Accused Granted Bail In FIR Cannot Be Re-Arrested For Different Offence In Same Case After Unreasonable Delay: J&K High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that it would amount to a gross deprivation of liberty if an accused who has already been granted bail in the case FIR is charged and arrested for a different offence after a period of 15 years.The trial court had returned the final report as not being in accordance with the law. It had pinpointed that the investigation in the case began under...

Section 161 CrPC | Witness Statements Recorded During Probe Not Enough To Convict: Rajasthan HC Upholds 34-Yr-Old Murder Acquittal

Upholding a 1991 acquittal order of the sessions court, the Rajasthan High Court said that the statement of the witnesses recorded during investigation under Section 161, CrPC cannot be a basis to convict an accused especially for a serious offence like murder. In doing so the court observed that witness statements under Section 161 are used to merely contradict a witness with their...

Surat Rape Case: Gujarat High Court Directs State Authorities To Decide Narayan Sai's Furlough Plea Expeditiously

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (March 11) directed the concerned authorities to decided Asaram Bapu's son Narayan Sai's plea for furlough expeditiously, preferably within 30 days. In 2019 Sai was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by a Sessions Court in Surat in a rape case. His appeal against this decision is pending before the high court.Justice MR Mengdey while dictating the...

'No Record Of His Engagement By Law Ministry': Allahabad HC On Lawyer's Plea For ₹1 Crore Legal Fees For 'Saving' Ex-CJI From 'Insult'

Dismissing a lawyer's plea seeking a direction to the Union Ministry of Law and Justice to pay him Rs. 1 crore legal fees for filing cases to save the then Chief Justice of India, Justice Dipak Misra, from "humiliation, insult, torture, and removal”, the Allahabad High Court observed in its order that there is nothing on record to indicate that the Ministry had ever engaged him...

Recovery Of Stamp Duty Not Levied Or Short Levied Can Be Done Only Within Five Years After Registration Of Documents: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that proceedings by way of show cause notice under Section 46A of the Karnataka Stamps Act for recovery of stamp duty not levied or short levied cannot be initiated five years after the registration of the document, being the date on which the stamp duty fell due.Justice Suraj Govindaraj said this while allowing a petition filed by B C Prasad challenging...

Mortgagee Has Inherent Right To Put Property On Public Auction In Case Of Failure Of Payment: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that the mortgagee has a right to sell the mortgage property in a public auction if the borrower fails to pay the stipulated instalments. Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Vikas Suri said, "there is an inherent right in the mortgagee to, on the failure of liquidation of the relevant installments by the borrower, thus to subject the subject plot...

'Grave Threat To National Security, Public Health': Punjab & Haryana HC Flags Surge In Drug Smuggling Through Drones At Pakistan Border

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has flagged the surge in the smuggling of illicit drugs through drones from across the Pakistan border, which it said has "serious implications on the security and development of the State" and necessitates stringent legal action.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar said, " Having heard learned counsel for the parties, this Court finds it an urgent necessity to note...

Probe By Police Before Lodging FIR Is Illegal: Karnataka HC Quashes Case Against Two Accused Of Illegally Transporting Cattle For Slaughter

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a case registered against two persons accused of illegally transporting cattle for slaughter, who were charged on the basis of a confessional statement given by the co-accused.Justice Hemant Chandangoudar allowed the petition filed by Ismail Jabiulla and another and quashed the case registered against them under Sections 4, 6, 7, 8, and 12(2) of the...

Kerala High Court Asks Police To File Statement Regarding Investigation Into Kasargod Teen's Death, Says Case Diary Shows Action Was Taken

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (11th March) directed the Police to file a statement regarding investigation into the disappearance and death of the 15-year old girl child from Kasargod.While dealing with her mother's plea accusing the Police of inaction in the matter, a Division Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M. B. Snehalatha also orally remarked,“We cannot find from the...

State Ignored Its Own Obligations, Unilaterally Penalised Contractor Overlooking Difficulties Faced In Completing Canal Construction: Rajasthan HC

The Rajasthan High Court set aside a commercial court's order passed against a company whose contract for constructing a canal was terminated by the State for allegedly not completing the work. In doing so the high court noted that the commercial court's order was erroneous and based on assumptions as it did not consider the non-performance of the Employer's obligation which went to the "root...

Suspension Of Wrestling Federation Of India Revoked: Centre Tells Delhi High Court

The Central Government on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that the suspension of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) by the Union Sports Ministry on December 24, 2023, has been revoked. An order to the said effect was passed by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on March 10. Vide the said order, the Centre has restored the recognition of WFI as a national sports federation...

Can AI Software Be Used To Trace Missing Persons? High Court Asks Delhi Police

The Delhi High Court has recently asked the Delhi Police to state if there is any artificial intelligence (AI) software which can be used for checking the whereabouts of persons who may have gone missing due to various reasons, including unstable medical conditions. A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Dharmesh Sharma directed the Delhi Police to file a short...