Kerala High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Film Director Sreekumar Menon Filed By Film Actress

The Kerala High Court quashed the case against film and ad director Sreekumar Menon by prominent Malayalam movie actress. Justice S. Manu found that the offences alleged against him is unsustainable based on the allegations made against the director.The FIR was filed in Thrissur East Police Station and the case was pending before the Judicial First-Class Magistrate Court -I, Thrissur. He...

Relationship Between Army Person's Disease & Service Rendered Needs To Be Established To Claim Disability Pension: Punjab & Haryana High Court

While directing to grant disability pension to an army officer, the Punjab & Haryana High Court said that the "causal nexus" between the disability and the service rendered by him in the military service, needs to be established.The officer who was suffering from an eye disease ( drooping eyelid and imperfection in the eyes curvature) was denied the benefit of disability pension, on...

Court Can Exercise Inherent Powers U/S 482 CrPC In Domestic Violence Proceedings: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that the Court can exercise its inherent power under Section 482 CrPC on proceedings under the Domestic Violence (DV) Act.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Pankaj Jain said, "The scheme of the Act of 2005 (Domestic Violence Act) provides that all proceedings under Section 12 of the Act of 2005 are to be governed by the provisions of...

Not Lawful For Magistrate To Direct Preliminary Inquiry Into Sexual Assault Allegations Made In S. 156 (3) CrPC Application: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that it is neither desirable nor lawful for a Magistrate, dealing with a Section 156 (3) plea containing sexual assault allegations, to direct a preliminary investigation/inquiry by police and to place reliance on the police report submitted in favour of the proposed accused. The Court observed that such an approach of the magistrate is not...

Govt Should Bring Regulations To Exempt Nurseries From Land Acquisition, Reliance On GOs 'Must Stop Forthwith': Karnataka High Court

While hearing a plea pertaining to the acquisition of a land claimed to be used as a nursery, the Karnataka High Court has said that the reliance on a 1987 government order exempting Nurseries (Plant nursery) from land acquisition must stop forthwith.In doing so the high court further said, that if the acquiring authorities want to exempt nurseries from land acquisition, it can do it only...