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S.27 Evidence Act | Information Given By One Accused Leading To Discovery Can't Be Used To Connect All Accused: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently clarified that the information leading to discovery that was received from one accused person cannot be used to connect all the accused persons to the alleged offence. In the present case, the prosecution had placed reliance on Exhibit P7(a) confession but the Court felt that it cannot be relied on since the exact information given by each of the...
Govt School Teachers Challenge App-Based Attendance System, MP High Court Directs State To Verify Training And Infrastructure Claims
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State and government teachers to file their affidavits on whether any training was provided to the teachers to mark their attendance on the "Humare Shikshak" app, and if so, whether the teachers participated in the same or not. The bench also directed the teachers to file individual affidavits indicating whether they attempted to mark...
P&H High Court Refuses Pre-Arrest Bail In Abetment To Suicide Case Says Woman's Unnatural Death Near Marriage Can't Be Taken Lightly
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to grant pre-arrest bail to accused mother-in-law of the deceased in an abetment to suicide case, observing that a woman's unnatural death shortly after marriage cannot be taken lightly. The deceased woman had been married in January 2025, and her sudden death within months raised serious concerns that warranted a thorough investigation, the...
Madras High Court Reverses Acquittal Of Man Who Planned Bomb Attack On LK Advani During His Madurai Rath Yatra In 2011
The Madras High Court has set aside the order acquitting Mohammed Hanifa @ Tenkasi Hanifa for planning a bomb attack on former Home Minister LK Advani during his Rath Yatra in Madurai in 2011. The bench of Justice P Velmurugan and Justice L Victoria Gowri noted that though the trial court had pointed out certain contradictions for acquitting the accused, the contradictions were...
Executing Court Cannot Shirk Duty To Decide Objections Of Third Parties Even If They Weren't Party To Original Suit: J&K&L High Court
Reinforcing the duties of executing courts, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu has held that an executing court cannot decline to determine the merits of an objection raised by a person resisting execution of a decree merely on the ground that such objector was not a party to the original proceedings or decree.A bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar observed that under Section 47...
Filing Of Final Report No Bar To Granting Anticipatory Bail: J&K&L High Court
In a significant order clarifying the scope of anticipatory bail under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023), the Jammu & Kashmir High Court has held that the filing of a final report (challan) before the competent court does not bar the grant of absolute anticipatory bail.A bench of Justice Mohd Yousuf Wani observed that compelling an accused to seek regular bail after...
S.187 BNSS | Period Of Release On Interim Bail Not To Be Computed As 'Detention Period' For Granting Statutory Bail: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that the period during which an accused is released on interim bail cannot be included while calculating period of detention for the purpose of granting statutory bail.Justice K. Babu observed that only the actual period of detention undergone can be considered, adding together continuous or broken periods of custody. “An accused person is entitled to...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Seeks Response On Plea Alleging Construction Of Illegal Road Over Natural Water Channel
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has sought a response from the state authorities on a petition alleging the construction of an illegal road over a natural water channel.Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua issued notice to Himachal Pradesh State Authorities including Deputy Commissioner, Kangra and listed the matter for November 4.Retired Lt. Col. Sandesh Kumar, a resident of Village Jalera in...
Kerala High Court Seeks Clarity From Devaswom Board On Appointment, Accountability Of Assistants For Head Priests In Sabarimala
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (October 23) directed the Travancore Devaswom Board to file an affidavit clarifying the details regarding appointment and accountability of persons who assist the melsanthis (head priests) at Sannidhanam, Sabarimala.The Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar was considering a suo motu case regarding selection of...
Karnataka High Court Directs State Authorities To Hold Meeting With Organizers Of Proposed RSS Route March On October 28
The Karnataka High Court on Friday (October 24) asked the State authorities to hold a peace-committee meeting with the organizers of the proposed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) route march on October 28. The court said this after taking note of a report by the authorities as per which there exists some kind of tension at Chittapur town, where the march is proposed to take place.The...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Declines Anticipatory Bail To Woman Accused Of Confining, Beating Scheduled Caste Boy For Touching Her House
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a woman who was accused of confining and beating the deceased child because he belonged to a schedule caste and had touched her house. She also allegedly demanded a sacrificial goat for purification of her house.The Court noted that such conduct of the accused was clearly motivated by caste-based discrimination.Justice...
Process Of Designating Senior Advocates Inclusive, Reflects Bar's Diverse Strength: P&H High Court Bar Association Tells Chief Justice
The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association (PHHCBA) has written to the High Court's Chief Justice asserting that the recent process of designating Senior Advocates was transparent, inclusive and reflective of the Bar's diverse strength.The Punjab and Haryana High Court on October 20, has designated 76 lawyers as Senior Advocates, among those elevated, five are women. 210 advocates...