Delhi Court Grants Bail To Anil Deshmukh's Lawyer Anand Daga In Document Leak Case

A Delhi Court has granted bail to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's lawyer, Anand Daga in connection with the allegations of leaking sensitive documents in the ongoing investigation against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, thereby subverting investigation.Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal also granted bail to Vaibhav Gajendra Tumane, Co accused in the matter....

"I Had No Choice," Anil Deshmukh Sent Unofficial List Of Officers For Transfers And Postings : Principal Advisor To The Chief Minister Sitaram Kunte To ED

Principal Advisor to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra -Sitaram Kunte, who was then the Additional Chief Secretary (Home) accepted before the Enforcement Directorate that then Home Minister Anil Deshmukh would send "unofficial lists" of names of police officers for transfers and postings in Maharashtra, a record of which was not officially maintained. Kunte's statement is part of...

Women In Shelter Home Allegedly Subjected To Immoral Acts After Being Sedated: Patna HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance

The Patna High Court today took a suo moto cognizance in a matter wherein an inmate of a shelter home alleged that women were forced to submit themselves to "immoral acts" after being sedated.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjoy Karol and Justice S. Kumar took a suo moto cognizance on the basis of recommendation made by the Juvenile Justice Monitoring Committee, Patna High Court, and sought...

'Not Unmindful Of Social Stigma Attached To Nature Of The Offence': Calcutta HC Condones Delay In Lodging FIR In POCSO Case Of Man Raping 14 Yr Old

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday observed that there is existing social stigma associated with the offence of rape and accordingly held that a delay in lodging FIR in cases of such nature would not vitiate the prosecution case. The Court accordingly upheld the conviction of a man for raping a minor victim aged 14 years who had subsequently given birth to a still born child. A...

Ledger In Itself Does Not Have Evidentiary Value Under S.34 Of Evidence Act Unless Corroborated By Other Evidence: Gujarat High Court

Although S.34 of the Evidence Act does not require a specific form of corroborative evidence, under it, a ledger by itself does not have evidentiary value unless corroborated by independent entries like roznama (Daily cash entries) or any witness or even orally by the power of attorney, depending on the facts and circumstances of each case, Gujarat High Court has held. The...

Marital Rape| 'Process For Comprehensive Amendments To Criminal Laws In Consultation With Stakeholders Initiated': Centre Tells Parliament

The Centre informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that a process for comprehensive amendments to criminal laws in consultation with all stakeholders has been initiated by the government. This was informed by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani, while answering a question posed by CPI Member of Parliament Binoy Viswam on whether the government has taken any...

'Daring Ride On Court': Karnataka HC Dismisses 11 Contempt Petitions Filed Against Its Registrar General With ₹11 Lakh Cost

Observing that "Nobody can be permitted to tarnish the image of the temple of justice," the Karnataka High Court has dismissed 11 contempt petitions filed by one Jeetendra Kumar Rajan seeking action against the High Court Registrar General. A division bench of Justice B Veerappa and Justice M G Uma further observed that no leniency can be shown when it comes to maintaining the the...

Matrimonial Disputes: Allahabad HC 'Condemns' Practice Of Wife's Parents Coming To Mediation Centre Only For Money Deposited By Accused/Husband

The Allahabad High Court recently deprecated and condemned the tendency of the parents of the wife to come to the Mediation Center only for receiving the amount, deposited by the applicant/husband rather than coming there to settle the matrimonial disputes.The Bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi observed thus as it noted that the parties are coming to the process of mediation in the...

Juveniles Detained In Adult Jails: Delhi High Court To Consider Streamlining Process Of Assessing Age Of Arrestee When Brought To Police Station

Noting that there was an alarming number of about 800 juveniles or children in conflict with law who were detained in adult jails in Tihar in the past five years, the Delhi High Court is set to consider streamlining the process of assessing the age of an arrestee when brought to a police station. The Bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Anup J Bhambhani was dealing with a...

Full Bench Of Madras High Court Directs State To Immediately Frame Action Plan For Removal Of Invasive 'Seemai Karuvelam' Trees

In a batch of writ petitions seeking the eradication of invasive plant species 'Seemai Karuvelam' ( Prosopis Juliflora) across Tamil Nadu, a full bench of the Madras High Court has directed the state government to frame a policy/ action plan for its removal immediately.The bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari, Justice PD Audikesavalu and Justice N. Sathish Kumar censured...

Can't Interfere With Cut-Off Date In Art 226 Jurisdiction, Unless It Is Fixed For Whimsical Considerations/ In Mala Fide Manner: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has observed that that the writ Courts, under Article 226 of the Constitution, may not interfere in every decision that is taken on the administrative side and fixing of a cut-off date, will be out of purview of a writ Court until the same is either fixed by keeping in mind the whimsical considerations or fixed in a mala fide manner Justice Ashok Kumar...

Espionage Case: Delhi High Court Dismisses Freelance Journalist Rajeev Sharma's Plea Seeking Modification Of Bail Condition

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea filed by freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma seeking modification of a bail condition imposed on him in connection with a case alleging that he supplied confidential information to Chinese Officials, in exchange of remuneration.Justice Mukta Gupta dismissed the application which sought modification of the condition wherein Sharma was directed to...