Delhi High Court
Custodial Interrogation Not Required Merely For Recovery Of Stridhan: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that custodial interrogation is not required merely for recovery of stridhan, observing that such recovery does not fall within the domain of the bail court and the complainant would have to initiate appropriate proceedings in accordance with law.Justice Girish Kathpalia made the observations while granting anticipatory bail to a 80-year-old man accused in...
Victim Must Be Heard Before Granting Bail In Rape Case: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a victim, who sets the criminal law in motion, is entitled to participate at every stage of criminal proceedings, including the hearing of an accused's regular bail application.Justice Saurabh Banerjee observed that the prosecutrix in a rape case must be afforded an opportunity to be present and heard before bail is granted to the accused. The Court made...
Can Using Celebrity's Image Violate Personality Rights When Copyright Vests With Photographer? Delhi High Court Asks
The Delhi High Court on Monday orally asked if clicking a celebrity's photograph and using it will amount to violation of personality rights, especially when copyright in the image will belong to the person clicking it. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani posed the question while hearing a suit filed by Aaradhya Bachchan seeking protection of her personality rights. “As far as copyright is...
Delhi High Court Directs NTA To Issue Duplicate NEET-UG Scorecards To Foreign Medical Graduates Who Lost Originals
The Delhi High Court has directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to issue duplicate NEET-UG scorecards to a batch of medical graduates who had misplaced or lost their original scorecards. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 919]Justice Jasmeet Singh observed that the aspirants were preparing for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), which is crucial to their career prospects as doctors.“I am...
LiveLaw Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 21 To September 27, 2026
Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 885 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 915NOMINAL INDEXKUNAL YADAV & ORS v. MANAN KUMAR MISHRA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 885 Ghanshyam D. Uphadhyay v. Union of India & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 886 Pappu Singh v. State NCT of Delhi 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 887 LOVKESH BAJAJ v. STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 888 ASHWIKA SINGHAL v. UNION OF INDIA...
Unrecorded Monetary Assurances Can't Be Added To Concluded Settlement Without Cogent Proof Of Fraud: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that unrecorded monetary assurances cannot be added to a concluded settlement merely on the basis of subsequent assertions, unless clear and cogent material establishes fraud, inducement or other circumstances vitiating the parties' consent. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 918]Justice Neena Bansal Krishna made the observation while dismissing a plea filed by three...
Re-Arrest Without Magistrate's Permission Illegal Where Earlier Arrest Vitiated For Failure To Furnish Grounds Of Arrest: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that re-arrest of an accused is illegal where the procedure mandated by the Supreme Court is not followed after his earlier release on account of violation of the constitutional safeguards under Article 22(1) of Constitution of India. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 917]A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Arun Bhardwaj observed that once an accused...
Jail Warden Can't Resort To Unnecessary Beating Of Inmates After Situation Is Controlled: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has cautioned a jail warden against using unnecessary violence or beating inmates, observing that such conduct is impermissible, especially after a situation inside the prison has already been brought under control. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 916]A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Dinesh Bhatt made the observation while examining CCTV footage of...
Delhi High Court Seeks Tihar Jail's Response On Sharjeel Imam's Plea To Access Research Material To Complete PhD
The Delhi High Court on Monday sought response of Tihar jail authorities' on a plea moved by Sharjeel Imam, accused in a 2020 North East Delhi riots case, seeking permission to access research material in a pen drive in a computer inside jail to complete his PhD.Justice Sanjeev Narula directed the jail authorities to file a status report in the matter. Advocate Ahmad Ibrahim appearing for...
Can't Use Inherent Powers U/S.528 BNSS As 'Backdoor Entry' After Revision Fails Unless Gross Injustice Shown: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a party cannot ordinarily invoke its inherent powers under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) as a “backdoor entry” to challenge an order after having unsuccessfully exhausted the revisional remedy, unless the case involves grave miscarriage of justice.Justice Girish Kathpalia observed that although the inherent powers of the...
Forensic Evidence Positively Contradicted Prosecutrix's Version: Delhi High Court Overturns Rape Conviction After 13 Years
The Delhi High Court has set aside a 2013 rape conviction of a man, after finding material inconsistencies in the prosecutrix's testimony and contradictions between her account and the medical, forensic and documentary evidence.Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav was hearing an appeal against the conviction of a man under Sections 363, 368 (kidnapping) read with Section 366, 376 (rape) and 506...
Litigant Can't Resile From Orders Passed Based On Counsel's Submissions; Would Create 'Chaotic Situation': Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a litigant cannot resile from an order passed on the basis of submissions made by its counsel, observing that permitting such a course would create a “chaotic situation”.Justice Saurabh Banerjee made the observation while dismissing a petition filed by a company- Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd., which challenged a Lok Adalat award disposing of...