'No Coercive Steps' Means No Arrest, Not Stay On Probe: Karnataka High Court Rejects Challenge To ED's Provisional Attachment Order

'No coercive steps' order doesn't put a hold on ED's power to attach property, the Court said.

Telangana High Court Asks State To Declare Candidate's CWC Chairperson Exam Result, Says Pending Criminal Case Not Disqualification

The Telangana High Court has directed the Telangana Government to declare the result of a candidate who appeared for the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) Chairperson examination after an interim order of the Court. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 117]The Court had earlier held that the mere pendency of a criminal case is not a ground to disqualify a candidate under Section 27 of the Juvenile Justice (Care...

Use Of Expression 'Hindu Terrorism' In Speech Calling For Unity Not Offence Of Provocation In Absence Of Any Act: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that merely uttering the word “Hindu Terrorism” will not attract the offence of provocation when the same was not followed by any act on the part of the person commenting. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 342] Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy thus quashed a criminal case registered against a man for allegedly making provocative speech during a public meeting....

Allahabad High Court Upholds Challan For Speeding Above 60 Kmph On Yamuna Expressway, Says State Can Prescribe Lower Speed Limits

The Allahabad High Court has upheld overspeeding e-challans issued to stage carriage bus operators for exceeding the prescribed 60 kmph speed limit on the Yamuna Expressway, holding that the State Government or a competent authority is empowered under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 to prescribe road-specific speed limits lower than the maximum limits notified by the Central Government.A...

Gravity Of POCSO Allegation Alone Can't Justify Denial Of Bail To Juvenile: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has granted bail to a juvenile accused in a POCSO case, observing that the gravity or seriousness of the alleged offence, by itself, is not a valid ground to deny bail to a child in conflict with law unless the case falls within the statutory exceptions contained in the proviso to Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act,...

Supreme Court Quashes POCSO Case Lodged By Wife Against Husband's Sister, Flags Trend Of Dragging In-Laws Into Family Dispute

The Court observed that in-laws are dragged into matrimonial disputes.

Income Tax Set-Off Rules Can't Be Applied To Reduce Motor Accident Compensation: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that loss computed under the head "Income from House Property" under the Income-tax Act, 1961, cannot be set off against income under the head "Business or Profession" while determining compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Court observed that the Income-tax Act and the Motor Vehicles Act operate in distinct fields, and the mechanism of set-off...

Non-Mentioning Of Specific POCSO Provision Wasn't Material : Supreme Court Affirms Conviction

The Supreme Court has held that the failure of a trial court or a High Court to specifically mention sub-section (2) of Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act while convicting an accused did not vitiate the conviction or sentence, as the facts of the case clearly attract that provision..A bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Shree...

How Juvenile Justice Boards Should Conduct Preliminary Assessment Under S.15? Supreme Court Issues Guidelines

The Supreme Court has issued guidelines as to what factors should be considered by the Juvenile Justice Board while conducting preliminary assessment under Section 15 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan issued these guidelines while dismissing an appeal challenging the Patna High Court's ruling which...

'Best Left Ignored': Kerala High Court Refuses Contempt Action Against Lawyer Who Said Judge Made Unnecessary Comments For Popularity

The Kerala High Court recently refused to take contempt action against a lawyer, who participated in a channel discussion and said that a judge made unnecessary comments to attract media attention and to become popular. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 396]The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar observed:“On going through the objectionable statement, what we find...

Prosecution Can't Continue If Drug Inspector's Delay Defeats Accused's Right To Re-Test Sample: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that where the acts and omissions of a Drugs Inspector deprive an accused of the valuable statutory right to seek re-testing of a drug sample and adduce evidence in controversion of the Government Analyst's report under Section 25(3) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, continuation of the prosecution would amount to an abuse of...

Allegation Of Child Marriage Doesn't Empower Divorce Court To Direct POCSO FIR: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that a court hearing a petition for divorce by mutual consent under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 cannot travel beyond the limited scope of the proceedings to direct registration of a criminal case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.A Division Bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Justice Supratim...