“I Did Not Sing It”: Honey Singh Denies Performing Controversial Song 'Volume 1' Before Delhi High Court

Singer Honey Singh on Thursday opposed before the Delhi High Court a claim that he sang a few verses of the controversial song titled “Volume 1” at an event at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on March 01 last year.Senior Advocate Rajshekhar Rao appearing for the singer told Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav that no such incident had happened and that he did not sing the song. “I did not...

Husband Can't Seek To Strike Off Wife's Defence In Matrimonial Proceedings After Failing To Pay Litigation Expenses: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a husband cannot seek to strike off his wife's defence in matrimonial proceedings for delay in filing a written statement after himself failing to comply with the Family Court's direction to pay litigation expenses.A division bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta dismissed an appeal filed by a husband challenging a Family Court order...

Delhi High Court Upholds Maintenance To Woman From Second Marriage Despite No Formal Divorce From First Husband

The Delhi High Court has upheld a Family Court order granting maintenance to a woman from her second marriage despite the absence of a formal divorce decree from her first husband, observing that the expression “wife” under Section 125 CrPC must receive a liberal interpretation to further the provision's social justice objective.Justice Saurabh Banerjee dismissed a revision petition filed...

Prolonged Pre-Trial Incarceration In Circumstantial Evidence Case Violates Article 21: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a man accused in an abduction-for-ransom and murder case, observing that prolonged pre-trial incarceration in a case resting on circumstantial evidence militates against the constitutional guarantee of speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani granted regular bail to accused Ranjit Mehto, who had been in custody...

Rupture Of Hymen Not Necessary To Prove Penetrative Sexual Assault Under POCSO Act: Delhi High Court

While upholding the conviction of a man for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl, the Delhi High Court has observed that rupture of the hymen is not necessary to establish the offence of penetrative sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha made the observation while partly allowing an appeal filed by Rajender Sharma...

Delhi High Court To Pass Order Protecting Personality Rights Of Shark Tank Judge And Entrepreneur Aman Gupta

The Delhi High Court will be passing an interim order protecting the personality rights of Shark Tank India judge and co-founder of Indian electronics brand boAt Lifestyle, Aman Gupta. “We will pass an order,” Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said on Thursday (May 7) after hearing the parties. Senior Advocate Diya Kapur along with Advocate Nakul Gandhi appeared for Gupta.At the outset, Kapur...

Delhi High Court Upholds Acquittal Of Lawyer Who Told Litigant She 'Won't Be Spared' If She Comes To Court Again, Calls It “Mere Outburst”

The Delhi High Court has upheld the acquittal of a lawyer accused of criminal intimidation for allegedly telling a woman litigant that she “won't be spared” if she came to court again.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that the statement was merely a vague outburst made during an altercation between the parties and did not amount to a criminal threat under Sections 503 and 506...

Anil Ambani Moves Delhi High Court Against NDTV Over 'Defamatory' Reports On CBI, ED Cases; No Interim Relief For Now

Businessman Anil Ambani has filed a defamation suit before the Delhi High Court against New Delhi Television (NDTV) over allegedly defamatory reports on CBI and ED cases registered against him. Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notice to NDTV on Ambani's interim injunction application and listed the matter for hearing in July. The Court said that it will be passing an interim order after...

Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction Of Ex-Cop In 33-Year-Old Fake Passport Verification Case

The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction of a former Delhi Police Assistant Sub-Inspector in a 33-year-old fake passport verification case involving forged documents and false police reports submitted for obtaining passports.Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha dismissed the appeal filed by former ASI Sube Singh against his conviction under Section 120-B IPC and Section 13(1)(d) read with...

Family Use Of Property Doesn't Give Sister Ownership Rights Over Brother's Property Without Challenging Sale Deed: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that mere use of a property by family members does not create ownership rights in the absence of a challenge to the registered sale deed establishing title.Dismissing an appeal filed by a woman and her husband, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna upheld a trial court decree directing them to vacate a property owned by her brother, finding that their continued occupation...

Organised Crime Syndicates Exploiting Juveniles, Abusing Juvenile Justice Law To Commit Heinous Crimes: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that organised crime syndicates are increasingly using juveniles to commit heinous offences, including crimes under special laws such as the NDPS Act and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).Justice Girish Kathpalia added that these syndicates are misusing the beneficial provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, which has less stringent...

'Interest Of Justice' Doesn't Mean Burying Serious Charges Of Sexual Misconduct: Delhi High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Despite Settlement

The Delhi High Court has refused to quash an FIR arising out of a matrimonial dispute despite a settlement between the parties, observing that serious allegations of sexual misconduct cannot be brushed aside in the name of compromise.Justice Girish Kathpalia held that the “interest of justice” does not mean burying grave allegations merely to bring quietus to a dispute or...