TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's Parents Move Calcutta High Court Against KMC Notice Alleging Unauthorised Construction At Residence

The parents of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee have approached the Calcutta High Court seeking the quashing of a notice issued by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) alleging unauthorised construction at their residence in south Kolkata.According to the petition, filed by Amit Banerjee and Lata Banerjee, the property situated at 29-C, Harish Chatterjee Street, was constructed...

Delhi High Court Urges Courts To Fast-Track FIR Registration Pleas In Cases Concerning 'Unnatural Death' Of Young Bride

The Delhi High Court has expressed concern over delays in registration of FIRs in cases involving the unnatural death of young married women.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma urged the courts to give greater urgency to pleas seeking registration of FIRs where allegations of dowry-related harassment are raised and the police fail to act within time. “This Court hopes that, in future,...

'Ruined Her Life' Bombay High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Rape On False Promise Of Film Role, Posting Pvt Photos Online

The Bombay High Court recently refused to grant anticipatory bail to a man, who allegedly raped a young woman from October 2024 til April this year, under the pretext of soon offering her a role in a film.The High Court noted that the man, who had 'ill intentions' since beginning, had made the woman's private photos, viral and had "misused her trust". Presiding over a vacation court,...

Court Can't Take Cognizance Of Offence Under Water Act Without Valid Authorization By Pollution Control Board: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court has said that in absence of a valid authorization by the Pollution Control Board or a competent officer authorized by the Board, in favour of the complainant under Section 49 of Water Act, a criminal court cannot take cognizance of an offence under the Act. As per Section 49 of the Act, no court shall take cognizance of any offence under the Act except on a complaint...

'Speak Without Venom': Karnataka High Court Tells Activist Dr Prabhakar Bhat Over Alleged Comments On Muslim Women

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday [June 2] told Dr. Prabhakar Bhat Kalladka, an 83-year-old right wing activist accused of spreading communal enmity by allegedly deriding Muslim women giving birth to multiple children, to 'exercise restraint' in his further speeches.The single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna was hearing Prabhakar's petition seeking the quashing of the FIR lodged...

Unlawful Assembly By Itself Not An Offence: Madras High Court Quashes Case Against 15 Who Assembled To Celebrate 100 Years Of RSS

The Madras High Court recently quashed criminal cases lodged against 15 members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) who had assembled unlawfully to celebrate the organisation's 100th year ceremony. Justice Nirmal Kumar noted that the parties had only assembled unlawfully to celebrate 100 years of the organisation and no public was affected by the same. The court remarked that...

'Eye Witnesses Turned Hostile': Vijay Kulkarni Tells Karnataka High Court In Plea Against Conviction, Life Term In Yogesh Gouda Murder Case

Former Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni told the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (June 02) that the trial court order convicting and sentencing him to life imprisonment for the murder of BJP Leader Yogesh Goudar was based on 'extraneous considerations' as none of the eye witnesses had supported the prosecution case.The Division bench of Justice Mohammad Nawaz and Justice G Basavaraja was hearing...

Invoking Wrong Provision No Bar To Challenge Curtailment Of Liberty: P&H High Court Grants Man Bail Accused Of Putting Pro-Khalistan Posters

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that invoking an incorrect statutory provision while filing a bail appeal under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) cannot defeat an accused's substantive right to challenge curtailment of liberty. In doing so the Court granted bail to an accused booked under UAPA, noting his prolonged incarceration of over four and a half years...

Ante-Dated FIR Renders Investigation Tainted & Unsafe To Rely Upon: J&K&L High Court Upholds Acquittal In Murder Case

Holding that an ante-dated First Information Report casts serious doubt on the genuineness and spontaneity of the prosecution case and renders the ensuing investigation tainted, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld the acquittal of a man accused of murder.The Court observed that where it is shown that the FIR was not lodged at the time it purports to have been recorded,...

Provision To Extend Investigation Time Under NDPS Act Applies Even In Narco-Terror Cases Under UAPA: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, though both special enactments, operate in distinct legislative fields and are required to be harmoniously construed.The Court ruled that the mere existence of Section 48 of the UAPA does not automatically...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai As Chief Justice Of Patna High Court

The Central Government on Tuesday (June 2) notified the appointment of Sikkim High Court judge Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai as Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X (formerly Twitter) to notify the appointment which states:"In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India and in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, the...

Accused Entitled To Default Bail If Final Report E-Filed After 5 PM On Last Day Of Prescribed Statutory Period: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that an accused would be entitled to default bail if the final report was e-filed by the police after 5 p.m. on the last day of the statutory period prescribed.The Court's reasoning was that since as per Electronic Filing Rules for Courts (Kerala), 2021, e-filings made after 5 pm are deemed to have been instituted on the next working day, the final report...