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Custodial Death | Prisoner Suicide Attracts Absolute State Liability: Allahabad High Court Awards ₹10 Lakh Compensation
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) recently held that the State is absolutely liable for the unnatural death of a prisoner in its custody, even if the death is a patently unnatural suicide. A Bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Manjive Shukla ruled that the right to life and human dignity guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India is an intrinsic,...
Indiscriminate Invocation Of S.498A IPC Trivialises Its Object: Bombay High Court Bemoans Misuse Of Law By Educated Women; Quashes FIR
The Bombay High Court while quashing a First Information Report (FIR) filed against a man and his family held that "indiscriminate" invoking of section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) by "highly educated" women complainants, only trivialises the object of the section 498A. Sitting at the Nagpur seat, single-judge Justice Pravin Patil noted the "disturbing pattern" of educated women...
Preliminary Enquiry No Shield To Delay FIR In Corruption Cases: Madras High Court Slams State In Cash For Jobs Scam Involving KN Nehru
The Madras High Court, on Friday, directed the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption to register an FIR and investigate into the multi-crore cash for job scam involving Tamil Nadu Water Supplies Minister KN Nehru, his brothers and others. While doing so the bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan criticised the delay on the part of...
Magistrate Cannot Order Conditional Seizure Based On Disputed Ownership: MP High Court Sets Aside Seizure In Robbery Case
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a Magistrate, while exercising powers under Section 156(3) of CrPC, cannot issue conditional directions that hinge upon adjudication of disputed title or ownership, as such issues fall within the domain of trial or civil proceedings. The bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi observed, "The power of seizure during investigation lies with the Police under...
Gauhati High Court Quashes NSA Detention Of Activist Victor Das For Violating Article 22(5) Safeguards
The Gauhati High Court has set aside the preventive detention of Victor Das under the National Security Act, 1980, holding that the constitutional safeguards under Article 22(5) were violated. A Division Bench of Justice Kalyan Rai Surana and Justice Anjan Moni Kalita quashed the detention order dated October 7, 2025, the grounds of detention, and the State Government's approval, directing...
Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Murder Accused Over Non-Supply Of Grounds Of Arrest As Per Mihir Rajesh Shah Judgment
The Karnataka High Court granted bail to a man accused of murder after noting that grounds of arrest had not been furnished to him by the investigating officer who had produced the accused before the magistrateThe court was hearing a plea by accused No.2 seeking bail booked for offences punishable under Section 103(1)(murder), 115(2)(voluntarily causing hurt), 118(1)(voluntarily causing hurt...
Freedom Of Press Can't Be Curbed By Gag Order, But Juvenile's Identity Must Be Protected: Delhi High Court In Dwarka SUV Crash Case
The Delhi High Court on Friday ordered non disclosure of the identity of the 17 year old minor accused in relation to the recent SUV accident in Dwarka which claimed the life of a 23 year old. “The respondents no. 1, 2 and 4 (Union of India, Press Council of India and Press Trust of India) and those under them are restrained from disclosing the record of the child for the purpose of...
“Limitation Can't Defeat Justice For Terror Victims”: J&K&L High Court Orders Fresh Compensation For Family Of 2003 Militant Attack Victim
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that mechanical rejection of compensation claims on technical grounds like limitation is impermissible, particularly where innocent civilians have lost their lives in terrorist violence.A bench of Justice M A Chowdhary thus set aside an order denying compensation to a bereaved family whose young daughter was killed in a militant attack...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Olympian Wrestler Sushil Kumar's Plea For Bail In Sagar Dhankar Murder Case
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on the plea filed by Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar seeking in relation to the case of murder of 27-year-old former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar in May 2021.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani directed the Delhi Police to file a status report or detailed reply while listing the matter for hearing on May 04. The Court took note of the...
'Pujari Merely Servant Of Deity': MP High Court Rejects Pujari's Ownership Claim Over Property Of Temple
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has rejected the claim of Pujari of Mandir Ganesh Ji located in Ashoknagar District over the agricultural lands attached to the mandir. The bench of Justice G.S Ahluwalia held that a pujari is merely the servant of the deity and that the land of the temple and attached properties thereby belong to the Deity of the temple. It observed; "Manager or Pujari is...
Land Reservation Lapses If No Acquisition Steps Taken Within 24 Months Of Purchase Notice Under MRTP Act: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that if no steps are commenced for the acquisition of land after the expiry of the stipulated period under Section 127(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, the land is deemed to be released from such reservation, allotment or designation. The Court observed that once a valid purchase notice is served and the Planning Authority fails to...
Karnataka High Court Allows Abandoned Child To Continue With Caregivers Who Raised Him For 10 Yrs
The Karnataka High Court has asked the Central Adoption Resource Authority to consider the plea of a married couple in their 50s seeking adoption of a child they took in 10 years ago after he was found abandoned in a Mutt, pursuant to inquiry by the Child Welfare Committee under the relevant rules. Justice DK Singh in his order noted that Rule 18 and 19 of the Juvenile justice (care...