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UAPA | 'Prolonged Detention Can't Outweigh National Security': Chhattisgarh High Court Refuses Bail In IED Blast Case
The Chhattisgarh High Court has rejected an appeal against rejection of bail by Special Judge (NIA), Raipur to three persons allegedly involved in attacking security force with IED blast which killed an ITBP Constable.While denying relief to the appellants, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru held that prolonged detention or socio-economic hardship...
Trial Court Verdict Is 'Sheer Moral Conviction': Orissa High Court Acquits Two Death Row Convicts In Triple Murder Case
The Orissa High Court on Monday (July 21) acquitted two persons who were convicted by the trial Court for committing murder of three members of a family in 2017, including a minor boy, by fatally slitting their throats.While setting aside not only the death penalty but the entire conviction in toto, the Division Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra termed...
J&K And Ladakh High Court Upholds Acquittal In 2005 Jammu Terror Case
"Non-association of independent civilian witnesses, despite their availability at the time of arrest and alleged recovery, casts a serious shadow over the credibility of the investigation" , observed the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh while upholding the acquittal of two men accused in a 2005 terror-linked arms recovery case in Jammu. The Court comprising Justice Sindhu Sharma...
Gujarat High Court Asks 8 Municipal Corporations To Install Cloth Bag Vending Machines In Tourist Spots To Tackle Plastic Waste Disposal
The Gujarat High Court has asked eight municipal corporations in the state to emulate the initiative undertaken by the State Pollution Control Board of installing cloth bags vending machines and reverse vending machines for collecting plastic bottles, with a view to encourage plastic waste disposal and recycling. The court further asked Municipalities managing tourist spots like Dwarka...
Disgorging Of Benefits Through 'Purging' Of Contempt Instils Public Confidence In Rule Of Law: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court Division Bench, comprising of Justices Moushumi Bhattacharya and B.R. Madhusudhan Rao has observed that the Court's power to preserve its magnanimity by ensuring compliance of its order is not a self-serving mechanism but to instill public confidence in the proper administration of justice. The rationale behind the contempt jurisdiction is to uphold the dignity of...
Child Being In Husband's Custody After Matrimonial Dispute Not Cruelty Or Harassment U/S 498A IPC: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the child being in custody of the husband after matrimonial disputes arise between the parties is not cruelty or harassment under Section 498A of Indian Penal Code, 1860.“…merely because the child was in the custody of the husband after disputes interse arose, cannot be equated with cruelty or harassment as envisaged under Section 498A IPC,”...
Welfare & Comfort Of Child Prevails When Pitted Against Personal Law: Bombay High Court Lets Muslim Mother Retain Custody Of 9-Yr-Old
The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday (July 21) held that even when a personal law is pitted against the welfare and comfort of a child, the latter would always have an upper hand. Single-judge Justice Shailesh Brahme noted that the Muslim Personal Law allows the custody of a minor above the age of 7-years to the father and the child in the instant case was 9-years-old....
S.326 IPC | Whether Stone Constitutes 'Dangerous Weapon' Depends On Its Nature, Size, Sharpness Or Potential To Cause Death: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that a stone need not always be a 'dangerous weapon' for the purpose of attracting the offence under Section 326 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).In the present case, the criminal revision petitioner was convicted of the offence for hitting the de facto complainant on his face with a stone and for causing fracture of the bone.For context, Section 326 IPC provides...
How Is Data Collected By Political Parties In Door-To-Door Campaign Stored? What Are Its Privacy Implications? Madras High Court To Examine
The Madras High Court is set to examine how right to privacy is affected when data of citizens is collected during a membership drive by the political parties.The Madurai bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice AD Maria Clete noted that the DMK party was conducting door-to-door campaigning collecting data. However, it was not known how this data was stored and what its implications were...
Maharashtra ATS Tortured Accused, Officers Were Frustrated: Bombay High Court While Acquitting 12 Men From 7/11 Mumbai Train Blasts Case
The Bombay High Court while acquitting all the 12 convicts in the infamous 7/11 Mumbai train blast case, observed that the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) probing the case tortured the accused in the most 'inhuman and barbaric' manner as the officers were 'frustrated' at the relevant time and thus the 'confessional statements' of the accused obtained by the cops, were...
'All Sports Are Equal': Karnataka High Court Slams State For Withholding Para-Swimmer's Cash Award, Imposes ₹2Lakh Cost On Officials
"All sports are equal; the sportspersons of all sports are also equal; the effort they put is equal, it is unfortunate that the State pampers only a few sports and leaves the other sportsmen in the lurch," said the Karnataka High Court while directing the State to release over Rs 1 Lakh to a para-swimmer who was denied cash awards. Justice M Nagaprasanna in his order passed on...
Separate Cut Off Marks Must Be Given For Physically Handicapped Category At Each Stage Of Recruitment: Allahabad High Court
While granting relief to a person with optical atrophy in both eyes, the Allahabad High Court has held that separate cut off marks must be given for the physically handicapped category at each stage to ensure that physically handicapped candidates get adequate representation in service.Relying on the judgment of the Supreme Court in Recruitment of Visually Impaired in Judicial Services,...