Police Report Can't Form Basis For Cognizance U/S 188 IPC: Telangana High Court Quashes Traffic Obstruction Case Against Ex-MP

The Telangana High Court quashed a case against former MP Nalamada Uttamkumar Reddy in connection with a 2019 roadshow during the Huzurnagar Assembly by-election, holding that prosecution for an offence under Section 188 IPC could not have been initiated on a police report due to bar under Section 195(1)(a) CrPC.Section 188 IPC pertains to disobedience to order duly promulgated by public...

Joint Trial For Dishonour Of Multiple Cheques Permissible When Cheques Issued Form Part Of Same Transaction: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court, in a recent decision, has clarified that joint trial of dishonour of multiple cheques is permissible when the cheques in question were issued as part of same transaction.Justice Johnson John was considering a criminal revision petition filed by the accused in a cheque bounce case challenging the concurrent findings of guilt passed by the trial court and the...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Digest: May 04 to May 10, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 130 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 145Nominal IndexBherugir v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 130Virendra Kumar Katare v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 131Riteshwan v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 132Dr Savita Maru v Directorate of Census Operations 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 133Sanjay Bansal v MP Gramin Bank 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 134Chairman v State...

Private Counsel Assisting Prosecution In Criminal Trial Can't Make Oral Arguments Or Conduct Cross Examination: MP High Court

The court noted that private individual's right to patriciate in the Session Trial prosecution is restricted and subject to the control of the Public Prosecutor.

Criminal Liability Under NI Act Cannot Be Inherited: Calcutta High Court Quashes Cheque Bounce Case Against Deceased Drawer's Brother

The Calcutta High Court has held that criminal liability under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is strictly personal to the drawer of the cheque and cannot be inherited by legal heirs or business associates after the drawer's death.Justice Uday Kumar quashed criminal proceedings initiated against a man whose deceased brother had allegedly issued a cheque towards repayment of a...

UAPA | Right To Default Bail Can't Be Denied Solely On Technical Grounds: Gujarat High Court Condones 146-Day Delay In NIA Appeal

The Gujarat High Court has condoned 146 day delay in filing appeal against trial court order extending accused's judicial custody over non-completion of investigation within 90 days under UAPA and NDPS Act. A division bench of Justice Ilesh J Vora and Justice RT Vachhani referred to Section 21(5) of the NI Act which states that every appeal under this section shall be preferred within 30...

AP High Court Fines Litigant ₹25K For Submitting False Medical Certificate To Get Over Inordinate Delay In Filing Appeal

The Andhra Pradesh High Court imposed cost of Rs. 25,000 on a litigant who filed an appeal against money recovery decree with an "inordinate delay" of 1037 days citing a medical issue, noting that the medical certificate was unsupported by records.The Court observed that the medical certificate produced by the appellant, claiming that she had been advised bed rest for nearly three years due...

MP High Court Bar Association Writes To Chief Justice Raising Concern Over Handling Of Bail Matters, Procedural Difficulties

The Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association has submitted a detailed representation to the Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, expressing serious concerns about various issues including handling of bail matters and procedural difficulties affecting access to justice. In their letter, the Bar Association stated that mandatory safeguards provided under BNSS, 2023, and earlier under Sections 41...

'No Arrests To Be Made Without Providing Grounds & Reasons': UP Govt Assures Allahabad HC Of Strict Compliance With BNSS

The Uttar Pradesh Government recently assured the Allahabad High Court that a serious endeavour would be made to ensure that no arrest would be made in the state without giving the reasons and grounds for arrest to the arrestee. Additional Advocate General Vinod Kumar Shahi further apprised the Court that he has already written to the State's Additional Chief Secretary (Home) and...

Children Can't Be Automatically Declared Foreigners Merely Because Parent Was Declared Foreigner: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has made it clear that the children cannot automatically be declared foreigners, merely because a Foreigner Tribunal had declared their parent as a foreigner.In doing so, a Division Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi and Justice Shamima Jahan reiterated that until a specific reference is initiated against an individual, no orders of declaration as foreigner of such...

State & Police To Blame For 'Tarikh Pe Tarikh', Not Just Judges: Allahabad HC Directs Reforms To Tackle Criminal Case Delays

Invoking the famous "Tarikh pe Tarikh... milti hai to sirf tarikh" dialogue from the 1993 Bollywood film Damini, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that while this reflects the common man's perception of delayed justice, the massive pendency of criminal cases in district courts is not merely the fault of judicial officers, but primarily that of the State Government and the police.A...

Delay In Depositing Balance Sale Consideration No Bar When Seller Lets Specific Performance Decree Attain Finality: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court allowed a petition by a decree-holder seeking permission to deposit the balance sale consideration after a delay of 3358 days, noting that the respondent seller had neither contested the specific performance suit nor challenged the decree for nearly 10 years after it was passed. Justice Renuka Yara observed that once the respondent had allowed the decree for...