High Court Raps Punjab Police For 15 Yrs Delay In Filing Cancellation Report In Criminal Case, Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost

The Punjab and Haryana High Court criticized the Punjab Police for an "inordinate and unjustified" 15-year delay in filing a cancellation report in a criminal case. Expressing serious concern over the lackadaisical approach of the investigating agency, the court imposed a cost of ₹1 lakh on the Punjab Government.The FIR under Sections 323, 341, 506 and 34 IPC was registered in the year 2007...

'Absolutely Irresponsible': Gujarat High Court Declines To Quash FIR Against Lawyer For Disclosing POCSO Victim's Name To Media

The Gujarat High Court refused to quash the FIR against a woman advocate booked for disclosing the name of a POCSO victim by giving a media bite, stating that she behaved "absolutely irresponsibly as a professional as well as a human". Justice Nirzar Desai in his order further observed that what was more glaring is that the applicant could not protect the "dignity, reputation, and privacy of...

Accidentally Shooting Another Person Believing Him To Be Wild Animal Amounts To Negligence, Not Murder: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that an accidental shooting of a person, believing him to be a wild animal, amounts to death caused by negligence under Section 106 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita and not the offence of murder under Section 103 BNS.Justice Rakesh Kainthla remarked that: “…they did not intend to cause the death of Som Dutt and cannot be prima facie held liable for...

'Cabinet Can't Sit In Appeal Over HC': Kerala High Court Pulls Up LSGD Special Secretary In Contempt Plea By Disabled Librarian

The Kerala High Court on Monday (September 22) pulled up the Special Secretary to the Local Self Government Department (2nd respondent), while considering a contempt plea filed over non-compliance of an interim direction asking the Secretary to re-instate the petitioner, a person with disability, to the post of part-time librarian in Kaipamangalam Grama Panchayat.The writ petitioner, Bindu...

Karnataka High Court To Hear Tomorrow Pleas Seeking Stay Of Survey On Social, Educational Status Of Citizens

The Karnataka High Court is expected to hear on Tuesday (September 23) pleas seeking stay of a state government order granting approval to conduct a survey of the social and educational status of citizens under supervision of Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission. On Monday (September 22) a division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Joshi heard petitions which question...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Round Up: September 15 - September 21, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 188 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 193Nominal Index: Roop Singh Parihar v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 188PU v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 189Anil Patidar v Central Bureau of Investigation 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 190Subhas Sharma and Others v State of M.P. 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 191Sushil Verma v Madhya Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Development...

'Stranger' Facing No Direct Prejudice Can't Seek Cancellation Of Bail: P&H High Court Declines Plea Against IREO MD's Bail In PMLA Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to cancel the bail granted to the Managing Director of IREO Group, observing that a stranger to the case, who has not suffered any direct prejudice, has no legal standing to seek cancellation of bail.A plea for cancellation was filed by a person stating to be a practising Advocate and a "prospective home buyer", alleging that the MD has...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 15 To September 21, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 156 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 166 Nominal Index:Datta Ram and others v/s United India Insurance Company Limited.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 156Nitin Gupta v Arrpit Aggarwal.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 157Bir Singh v/s State of H.P. & Ors.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 158State of H.P. v/s Hari Saran.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 159Sachin Kumar v/s State of H.P. & Ors..,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 160Vishwa...

Initiating Unwelcome Conversation With Woman Is 'Annoying' But Does Not Amount To Outraging Her Modesty: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that merely attempting to initiate an unwelcome conversation with a woman—though "annoying"—does not, by itself, constitute the criminal offence of outraging her modesty under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code.Justice Kirti Singh noted that it is the own admission of the prosecutrix as can be seen from a bare of her testimony before the...

Rajasthan High Court Allows Premature Release Of Man Alleged To Be 'Threat To Family' After Conviction For Mother's Murder

The Rajasthan High Court allowed premature release of a man convicted for his mother's murder opining that adverse reports submitted by the Police Department and Social Welfare Department were merely based on presumption that since he had murdered his mother his release would threaten his other family members.The division bench of Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur and Justice Anuroop Singhi...

MP High Court Issues Notice On PIL Against Alleged Encroachment Of Govt Land Restricting Villagers' Access To Religious Site

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday (September 22), issued notice on a PIL by the elected Panch of the Gram Panchayat Tilgawa in District Panna, seeking removal of an alleged encroachment of public land claiming that it restrains villagers from accessing a religious site–'Thakur Baba Chabutra'. A division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf, in its...

Have Relaxed Condition On Declaring Revised MRP On Unsold Stock After GST Cuts: Union Tells Karnataka High Court

The Union Government on Monday informed the Karnataka High Court that it has relaxed the condition issued on September 9, mandating the declaration of revised retail sale price (MRP), on unsold stock manufactured/packed/imported, which would be effective from September 22, in addition to the existing retail sale price (MRP).Additional Solicitor General Aravind Kamath placed on record a...