'Abuse Of Process': Rajasthan High Court Quashes FIR Alleging Husband Used Drugs, Black Magic To Solemnise Marriage

The Rajasthan High Court recently quashed an FIR lodged by a woman against her husband alleging that he had used drugs, medicines and black magic to induce her into marrying him and had thereafter raped her, holding that the criminal proceedings amounted to an abuse of the process of law.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand highlighted that the FIR was lodged 4 years after marriage, and 1...

Rajasthan High Court Takes Suo Motu Case Over Report On Registration Of Judges' Bungalows, Temples, Schools As Waqf Properties

The Rajasthan High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of a Dainik Bhaskar news report claiming that judges' official residences, schools, colleges, temples and several other public and private properties in Jodhpur are recorded as Waqf properties in the official records. Noting that various large properties were entered into the Waqf Gazette and uploaded on the Umeed Portal as Waqf...

Rajasthan High Court Flags Lapses In Probe Against Cops Accused Of Assaulting Advocate, Asks Police Commissioner To Monitor

While flagging serious lapses in the investigation into allegations that a practicing advocate was assaulted and abused by police personnel, the Rajasthan High Court has directed the Commissioner of Police to personally monitor the probe and ensure that it remains fair, transparent and impartial.The bench of Justice Anil Kumar Upman was hearing a petition filed by the advocate, who alleged...

Public Purpose Can't Override Statutory Timelines: Rajasthan High Court Quashes 2011 Land Acquisition Over Delayed Award

The Rajasthan High Court has quashed land acquisition proceedings initiated by the Rajasthan Housing Board in 2011 after holding that the award, passed in 2017, was barred by the mandatory timeline prescribed under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The bench of Justice Anand Sharma held that once Section 24(1)(a) of...

Probationer Is Also 'Employee' Under RPwD Act, Can't Be Terminated For Acquiring Disability During Service: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that a probationary government employee who acquires a disability during service is entitled to protection under Section 20 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and cannot be terminated merely because he was on probation.The bench of Justice Rekha Borana granted relief to a constable whose services were terminated after he acquired...

LiveLaw Rajasthan High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 27 - August 2, 2026

NOMINAL INDEX [Citations 300 - 314]Surendra Singh v State of Rajasthan; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 300Alok Gupta v State of Rajasthan and Ors.Aasif Ali v Municipal Corporation & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 303Smt. Swarna Kalra & Anr. v State of Rajasthan & Anr., and other connected petitions; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 304Prem Prakash Bidyasar v State of Rajasthan, and other connected...

Rajasthan High Court Calls For Legal Training Of Police On Age Determination In POCSO, Juvenile Cases

The Rajasthan High Court has observed that the Rajasthan Director General of Police (DGP) should consider imparting extensive legal training to investigating officers handling POCSO cases and matters relating to juveniles, after finding that the statutory procedure for age determination had not been followed in a case before it.The Bench of Justice Ashok Kumar Jain made the observation...

'Personal Vendetta': Rajasthan High Court Quashes Extension Of IRS Officer's Suspension, Imposes ₹5 Lakh Costs On Centre

The Rajasthan High Court has quashed the extension of an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer's suspension, holding that it reflected "personal vendetta" on the part of certain high-ranking officials and amounted to an abuse of administrative power. The Court imposed ₹5 lakh as exemplary costs on the Union Government and directed that the officer be considered reinstated after the expiry of...

Jaipur Rural 2024 LS Poll Plea | High Court Refuses To Drop Election Authorities As Respondents Over Conflicting Postal Ballot Figures

The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed an application filed by the Returning Officer, District Magistrate-cum-Returning Officer, Chief Electoral Officer and the Election Commission of India seeking deletion of their names from an election petition challenging the 2024 Lok Sabha election from the Jaipur Rural Parliamentary constituency.A bench of Justice Vinod Kumar Bharwani opined that...

Non-Supply Of Written Grounds Of Arrest Doesn't Automatically Entitle Accused To Bail Absent Prejudice: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that non-supply of written grounds of arrest does not automatically entitle an accused to bail unless demonstrable prejudice is shown. [2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 307]The Court observed that while written grounds of arrest are ordinarily required, the real test is whether the accused was made aware of the grounds of arrest, whether the factum of arrest was...

Udaipur Hills "Brutally Cut" For Hotels, City's Condition 'Pitiable': Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has expressed anguish over the large-scale destruction of Udaipur's hills, observing that the city's hills and mountains have been "brutally cut" and replaced by hotels, resorts and commercial establishments, reducing the city to a "pitiable state."A single-judge bench of Justice Sameer Jain made the observations while hearing a petition filed by Basant Hotels Pvt....

Promise To Marry Doesn't Ordinarily Vitiate Consent If Both Parties Know Woman Is Already Married: Rajasthan High Court

While setting aside charges framed against a man for offences including repeated rape under Section 376(2)(n) IPC, the Rajasthan High Court held that where both parties are conscious that the prosecutrix's first marriage is subsisting, it would ordinarily be difficult to conclude that she was induced into a physical relationship solely on the promise of marriage.The bench of Justice...