Extra Judicial Confession Made By Co-Accused Could Be Admitted In Evidence Only For Corroboration: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that extra judicial confession made by the co-accused could be admitted in evidence only as a corroborative piece of evidence.In absence of any substantive evidence against the accused, the extra judicial confession allegedly made by the co-accused loses its significance and there cannot be any conviction based on such extra judicial confession of the co-accused,...

Police Sub-Inspector Is Empowered To Investigate & File Charge Sheet: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a Police Sub-Inspector is empowered to investigate and file charge sheet. There is no defect in the charge sheet filed by the Police Sub-Inspector after due investigation. A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan said, "The Police Sub-Inspector or Inspector both are in charge of the police station..., there is no defect in the charge sheet filed...

Sharjeel Imam Files Bail Plea In Delhi Court, Seeks Benefit Of SC's Sedition Order

Sharjeel Imam has moved Delhi's Karkardooma Court seeking interim bail in an FIR against him involving the offence of Sedition under sec. 124A of Indian Penal Code, in view of recent Apex Court order wherein the sedition law has been kept in abeyance till the Union Government reconsiders the provision.Imam was booked vide FIR 22/2020 by the Delhi Police. The alleged offence under UAPA was...

Azam Khan Case : Supreme Court Stays HC's Bail Condition That District Magistrate Should Take Over Jauhar University Land

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the directions issued by the Allahabad High Court while granting bail to SP leader Azam Khan that the District Magistrate should take possession of the premises of the Mohammed Ali Jauhar University, which is run by a Trust headed by Khan.The vacation bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Bela M Trivedi was of the opinion that, prima facie, the said...

Highly Unlikely That Housewife Would Narrate Her Misfortune To Neighbours: Calcutta HC Upholds Conviction Of Husband For Dowry Death

The Calcutta High Court has recently upheld the conviction of a husband for the commission of the offence of dowry death under Section 304B of the IPC after opining that it is impossible for witnesses such as neighbours to state whether the victim housewife was tortured within the four corners of the matrimonial home or not.A Bench comprising Justice Bivas Pattanayak and Justice Joymalya...

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Ex- MLA PC George In Hate Speech Cases

The Kerala High Court on Friday granted bail to Ex- MLA PC George in hate speech cases.Justice Gopinath has allowed the petitions filed by P.C George with respect to two cases registered by Kerala Police, for alleged anti-Muslim statements made at two separate events held at Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam respectively.George was arrested by the police on Wednesday and was remanded to...

Actor Assault Case: Kerala High Court Grants Time To Government To File Statement

The Kerala High Court on Friday granted time to the government to file a statement in the plea moved by the survivor in the 2017 actor sexual assault case where she raised serious allegations against the State and the trial court judge, suspecting foul play in the ongoing investigation in the case.The matter was listed before Justice Ziyad Rahman where the state sought time to file a...

'Organizers Responsible': Kerala High Court Directs Police To Take Action Against The Rally Organisers In Light Of Provocative Slogans By Child

The Kerala High Court on Friday observed that rally organisers were equally responsible if any controversial remarks/slogans are made during the rally disrupting the peace of the society. Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan directed the police to take appropriate actions against the rally organizers. The court made the observations in a plea for a prohibition on public conferences, marches, mass...

Coke Studio v. Cook Studio: Delhi High Court Refers Trademark Suit To Mediation

The Delhi High Court has referred to mediation a suit seeking declaration of non infringement of the registered trademark 'COKE STUDIO', a music platform.The suit has been filed by the proprietor of the firm stated to be running a popular online platform called 'COOK STUDIO' engaged in blogging and production of video films, relating to cooking.The suit was filed by one Nikhil Chawla,...

'Success In Trial Not Ground To Stall Repatriation': Calcutta HC Grants Relief To Bangladeshi Trafficking Victim Pending Trial Against Accused

The Calcutta High Court has recently come to the aid of a victim of human trafficking by observing that impairing chances of a successful trial cannot be a ground to stall the repatriation of the victim to her own country from protective custody. Justice Jay Sengupta was adjudicating upon an appeal preferred against the decision of a Single judge bench order vid which the victim's application...

"Right To Sanitation Accepted As A Fundamental Right": Patna HC Asks State, NHAI To Set Up Public Toilets On Highways

In a significant observation, the Patna High Court earlier this month underscored that right to sanitation has been virtually accepted as fundamental rights like the right to water, the right to health, the right to healthy environment, the right to education, and the right to dignity directly related to right of sanitation.With this, the Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S....

BREAKING| NCB Gives Clean Chit To Aryan Khan In Drugs Case; Says No Narcotics Found In His Possession

The Narcotic Control Bureau's SIT has submitted its chargesheet in the 2021 Cordelia Cruise Ship Drug Case and has reportedly given a clean chit to Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan's son - Aryan Khan - and five others. "SIT carried out its investigation in objective manner. The touchstone of the principle of proof beyond reasonable doubt has been applied. Based on the investigation...