Black-Marketing Or Obstruction Of Essential Supplies? Allahabad High Court Explains When NSA Applies & When PBMSEC Act Prevails

Using NSA to extend detention in black marketing cases beyond the PBMSEC Act's limit of 6 months is a "perversion of law": HC

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Muslim Cleric Accused Of Religious Conversion, Solemnizing Minor's Marriage

The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a Muslim cleric who was accused of religious conversion and solemnizing a minor's marriage without verifying proof of age. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 281]The accused was booked under Sections 64(2)(i), 64(2)(m), 137(2), 87, 115(2), 351(3) of BNS; Sections 4, 6, 17, 18 of the POCSO Act, Sections 9 & 10 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and Section 4A...

POCSO Case: Allahabad High Court Questions UP Education System After Class V-Educated Girl Fails To Read Hindi Newspaper

The quality of the State education system is "to put it mildly, a matter of serious concern", HC said.

Delhi Riots: High Court Seeks Police Response On Natasha Narwal's Plea To Travel To UK For Academic Conference

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on a plea filed by Natasha Narwal, an accused in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, seeking permission to travel to the United Kingdom for an academic conference and research work.Justice Amit Bansal sought response of the Delhi Police and listed the matter for hearing on Thursday. Narwal has challenged the order passed by the trial court...

Delhi High Court Protects Actor And BJP MP Kangana Ranaut's Personality Rights Against AI Deepfakes, False Quotes

The Delhi High Court has restrained the unauthorised use of actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut's name, image, voice and other personality attributes, including through AI-generated deepfakes, manipulated videos, fabricated speeches and false endorsements.Justice Vikas Mahajan passed the interim order directing Meta Platforms to remove and permanently take down the allegedly infringing...

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To 'Hacker' Sriki In Cryptocurrency Scam Case, Says No Immediate Chance Of Trial Completion

The Karnataka High Court has granted bail to 'hacker' Srikrishna Ramesh @ Sriki and his accountant Robin Khandelwal in a PMLA case pertaining to alleged cryptocurrency scam, observing that chances of the trial being completed soon were remote given that prosecution documents run into thousands of pages and the case remains at a pre-cognizance stage.Reportedly, the ED has alleged laundering...

Illiteracy, Indian Social Realities: Why Allahabad High Court Wants Law Commission To Suggest POCSO Act Changes In Minor Couples Cases

Law Commission asked to consider sentencing discretion and community service in exceptional POCSO cases involving minor couples.

Victim Cannot Appeal Against Inadequacy Of Sentence Under Juvenile Justice Act; Remedy Is Revision: Patna High Court

The Patna HC has held that a victim or informant cannot maintain an appeal seeking enhancement of sentence on the ground of inadequacy of sentence, and that the appropriate remedy is to file a criminal revision under Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Jitendra Kumar was hearing an appeal filed by the informant...

Supreme Court Acquits Man In POCSO Case Over Victim's Failure To Identify Him In Court, Unexplained Delay In FIR

The Supreme Court on Friday (October 9) has acquitted a man convicted under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) for sexually assaulting a minor girl with intellectual disability, holding that the prosecution had failed to prove his guilt beyond reasonable doubt.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta set aside the concurrent...

Allegations Of “Jhaad-Phoonk” Cannot Attract Section 307 IPC Without Intention To Cause Death: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand HC has held that a conviction under Section 307 IPC cannot be sustained in the absence of the necessary ingredients of the offence, including the requisite intention or circumstances indicating an attempt to commit culpable homicide amounting to murder.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Rajesh Kumar was hearing an appeal against the judgment of conviction dated 15.06.2023 and order...

PMLA Amount Need Not Have 'Arithmetical Correspondence' With Predicate Offence: Jharkhand High Court Dismisses Ex-CM Madhu Koda's Plea

The Jharkhand HC has held that there need not be an “arithmetical correspondence” between the amount quantified in proceedings relating to the scheduled offence and the value of property alleged to constitute proceeds of crime under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).A Single Judge Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad was hearing a petition filed by former Jharkhand...

Unmerited Appeal Against Motor Accident Award Is Abuse Of Process, Aggravates Victim's Hardship: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court observed that the statutory right of appeal, though valuable, cannot be used to re-agitate issues already settled by binding precedents and in a manner that results in abuse of the process of law and aggravates victim's hardship. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 279]While dismissing an insurance company's appeal against a motor accident award, the High Court further held that Income...