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PMLA Bail Cannot Be Cancelled Without Supervening Circumstances; Mere Misapplication Of S.45 No Ground For Cancellation: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that an application seeking cancellation of bail granted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 cannot succeed merely on the ground that the trial court did not properly appreciate the rigour of Section 45 of the PMLA.The Court clarified that bail once granted can only be cancelled if supervening circumstances such as misuse...
Disciplinary Action Can Be Initiated Against RPF Personnel Based Video Clips Even If Victim Doesn't File Complaint: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that disciplinary proceedings against a member of the Railway Protection Force can be initiated on the basis of material such as CCTV footage and a video clip, even in the absence of a formal complaint by the victim. The Court observed that non-filing of a complaint by the victim does not render the initiation of disciplinary inquiry without jurisdiction when...
Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 30 To April 5, 2026
NOMINAL INDEX Doli vs. Shakuntla Devi 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 151 Shahban And Another v. State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Revenue, Lko. And Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 152 Ajay Kumar v. State Of U.P. And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 153 Akul Rastogi vs Shubhangi Rastogi 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 154 Anamika Tiwari And 4 Others vs. State of U.P. and Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB)...
Central Forensic Science Lab To Be Established In Thiruvananthapuram, Centre Tells Kerala High Court
The Central Government on Friday (April 10) informed the Kerala High Court that it has identified a place in Thiruvananthapuram to set up a Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CSFL).The Deputy Solicitor General of India (DSGI) submitted before the Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice C. Jayachandran that she received instructions from the Directorate of Forensic...
Staring At Colleague's Breast May Be Misconduct, Morally Wrong But Not Voyeurism: Bombay High Court Quashes FIR
Unwanted staring at a female colleague's breast can be indecent conduct of the man or morally wrong but it cannot amount to the offence of voyeurism punishable under Section 354-C of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) as it mandates watching or recording a woman indulging into a private act and in a private place, the Bombay High Court held recently while quashing a FIR against a...
Land Acquisition Act | Non-Publication Of S.4(1) Notice In Gazette & Newspapers With Local Circulation Vitiates Acquisition: J&K&L High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that failure to publish the notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1990, in newspapers having effective circulation in the locality of affected persons, coupled with absence of publication in the Government Gazette, vitiates the acquisition proceedings.The Court was hearing an intra-court appeal filed by the...
Bombay High Court Orders HDFC Bank To Remit ₹38.04 Lakhs To Businessman Who Lost Amount In Cyber Fraud
The Bombay High Court recently while ordering the HDFC Bank to remit a total of Rs 38.04 lakhs to a Pune-based businessman, who lost the amount in a cyber fraud, noted that no liability could be fastened on the customer as the amounts were illegally transacted through SIM swapping/cloning mode. A division bench of Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Manjusha Deshpande refused to accept...
Karnataka High Court To Quash Reckless Driving FIR Against Lamborghini Driver Subject To Undertaking Community Service
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (April 10) orally indicated that it will close criminal proceedings against the driver of a Lamborghini car booked for reckless driving, subject to him performing community service. The court was hearing a plea for quashing the FIR registered against the petitioner for reckless driving and retrofitted silencers.At the outset, as the petitioner's counsel...
Minister Made No Statement Against 'Hindi': Karnataka High Court Slaps ₹1Lakh Cost On PIL Against SSLC Exam Grading Policy
The Karnataka High Court today imposed ₹1 lakh costs on a PIL litigant for wrongly claiming that the State Education Minister, through a policy prescribing grading system for third language SSLC exam (including Hindi), was "doing away" with Hindi language.Pointing towards sensitivity of the matter, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M Poonacha orally...
Adolescents Marrying & Engaging In Sexual Relations Leading To Birth Of Child Cannot Be Harassed: Bombay HC Quashes POCSO FIR
Two adolescents indulging in sexual relations, which results in the birth of a child, cannot be harassed by prosecuting them under the stringent provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Prevention of Child Marriage Act, the Bombay High Court held while quashing a First Information Report (FIR).Sitting at the Aurangabad bench, Justice Santosh...
Survivor's Testimony Unimpeached, Non-Examination Of Mother Not Fatal: Allahabad HC Upholds Conviction In 1984 Rape Case
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a man in connection with a 1984 Rape case while relying upon the unimpeached testimony of the survivor.A bench of Justice Manoj Bajaj added that non-examination of the mother of the survivor and another witness who had also arrived at the place of occurrence was not fatal to the case of the prosecution in view of the fact that...
2026 TN Elections: Madras High Court Rejects Plea For SMS-Based Vote Confirmation, Says Can't Interfere After Poll Process Has Begun
The Madras High Court, on Friday (10 April), dismissed a public interest litigation seeking SMS confirmation while casting votes for the upcoming assembly elections in the state of Tamil Nadu. The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan noted that the election process had already begun and at this point, the court could not issue any such directions to...