Mechanically Implicating Doctor U/S 21 POCSO Act For Not Reporting Crime Against Minor 'Absolute Injustice', Causes Mental Trauma: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has asked the investigating officers to be extra cautious while implicating doctors as accused for failing to report commission of crime against minor under Section 19 read with read with Section 21 of the POCSO Act. The Court further stated that arraying doctors mechanically in criminal proceedings as accused is absolute injustice and causes mental trauma to doctors...

Purpose Of S.82 CrPC Is To Secure Accused's Presence, Once Achieved Property Attachment Proceedings Must Be Dropped: Rajasthan HC Reiterates

The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court has reiterated that the purpose of initiating proceedings under Section 82 CrPC is to secure the presence of the accused who is stated to be absconding, and once that purpose was achieved the proceedings are to be withdrawn.The court was hearing a petition challenging the order of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) who had directed...

Magistrate/Sessions Court Has No Jurisdiction To Grant Bail To Accused If HC Issues NBW In Appeals Against Acquittal Or Conviction: Allahabad HC [FB]

A full bench of the Allahabad High Court has held that where the High Court has consciously issued a non-bailable warrant for the arrest of an accused, against whose acquittal/conviction an appeal has been moved, the Magistrate or the Sessions Judge, as the case may be, would have no jurisdiction to release such person on bail. A bench of Justices Sangeeta Chandra, Pankaj Bhatia,...

Madhya Pradesh HC Issues Notice On Plea By Foreign Graduates Against Increase Of Internship Period From 2 Yrs To 3 Yrs Retrospectively

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice to the state government and Madhya Pradesh medical council on a petition by foreign medical graduate students challenging the increase of the term of their internship by the State Medical Council from two to three years retrospectively. A division bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice Anuradha Shukla in its order...

Youth Attracted To Live-In Relations Which Lack Social Sanction, High Time That We Save Moral Values In Society: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that live-in relationships have no social sanction. Still, the youth are attracted to such relations, and it is high time that we found some framework and solution to save moral values in society. A bench of Justice Nalin Kumar Srivastava added that we live in a changing society, where moral values and the normal conduct of the young generation...

Lands Allotted For Industrial Purpose Should Not Be Cancelled By Adopting Hyper-Technical Approach: Kerala High Court

Recently, the Kerala High Court observed that the lands allotted by the State Government in the industrial area are to promote industrial growth and a hyper-technical approach should not be adopted to cancel the allotment. The Court was referring to the Kerala Allotment of Government Land in Development Areas on Hire Purchase For Industrial Purpose Rules, 1969.The Bench of Chief Justice...

Releasing Documents To Media Before Court's Consideration Not Acceptable: Delhi High Court In Criminal Contempt Case

While dealing with a criminal contempt case, the Delhi High Court has observed that releasing documents and pleadings to media even before the Courts have considered them is not acceptable. “The habit of releasing pleadings and documents to the media even before Courts have had the opportunity to consider the same is also not acceptable as it tends to prejudice the parties and...

Proceedings Initiated Against Income Tax Assessee After His Death Cannot Be Continued Against Legal Representative: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said proceedings initiated against an Income Tax Assessee by issuing notice after his demise cannot be continued against his/her legal representative.A division bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice G Basavaraja said, “Had the proceedings been initiated against the Assessee during his lifetime, they could have continued against the legal representatives...

Delhi High Court Upholds Dismissal Of Plea Against ECI Registration Granted To AIMIM As Political Party

The Delhi High Court has upheld the dismissal of a petition seeking quashing of the registration granted by Election Commission of India (ECI) to All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Musalimeen (AIMIM) as a political party.A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela rejected the appeal moved by Tirupati Narashima Murari challenging the dismissal of the...

Madras HC Seeks Report From State On Lapses In Probing Criminal Cases, Delay In Prosecuting Offenders & Framing Witness Protection Scheme

The Madras High Court has directed the State Government, the Director General of Police, the Commissioner of Police, Superintendent of Cuddalore Central Prison to submit a report regarding serious lapses in investigating pending criminal cases and subsequent delays in prosecuting offenders along with setting up a Witness Protection Scheme in the State. Observing that the criminal...

Merely Marrying Muslim Man Doesn't Result In Automatic Conversion From Hinduism To Islam: Delhi High Court In Partition Suit

While dealing with a partition suit, the Delhi High Court has observed that merely marrying a Muslim man does not result in an automatic conversion from Hinduism to Islam. Justice Jasmeet Singh was dealing with a partition suit filed in 2007 by the eldest daughter of a man from his first wife against him as well as his two sons from the second wife. Another daughter from the first wife...

Bombay High Court Grants Bail To IIM Graduate Booked For Drunk Driving; Orders Him To Man Traffic, Display Placard 'Don't Drink & Drive'

In an interesting bail order, the Bombay High Court on Thursday while granting bail to a 'highly educated' man jailed for drunk driving, ordered him to perform community service by manning traffic in the busy junction at Mumbai's plush Worli area for three months (12 Saturdays and 12 Sundays), with a placard in his hand reading "Don't Drink & Drive."Single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav...