Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Convicts Truck Driver For Running Over 2-Year-Old, Invokes 'Res Ipsa Loquitur' Doctrine
The Delhi High Court has convicted a truck driver for causing the death of a two-year-old child in a road accident, invoking the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur and holding that the circumstances of the accident themselves indicated negligence.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna allowed an appeal filed by the State and set aside a trial court judgment dated December 24, 2019 which had acquitted...
Property Bought From 'Proceeds Of Crime' Before PMLA Can Still Be Attached By ED If Possession Continues: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that property purchased from the proceeds of crime prior to the coming into force of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) can still be attached under the Act if the accused continues to remain in possession of the property after the law came into effect.A division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla observed,“If the...
Subsequent Bail Pleas Arising From Same FIR Should Ordinarily Be Heard By Same Judge Who Rejected Earlier Bail: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Monday observed that subsequent bail applications arising from the same FIR should ordinarily be listed before the same judge who had rejected an earlier bail plea, in order to avoid conflicting or inconsistent orders.“…. the Registry of this Court is bound to act in accordance with the directions issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court. It is in compliance with...
Union Minister Hardeep Puri's Daughter Moves Delhi High Court Against 'Defamatory' Content Linking Her To Jeffery Epstein
Union Minister Hardeep Puri's daughter has moved the Delhi High Court seeking a global take down of allegedly defamatory content and posts linking her to American financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Himayani Puri has filed a Rs. 10 crore defamation suit seeking a john doe order for taking down of the content. As per her, false, malicious, and defamatory statements concerning her...
'Don't Know What You're Investigating, But Follow Procedure': High Court Tells Delhi Police Over Alleged Illegal Detention Of Activists
The Delhi High Court on Monday orally asked the Delhi Police to follow procedure prescribed in law during the investigation initiated against 10 activists who alleged that they were kept in illegal detention. A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja said that while the Court does not know what the police was investigating, but the prescribed legal process...
Mere Good Conduct After Conviction No Ground To Reduce Electoral Disqualification Period Under RP Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that mere good conduct of an individual after conviction is no ground to reduce the electoral disqualification period prescribed under Section 8 of Representation of the People Act, 1951. Justice Amit Bansal said if such a stand is accepted, it would dilute the mandate of the provision which prescribes for disqualification of a person for certain offences. The...
Delhi High Court Lists MJ Akbar's Appeal Against Priya Ramani's Acquittal In Criminal Defamation Case For Final Hearing On September 24
The Delhi High Court on Monday listed the appeal filed by former Union Minister MJ Akbar against acquittal of journalist Priya Ramani in the criminal defamation case filed by him over the "metoo" sexual harassment allegations made by her, for final hearing on September 24.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma noted that the trial court record was received and written submissions have been filed by...
Liquor Policy Case: CBI Opposes Adjournment Sought By Arvind Kejriwal, Others In Its Plea Against Discharge
The Delhi High Court on Monday (March 16) granted time to Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and others to respond to Central Bureau of Investigation's petition (CBI) challenging the discharge of the AAP leader and others in the corruption case related to the alleged liquor policy scam.At the outset when the matter was called, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma asked if...
Delhi High Court Calls For Sensitive Handling Of Child Victims, Says Repeated Summoning In POCSO Trials Causes Trauma
The Delhi High Court has emphasised that child victims and other vulnerable witnesses must not be repeatedly summoned during trial proceedings, observing that the criminal process itself should not become a source of further trauma for victims of sexual offences.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that while the victim must be given an opportunity to present her objections to the grant of bail,...
Can't Supply FIR Copy To Activists Claiming Illegal Detention: Delhi Police Tells High Court
The Delhi Police on Sunday told the Delhi High Court that they cannot supply copy of FIR filed against various activists claiming that they were illegally detained.A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja held a special sitting held on Sunday and issued notice in the habeas corpus petitions filed by Ehsanul Haq, Rajbir and Sagrika Rajora.Senior advocate...
Delhi High Court CJ Rejects Arvind Kejriwal's Plea To Transfer CBI's Excise Policy Case From Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma
The Delhi High Court's Chief Justice rejected AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal's request to transfer CBI's excise policy case from Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma to another bench. Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya has said that CBI's petition is assigned to Justice Sharma as per current roster and that any request for recusal has to be taken by the judge concerned.“I, however, do not find...
