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Justice VG Arun : Gentleman Judge With Progressive Views
January 23, 2026 marked the retirement of one of the most eminent judges of the Kerala High Court, Justice V.G. Arun known for his calm composure and gentle demeanour among the members of the Bar.Justice Arun has spoken loudly through his forwarded-thinking judgments on freedom of speech and expression, mental health, secularism, equal rights, freedom from surveillance, to name just a...
Karnataka High Court Stalls Probe Against Lamborghini Driver Booked For Reckless Driving
The Karnataka High Court in an interim order on Friday (January 23) stayed probe against the driver of a Lamborghini car accused of reckless driving and for retrofitting the silencer due to which the vehicle was stated to be "roaring" beyond the permissible decible limit. As per various news report, a video of the car in question being driven in Bengaluru was circulated widely on social...
S. 215 BNSS | Police Can't Directly Register FIR For Offences Concerning Court Proceedings; Court Must Initiate Prosecution: Madhya Pradesh HC
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that where offences are alleged to have been committed in or in relation to a court proceeding, the procedure prescribed under Sections 215 and 379 BNSS must be strictly followed, and the court concerned must first apply its mind before issuing any direction for the registration of an FIR by making a complaint in writing."A police officer cannot...
Calcutta High Court Orders Creche Facility In Court Premises To Become Functional Within 30 Days
The Calcutta High Court, on Thursday (January 22), directed its registry to ensure that creche facility in the court premises becomes operational within 30 days. The bench also directed the PWD to ensure two doctors and one nurse report to the High Court Administration one day prior to the opening, and that the aluminium grills that need to be fixed on the creche windows are fixed...
S. 482 BNSS | No Anticipatory Bail Under SC/ST Act When Prosecution Materials Show Prima Facie Offence : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently clarified that since Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act provides that Section 438 CrPC regarding pre-arrest bail is not applicable to persons committing offences under the Act, the same can be said about its corresponding provision, Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.Justice A....
If Convict Remains 'Unreformed' After 32 Yrs, State Has Failed Its Duty: Calcutta High Court Orders Reconsideration Of Premature Release
The Calcutta High Court has directed the Judicial Department to reconsider the plea for premature release of a life convict incarcerated for 32 years, observing that the rejection was merely speculative.The division bench of Justice Arijit Banerjee and Justice Apurba Sinha Ray emphasized that jails were renamed 'correctional homes' to reform offenders and reintegrate them into mainstream...
'Continued Detention Deprives Right To Life': Kerala High Court Orders Repatriation Of Srilankans Detained In Transit Home For More Than 2 Yrs
The Kerala High Court recently directed the repatriation of two Srilankan citizens, who are the children of the accused persons in two cases being investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas was considering the plea preferred by the petitioners seeking a declaration that their continued detention in the Transit Home after a period of more than 2 years...
High Court Affirms Order Restraining Kolkata-Based Publisher From Selling Late Author Narayan Debnath's Works
The Calcutta High Court has upheld a trial court's Court's interim injunction order restraining Kolkata-based publishing house Dev Sahitya Kutir Pvt Ltd from printing, publishing, selling, or distributing the literary and artistic works of the late eminent author and cartoonist Narayan Debnath till February 9. In doing so the court said that the author's widow as executor of Debnath's Will...
Drugs & Cosmetics Rules | 60-Day Sample Testing Mandatory; Web-Host Reports: Bombay HC Orders Strict Action Against Erring Officers
The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) last week expressed serious concern over repeated and systemic lapses by officers of the Drugs Department in adhering to the mandatory timelines prescribed under Rule 45 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945. The Court observed that failure to analyse drug samples within the stipulated period not only vitiates prosecutions but also jeopardises public...
Calcutta High Court Permits Ex-TMC Leader & MLA Humayun Kabir To Approach Ministry Of Home Affairs For Z+ Security
The Calcutta High Court permitted Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir, a former member of Trinamool Congress who has floated his own political party, to approach the Union Ministry of Home Affairs seeking Z+ security. Notably, Kabir founded the Janata Unnayan Party last year. Kabir had submitted that he was a member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly under the banner of the ruling political...
Lenient Approach Unwarranted In POCSO Cases: Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Bail To Man Booked For Sexually Assaulting Minor
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a regular bail petition filed by an accused booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, observing "a lenient approach is wholly unwarranted."Justice Neerja K. Kalson said, "The judiciary bears a solemn duty to act as a guardian for those who are incapable to...
Accused Tortured & Paraded Over Trivial Dispute? Chhattisgarh High Court Flays Police For 'Casual' Action; Orders Probe Against SHO
The Chhattisgarh High Court has expressed serious concern over the handling of a case by the Bhilai police authorities, in which the petitioners alleged that they were booked over a trivial issue and subjected to mental and physical custodial torture, illegal handcuffing and public parading, where they were allegedly forced to chant derogatory slogans.The incident arose out of a purported...