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If Allegations In FIR Are Not Substantiated, Continuance Of Investigation Is Abuse Of Law: J&K&L High Court Quashes Corruption FIR Against SHO
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court recently quashed an FIR against a Station House Officer, accused for offences under Section 4-A of J&K Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 120-B RPC. Justice Sanjay Dhar observed: "It is a settled law that if allegations made in the FIR are not substantiated by the material assembled by the investigating agency during investigation of the...
No Direction Can Be Passed To Sell Property To Third Party In Section 9 Petition Of The A&C Act: Calcutta High Court
The High Court of Calcutta has held that no direction can be passed to sell property to third party in Section 9 petition of the A&C Act The Single Bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya has held that a direction to sell the subject property to an outsider who was not a party to the arbitral proceedings would result in the property going out of the girdle of the arbitration and...
Calcutta High Court Seeks Report From Police Superintendent On BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari's Plea Alleging Illegal Search Operation At His Office
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the Superintendent of Police, Purba Medinipur to file a report on the alleged search conducted by police authorities at the office of BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition of West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari last Sunday. Adhikari had contended that a police team had raided his office situated in Nandigram in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district,...
Gauhati High Court Confers 'Senior Designation' On 15 Advocates
The Gauhati High Court on Thursday notified designation of 15 Advocates as Senior Advocates.The notification reads as follows:"In exercise of powers conferred under Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961, read with Rule 3(1) of the Gauhati High Court (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2018, the Gauhati High Court is pleased to designate the following Advocates as Senior Advocates...
Withdraw Policy To Give Incentives To Prosecutors For Securing Death Penalty : Supreme Court To Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, was astonished that the Public Prosecutors are granted incentives by State of Madhya Pradesh for, inter alia, securing death penalty. It orally directed the Counsel appearing for the State to advise the MP Government to withdraw all such policies for PPs as well those for the Investigating Officials which incentives the outcome of sentencing. A...
Right To Dignity Not Offended Merely By Queuing Up At Fair Price Shop: High Court On Quashing Delhi Govt's Doorstep Ration Delivery Scheme
The Delhi High Court has observed that a person's right to dignity and privacy is not offended merely because such a person may be required to queue up at a fair price shop outlet. The observation was made by a division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh while setting aside the Delhi government's scheme for doorstep delivery of ration. The...
"No Reason For Close Relatives To Falsely Accuse": Orissa High Court Upholds Life Sentence Awarded To Man For Murder Of Cousin Brother
The Orissa High Court has upheld the conviction of a person, who was sentenced to life for committing murder of his cousin-brother. While dismissing the appeal, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik observed, "This is not a case of mistaken identity since all the witnesses are close relations of both the accused and the deceased. The...
Directors Of Manufacturing Company Can't Be Prosecuted For Sub-Standard Drugs Unless They Played An "Active Role" In The Process: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against the Proprietors/ Directors of a drugs manufacturing company for alleged production of sub-standard quality drugs, while observing that they did not play an "active role" in the alleged offence."Unless the petitioners do have an active role in the preparation and manufacture of drugs, which are alleged to be...
"Will Have Serious Impact On The Judicial Institution": Madras High Court Denies Bail To Office Assistant Accused Of Stabbing Judicial Officer
The Madras High Court on Thursday denied bail to an office assistant who was accused of stabbing a Judicial Officer. Justice Anand Venkatesh observed that the issue had to be dealt with utmost seriousness as it had an impact on the institution at large. "Such an attack has an impact on the institution at large and hence it has to be dealt with utmost seriousness. If the petitioner...
Patna High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Making Fake Calls In Police Superintendent's Name To Coerce Land & Money Transactions
The Patna High Court has granted bail to a man accused in the case of making fake calls in the name of Superintendent of Police for pressurizing the complainant into land and money transactions. A single bench of Justice Rajiv Ranjan Prasad directed, "The trial court shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the...
