MINOR ACTS
S. 138 NI Act | Cheque Dishonour Sent To Drawer's Address Is Validly Served Though Received By Family Member : Supreme Court
The requirement of 'giving of notice' stands complied with once the notice is dispatched to the correct address, the Court explained.
POCSO Case Can Be Quashed In Exceptional Cases Based On Informed Victim Consent, Marriage: Meghalaya High Court
The Meghalaya High Court has observed that a POCSO case may be quashed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) on the basis of consent, even though the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 is a special statute.However, the Court clarified that such power must be exercised with due care, caution and circumspection in exceptional cases, having regard...
Lion Poaching: Gujarat High Court Upholds Acquittal, Says State 'Miserably Failed' To Prove Charges
The Gujarat High Court upheld a sessions court order acquitting a man booked in a Lion poaching case observing that the prosecution had "miserably failed" to prove the charges against him and his conviction by the trial court was based on non-cogent and unconvincing circumstances. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 267]The court was hearing State's appeal against sessions court's 2009 order acquitting...
Bombay High Court Allows Lawyers Collective's Plea For Opportunity To File FCRA Compounding Application
The Bombay High Court has allowed the Lawyers Collective an opportunity to file a compounding application in relation to the offence under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 (FCRA). The Court observed that once the requirements under Rule 21 of the FCRA Rules, 2011 are complied with, the right to seek compounding cannot be denied.Justice Milind N. Jadhav was hearing an...
Bombay High Court Grants 8-Month Interim Bail To Woman Accused In Drugs Case To Care For Newborn
The Bombay High Court recently granted eight months interim bail to a woman booked in a case under the stringent Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, after noting that her prematurely born eight-month-old daughter is in a precarious condition. Single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav noted that the applicant Pooja Lal, delivered a pre-term child on January 9, 2026. "Though this...
Karnataka High Court To Examine Section 17A PC Act Applicability To Pre-2018 Offences, Consequences Of Delay In Granting Sanction
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (September 29) decided to examine the applicability of Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, to offences allegedly committed before the provision was introduced in 2018, as well as the consequences of a prolonged delay by the State Government in granting approval to investigate a public servant.The single judge bench of Justice V...
Motor Accident | Insurance Policy Mentioning '1+1' Covers Driver, Passenger Despite RC Showing Single Seat: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that an insurance company which issued a policy recording the seating capacity of a tractor as “1+1” and received premium on that basis cannot afterwards deny liability for the death of a passenger by relying on the registration certificate, which showed the seating capacity as one person.Justice Prashant Kumar held,“The Insurance Company cannot now...
Rape | DNA Report Inadmissible Without Examining Scientific Expert Who Conducted Test: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court upheld the acquittal of a man in a rape case while observing that the prosecution did not examine the expert who conducted the DNA profiling test and in absence of such testimony the report was inadmissible in evidence. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 264]The court was hearing State's appeal against trial court order acquitting the respondent of charges under Sections 64(2)(m)...
Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To POCSO Accused Booked For 'Eloping' With Minor Girl To Help Evade Forced Marriage
The Gujarat High Court granted regular bail to a 21-year-old man booked for kindnapping and offences under POCSO Act, wherein he was accused of eloping with a minor girl after her parents had allegedly sought to get her married to a 34-year-old man. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 262]Perusing the case record and the girl's statement, Justice Hasmukh D Suthar in his order said:"Perusing the statement...
Karnataka High Court Censures RTI Applicants For Filing Thousands Of Pleas, Says RTI Must Not Be Filed 'For The Sake Of It'
The Karnataka High Court on Monday (September 28) censured several RTI applicants challenging their blacklisting by the Karnataka Information Commission (KIC), after the Commission submitted that some petitioners had filed thousands of RTI applications and appeals, including one petitioner who had allegedly filed around 20,000 applications over seven years.The Court observed that RTI...
'Afterthought': Karnataka High Court Quashes POCSO FIR Against Father, Notes Complaint Filed Days After Wife's Custody Plea Rejected
The Karnataka High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a man accused by his estranged wife of sexually assaulting their minor daughter, holding that the complaint was a “classic example of afterthought and for personal vengeance against the husband.” Justice H.P. Sandesh noted that the criminal complaint under the POCSO Act was filed only after the wife's application...
