Section 37 NDPS Act - "Credible & Plausible" Grounds To Believe Accused Is Not Guilty Required To Grant Bail : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the expression "reasonable grounds" used in Section 37(1)(b) under NDPS Act would mean credible, plausible grounds for the Court to believe that the accused person is not guilty of the alleged offence. The court also said that, under Section 37 NDPS Act, bail cannot be granted merely on the ground that nothing was found from the possession of the accused.The...

Rajasthan High Court Issues Notice On PIL To Remove Words 'Baanjh', 'Parityakt', 'Nirashrit' Used For Women In Govt Schemes

The Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur has issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking directions to the government to change the terminology like 'Baanjh', 'Parityakt', 'Nirashrit' used for women in different schemes.The present public interest litigation has been filed by Kunal Rawat.A division bench of Chief Justice S.S. Shinde and Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand, observed, "Issue notice...

Allahabad HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Formation Of Panel To Ascertain Nature Of Structure Found Inside Gyanvapi Mosque

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking the appointment of a committee/commission headed by a judge of the high court or supreme court (present/retired) to study the nature of the structure found in the Gyanvapi campus.The PIL plea had also sought a direction to the panel to ascertain whether a Shiva linga, as claimed by the Hindus had been...

Application For Substitution Of Legal Heirs Upon Plaintiff's Death Can't Be Rejected Without Examining Whether 'Right To Sue' Survives: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that a trial court cannot reject an application made by legal representatives seeking to come on record following the death of the sole plaintiff to a suit, without considering whether the 'right to sue' survives on the legal representatives. A single judge bench of Justice R. Devdas thus set aside the order dated 02.03.2020, by which the trial...

Remarks Against Chief Minister: State Opposes Swapna Suresh's Plea In Kerala High Court To Quash FIR

The State has filed a statement before the Kerala High Court in the plea moved by Swapna Suresh seeking to quash the FIR registered against her for allegedly spreading false information against MLA K.T Jaleel, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the Government.Suresh, the prime accused in the infamous gold smuggling case, had revealed to the press that several persons in the...

Accused Can Be Booked U/S 326A IPC Even If No 'Grievous Hurt' Is Caused To Acid Attack Survivor: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has clarified that the charge under Section 326A IPC can be framed against the accused even if no grievous hurt has been caused to the acid attack survivor and that grievous hurt to an acid attack survivor is not mandatory in each case.It may be noted that this provision deals with the offence and punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc....

Are All Offences Under NDPS Act Non-Bailable Irrespective Of Punishment Prescribed? Single Bench Of Bombay High Court Refers Question To Larger Bench

A single judge bench of the Bombay High Court has referred to a larger bench the question whether all offences under the NDPS Act, 1985 are non-bailable, irrespective of the punishment prescribed and irrespective of the fact that many offences do not even mandate imprisonment as a punishment.The reference has been made by Justice Bharti Dangre while dealing with the anticipatory bail...

Uphaar Fire Tragedy: Delhi Court Releases Ansal Brothers For Jail Term Already Undergone In Evidence Tampering Case

After upholding the conviction of real estate barons Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal in the evidence tampering case in connection with the Uphaar fire tragedy that happened in the year 1997, a Delhi Court on Tuesday released them as against the jail term already undergone by them.The development came after District Judge Dharmesh Sharma of the Patiala House Courts yesterday dismissed the...

Burkapal Naxal Attack 2017: 121 Tribals Booked Under UAPA Acquitted By Chhattisgarh NIA Court

A National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district last week acquitted 121 tribal people arrested in connection with the 2017 Burkapal Naxalite attack in which 25 Central Reserve Police Force personnel were killed.The Special Judge for National Investigation Agency cases Deepak Kumar Deshlhre ordered the release of tribals 5 years after they were arrested. The...

Why Should We Not Stay Recovery Proceedings Till FEMA Appellate Tribunal Starts Functioning? Supreme Court Asks Centre

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, asked the Union Government why should the Court not pass orders directing the recovery proceedings in all matters before the FEMA Appellate Tribunal to be stood over till the time it starts functioning. A Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh noted that earlier it had posed the same query to Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee,...

No Cocercive Action Against Nupur Sharma, Orders Supreme Court [Video]

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Babri Demolition Case: Allahabad HC To Decide On Admissibility Of 'Criminal Appeal' Against Order Acquitting LK Advani, 31 Others

The Allahabad High Court is set to hear a plea filed against the order of the Special CBI Court at Lucknow that acquitted all 32 persons accused of hatching the criminal conspiracy behind the demolition of the Babri Masjid mosque on December 6, 1992.The plea, originally filed in 2021 as a criminal revision plea will now be treated as a criminal appeal and the bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar...