"Can't Say 15Yr Old Didn't Know Impact Of Her Actions; Went With Man & Gave Birth To Child": MP HC Grants Bail To POCSO Accused

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently granted bail to a man booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl noting that the Girl, on her own, went with the accused and gave birth to a child as well."It cannot be said that even though she may be 15 years of age, she was not capable of knowing full impact of her actions. She is...

"Injury Not By Gun But By Stone": Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Two Men Accused Of Firing Bullets In Riots Case

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to two men namely Shiva and Nitin accused of allegedly firing bullets during the North East Delhi riots.Justice Mukta Gupta granted bail to the two, who were also declared as proclaimed offenders, after observing that the injury received to one Azim was not by a gunshot but by a stone.The FIR was registered under Sections 147, 148, 149, 308 of IPC...

A Total Stranger Has No Right To Interfere With Criminal Proceedings: Kerala High Court Upholds GO Directing Further Investigation Against DGP

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition challenging the integrity of a Government Order directing further investigation into a criminal case against the State appointed DGP for possessing illegal assets by another investigating team. The question before the Court was whether an order issued by the State Government directing to conduct further investigation of a case was open...

Bombay High Court's Stay On Enforcement Of IT Rules 'Code Of Ethics' Against Digital Media Ought To Have Pan-India Effect: Madras High Court [Read Order]

"Prima facie there is substance to the petitioner's grievance that the oversight mechanism to control the media by the Government may rob the media of its independence and the fourth pillar of democracy may not at all be there."

'Compelling Need To Appoint Officer With Diverse Experience' : Centre Defends Rakesh Asthana's Appointment As Delhi Police Commissioner

The Centre has informed the Delhi High Court that the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police Commissioner was done in public interest owing to the reason the Delhi, being the national capital, has been witnessing law and order and policing issues having national security and cross border implications.The Centre has also stated that a compelling need was felt by the Central Government...

"Habeas Plea Maintainability Not Opposed By State": Allahabad HC Directs Further Tracing Of Elderly COVID Patient Missing From Hospital

Dealing with the Habeas Corpus plea seeking the tracing of an 82-year-old COVID Patient who went missing from TB Sapru Hospital in Prayagraj, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed for the further tracing of the corpus and observed that its primary concern in the instant plea was tracing of the corpus. The Bench of Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Justice Piyush Agrawal...

Delhi High Court Seeks CBI's Response In Bail Plea Filed By Sub Inspector Abhishek Tiwari In Alleged Document Leakage Case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought CBI's response in the bail plea filed by Sub Inspector Abhishek Tiwari in connection with the allegations of leaking sensitive documents in the ongoing investigation against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, thereby subverting investigation.Justice Yogesh Khanna issued notice on the bail application filed by Tiwari through Advocates...

Mumbai Police Files Chargesheet Against Raj Kundra And His Associate In Pornography Racket Case, UK Based Brother In Law Shown As Absconding

This is the first supplementary charge sheet in the case, with the first charge sheet filed in April this year.

"Country Relentlessly Facing Violence Due To Terror Activities, Cause Of Concern For Entire Humanity": Delhi Court Sentences Lashkar Man To 7 Years In Jail

Observing that the Country was relentessly facing violence due to terror activities, a Delhi Court has recently sentenced a 23 year old Lashkar e Taiba trained militant to seven years of rigorous imprisonment convicted for infiltrating into India with a motive to destabilize the country and to cause terrorist activities.Noting that awarding a sentencing is a tough call to make, Principal...

"Bail Application Under Stringent Law Like UAPA Should Not Be Dismissed Due To Technical Mistakes": Riots Accused Tells Delhi Court

Seeking bail in the Delhi Riots larger conspiracy case, riots accused Gulfisha Fatima has told a Delhi Court that bail application under stringent law like Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act should not be dismissed merely due to some technical mistakes.Advocate Mehmood Pracha told Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat that sec. 16(3) of National Investigation Agency Act gives a hybrid...

Moratorium Ordered U/Sec.14 IBC Does Not Apply To Proceedings In Respect Of Directors/Management Of Corporate Debtor: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the moratorium ordered under Section 14 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code does not apply in respect of the directors/management of the Corporate Debtor.It applies only in relation to the Corporate Debtor and against its directors/management, proceedings could continue, the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and Hima Kohli observed.In this case,...

Chairman Of Company In Arbitration Ineligible To Be Arbitrator; Disqualification Conditions Have To Be Read As A Whole : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that non­-independence and non-impartiality of an arbitrator would make him ineligible to conduct arbitration.The bench of Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose observed that the ineligibility of an arbitrator can be removed only by an 'express agreement'.In this case , the distributorship agreement between various firms and Jaipur Zila Dugdh Utpadak Sahkari...