S. 16(1) UP Gangsters Act: DM Must Refer Matter To Court After Rejecting Plea For Release Of Attached Property: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court clarified that a District Magistrate must refer a matter to the competent court under Section 16(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, after rejecting a plea seeking release of property attached under the Gangsters Act.A bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot and Justice Divesh Chandra Samant made the observation while quashing...

Bar Licence Holder Can't Claim Refund For Period Licence Remained Suspended Due To Failure To Produce NOC For Renewal: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a bar licence holder cannot claim a refund of proportionate licence fee for the period during which his licence remained suspended. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 228]The suspension followed his failure to produce the required No Objection Certificate (NOC) under Rule 6(V) of the A.P. Excise (Grant of Licence of Selling by Bar and Conditions of Licence)...

Case Against Brothel Operators, Customers Can't Be Quashed Merely Because Women Allegedly Exploited Have No Grievance: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently refused to quash criminal proceedings against persons, who had allegedly run a brothel and rendered assistance for its running, even though the women allegedly subjected to the sexual exploitation stated that they had no grievance. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 543]Justice Jobin Sebastian observed that the offences under the special enactment of Immoral Traffic...

Pillion Rider Not Covered Under Act-Only Motor Insurance Policy Without Additional Premium: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court has held that a pillion rider travelling on a two-wheeler is not covered under a statutory 'Act-only' or liability insurance policy unless the risk of the pillion rider is specifically covered by payment of an additional premium.Justice Dr. T. Amarnath Goud held that: “Therefore, a pillion rider is not covered under a statutory/Act-only policy and that the insurer is...

Sikkim High Court Upholds 20-Year POCSO Sentence, Holds Minority Of Survivor Proved Through Birth Certificate And Other Records

The Sikkim High Court has upheld the conviction and 20-year rigorous imprisonment awarded to a man under Sections 5(j)(ii) and 5(l), punishable under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act), observing that the prosecution had sufficiently established that the survivor was a child at the time of the offence.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice...

Cattle Transport Can't Be Presumed To Be For Slaughter Due To Mere Absence Of Documents : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that a mere absence of transport documents cannot give rise to a presumption that the cattle were being transported for slaughter. A bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod Chandran set aside the conviction of a man under the Chhattisgarh Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 2004 (“Act”), accused of transporting 32 bullocks for...

Motor Accident: Rajasthan High Court Directs Insurer To First Pay Minor's Compensation Despite Policy Breach

While hearing a Motor Accident Claim case, considering that the claimant was a minor, Rajasthan High Court directed the insurance company of the offending vehicle to satisfy the award granted in favour of the claimant, despite the vehicle's owner being in breach of the insurance policy, with a liberty to recover it from the owner of the vehicle. The bench of Justice Farjand Ali made a...

That Trafficking Victim Is A Bangladeshi Immigrant Is No Defence : Bombay High Court Upholds Brothel Owner's Conviction

Labels 'illegal immigrant' or 'sex worker' will not deprive a person of the right to dignity, the Court said.

Motor Accident | Insurer Must Prove Tanker Was Carrying Hazardous Goods Before Alleging Want Of Licence Endorsement: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that an insurer cannot avoid liability under a motor accident award by pointing to the absence of an endorsement on the driver's licence authorising carriage of hazardous goods, unless it also establishes that the substance actually being carried was one of the goods listed as hazardous under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.Rule 9(3) of the Central...

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...