Citing Franz Kafka, Delhi High Court Orders Premature Release Of Former President's Bodyguard; Slams SRB's 'Mechanical' Denials

Citing writer Franz Kafka, the Delhi High Court has ordered premature release of a former President's Bodyguard, who is serving life sentence for the 2003 robbery and gang rape of a young woman.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna held that the authorities, including the Sentence Review Board (SRB) acted arbitrarily in repeatedly denying him premature release despite over two decades of...

'Would Have Chilling Effect On Advocacy': Karnataka High Court Flags Dangerous Trend Of FIRs Against Lawyers Appearing For Opponents

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (February 3) flagged the dangerous trend of complainants registering FIRs against advocates who represent their opponents remarking that this would create a chilling effect on the profession of advocacy. The court was hearing a lawyer's plea challenging an FIR where he has been arraigned as an accused, including for the offence of Section 69 (Sexual...

Rape An Affront To Womanhood, 'Brutally Infringes' Right To Life: Chhattisgarh High Court

While upholding a rape conviction, the Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that the offence of rape is an “affront to womanhood” and constitutes a brazen violation of several aspects of Article 21 such as dignity, bodily privacy, and personal liberty.Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas observed, "Rape is one of the gravest and most heinous offences against a woman. It is an affront to...

'Will Lay Down Something': Karnataka High Court Mulls Framing Guidelines On Providing Home-Cooked Food To Undertrials, Prisoners

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (February 3) orally remarked that it will lay down guidelines on providing home-cooked food to undertrials and prisoners, while hearing a plea against order providing this facility to actress Pavithra Gowda, Nagaraju R and Lakshman M–presently facing trial in the Renukaswamy Murder case.The State Government has challenged a Sessions Court order...

Bombay High Court Indicates Disinclination To Grant Emergency Parole To Abu Salem After He Refuses To Pay For Police Escort

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said it was not inclined to permit underworld gangster Abu Salem to visit his native place in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, to mourn the death of his brother Abu Hakim Ansari, by availing emergency parole for four days, since the 1993 Mumbai Bomb Blasts convict has claimed that he cannot pay ₹17.60 lakh towards police escort party charges. A division bench of...

After High Court's Contempt Warning, Jharkhand Govt Undertakes To Make State Information Commission Functional Within Four Weeks

On 29 January 2026, the State of Jharkhand informed the Jharkhand High Court that the State Information Commission, which has remained non-functional due to the non-appointment of its Chairperson and Members, would be made functional within four weeks.A Division Bench comprising Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Arun Kumar Rai was hearing the matter. During the hearing, Avinash...

Consensual Relationship Turning Sour Can't Be Treated As Rape: Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes FIR

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed an FIR registered under Sections 376 (rape) and 420 (cheating) IPC, holding that a failed consensual relationship, which does not culminate in marriage due to temperamental differences, cannot be converted into a criminal prosecution.Justice Alok Jain said, "the present FIR seems to be an abuse of process of law, as it is apparent that both...

Calcutta High Court Acquits In-Laws In Alleged Dowry Death Case, Finds Child Witness Testimony Unreliable

The Calcutta High Court has set aside the conviction and life sentence imposed on the appellants in a case relating to the alleged burning death of a married woman, holding that the prosecution failed to establish their culpability beyond a reasonable doubt.The Division Bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta found serious inconsistencies in the prosecution...

Quantity Of Contraband Seized In NDPS Cases Must Be Specified For Effective Communication Of Grounds Of Arrest: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has reiterated that the quantity of contraband seized as per the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act) has to be specified for an effective communication of grounds of arrest to an accused.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath relied on various precedents laid down by the Apex Court, including Pankaj Bansal v. Union of India and Others, Prabir Purkayastha...

Chennai School Moves Madras High Court Against Notice To Host Seva Bharati Camp

Sri Saraswati Vidyalaya has approached the Madras High Court challenging a show cause notice issued by the Directorate of School Education (Private Schools) for allowing the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to conduct their Seva Bharati camp in the school premises. Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy has ordered notice in the plea. The plea states that RSS camps are foundational for its...

MP High Court Quashes Termination Of District Court Staff After Over 22 Years Service, Says 'Irregular' Appointments Not Illegal

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed the termination of several Class-III employees of District Court establishments, holding that their removal from service after more than two decades on the ground of alleged illegality in appointment was unsustainable in law. The Division Bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Pradeep Mittal ruled that the appointments made in the years 1994–1995...

Madras High Court Asks Parties To File Their Objections To Medical Board's Report On Savukku Shankar's Heath

The Madras High Court has called for objections to the report filed by the Medical Board which assessed the health condition of YouTuber-Journalist Shankar @ Savukku Shankar. The bench of Justice P Velmurugan and Justice M Jothiraman directed the Additional Public Prosecutor and the counsel representing Shankar's mother Kamala to file their response/objection to the Medical Board's report. It...