Patna High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Suspended Judge In Dowry Death Case, Orders CBI Probe

The Patna High Court recently declined to quash the criminal case filed against a suspended judicial officer in the cadre of Bihar Judicial Service regarding the alleged dowry death of his wife, observing that there exist prima facie materials pointing to the harassment and cruelty related to dowry demands. The Court also ordered that the investigation in the case be entrusted to the...

MP High Court Issues Notice To Centre, Google & Others On PIL To Check Mobile Apps Before Launch To Prevent Data Breach, Financial Scams

The Madhya Pradesh High Court sought the response of Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and tech giants–Google India, Apple India, Microsoft Corporation India, Xiaomi Technology India in a PIL for direction to establish a regulatory agency to scrutinize mobile apps before their launch on digital platforms.A division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and...

Bombay High Court Directs Mumbai Police Not To Arrest Kunal Kamra In FIR Over Alleged Remarks On Eknath Shinde But Probe May Continue

The Bombay High Court today (April 25) directed the Mumbai Police to not arrest comedian Kunal Kamra in the First Information Report (FIR) lodged against him, following his satirical video and "gaddar" comment purportedly made against Maharashtra's Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.A division bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Shriram Modak said the agency should go to Chennai (close to Villupuram...

'Adivasi Not A Caste': Jharkhand High Court Quashes SC/ST Act FIR Against Govt Officer Accused Of Calling Woman 'Insane Adivasi'

The Jharkhand High Court quashed an FIR against a public servant for assaulting and using caste-based abuse against a woman, stating that a person cannot be treated as an SC/ST member unless their caste/tribe is specifically included in the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order or the relevant Presidential notifications. Justice Anil Kumar Choudhary in his order held that in the absence of...

Taunting For Not Being Able To Conceive Child Not Cruelty: AP High Court Quashes Dowry Act, 498A IPC Case Against Married Sister-In-Laws

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that married sister-in-laws taunting their brother's wife for not being able to conceive child cannot be taken as sufficient grounds for continuation of proceedings under Section 498-A of IPC or Section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.Quashing proceedings against sisters of the husband (first accused), who were together accused of subjecting the...

High Court Raps Delhi Govt, DDA For Making No Progress In Construction Of Residential Flats For Judges

The Delhi High Court on Thursday rapped the Delhi government and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for making no progress in the construction of flats and official residences for judicial officers in the national capital.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that the Court had made a request to the DDA in the matter but it had fallen on...

Muslim Father Who Gifts Property To Son Need Not Hand Over 'Actual & Physical' Possession, Can Reside In Same Property: Bombay High Court

A Muslim father, who transfers his property to his son as a gift known as 'Hiba' under the Islamic Law, can continue to reside in the said property along with his son and need not leave the said residence as the law does not mandate delivery of 'actual and physical' possession of the property other it only provides for 'constructive possession', the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court...

Is Use Of Smoke Canister 'Terrorist Act'? If So, Every Holi & IPL Match Will Attract UAPA : Delhi High Court To Police

The Delhi High Court on Thursday orally remarked that if using smoke canister is a terrorist act, then every holi and IPL match will also attract the offence under UAPA. The remark came from a division bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar which was hearing the bail plea of Neelam Azad, accused in 2023 Parliament security breach case. The Court...

Bombay High Court Orders Maha Govt To Upload State's Prison Manual & Police Manual On Internet To Educate Citizens

The Bombay High Court on Thursday ordered the Maharashtra Government to put up the State's Prison Manual and also Police online so as to help prisoners and their relatives learn more about their rights, while in jail. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr Neela Gokhale noted that the Prison Manual is one of the documents which is not on available on the internet and thus...

Himachal Pradesh HC Flags Moral & Professional Decline In Police Force, Suggests Reforms Like 8-Hour Shifts, Psychiatric Counseling

Expressing concern over the “moral and professional deterioration” within sections of the police force, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday suggested a slew of measures aimed at reforming and modernising the state police. The suggestions include 8-hour shifts, welfare corpus, housing scheme, career promotions, liberal leave policy, recreational facilities (gym, pool), access...

Submitting Invalid But Genuine Certificate In Recruitment Process Is Neither Fraud Nor Misrepresentation For Disqualifying Candidate: J&K High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that submitting a certificate issued by an unrecognised organisation could at best be considered as invalid for the purposes of recruitment but same does not amount to fraud or misrepresentation on the part of the candidate.The name of the petitioner was dropped from the provisional selection list on the ground that he had submitted a fake National...

Grant Temporary Leave To Undertrials To Attend Relative's Funeral Without Forcing Them To Approach Court For Interim Bail: Madras HC To State

The Madras High Court has asked the State and the Prisons Department to grant temporary leave to undertrial prisoners, allowing them to attend the cremation/funeral of their relatives without forcing them to approach the High Court to get interim bail. “The Principal Secretary to Government, Home Department (Prison), Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai and...