Bombay HC Quashes FIR Over 'Unmindful' Sharing Of Facebook Post; But Directs Accused To Compensate Police For Time Spent On Probe

The Court asked the accused to pay Rupees 20,000 to Police Welfare Fund while quashing the FIR.

Is An Accused's Anticipatory Bail Plea Maintainable If He Is Already In Judicial Custody In Another Crime? –Bombay High Court Rules

The Bombay High Court has held that an accused can be granted anticipatory bail even if he is in prison in connection with another offence, and that every case registered against an accused would have to be decided on its own merits. Adjudicating a petition for anticipatory bail under section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), the question before the court was "Whether...

'Tendency Of Not Sharing Info Under RTI Act Has To Be Avoided': Delhi High Court While Issuing Notice On Plea Against Redevelopment Project

Petitioner had complained that citizens' efforts to collect information under RTI Act, regarding the project and its impact on surrounding areas have been in vain.

Agatha Christie's Book "And Then There Were None" A Distinctive Mark : Delhi HC Directs Trademark Registration

Justice Harishankar observed at the outset that he heard the matter after disclosing that he was an "avowed aficionado and an admirer of Agatha Christie".

Calcutta High Court Seeks Centre's Response In Plea Challenging Expansion Of BSF Jurisdiction In West Bengal

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday sought response from the Central government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the Central government's power to decide the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF). The petition challenges Section 139(1) of the Border Security Force Act, 1968 (BSF Act) for being ultra vires to the Constitution to the extent that it...

"Didn't Collect Money From Bar Owners, Didn't Pay Extortion Money To Deshmukh": Sachin Waze To Chandiwal Commission

Dismissed Mumbai cop Sachin Waze made startling revelations during his cross-examination before the Chandiwal Judicial Commission on Tuesday. Waze denied collecting any money from bar owners or passing on the extortion money to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh or his staff. Waze also did not "recollect" if either Deshmukh or anyone of his staff had asked him to collect...

Delhi High Court Orders For Treatment Of Children Suffering From Rare Diseases, Directs Centre To Ensure Availability Of Necessary Funds

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed that the treatment of children suffering from rare diseases be started forthwith at AIIMS or other Centres of Excellences established across the Country, observing that such children cannot be made to suffer when they are covered under the policy promulgated by the Central Government for the welfare of the children.Justice Rekha Palli was hearing a...

'Men Are Glorified For Sexual Adventures; Women Are Objectified In Movies': Madras High Court While Upholding Conviction For Rape

In a harrowing series of incidents where multiple women were subjected to sexual abuse and simultaneously videographed by a moneylender, the Madras High Court has upheld the conviction for the offence of rape, punishable under Section 376 of IPC.The Court also upheld the conviction of a mobile phone technician who accessed those video files and sold them to the public.While dismissing...

Mother In Law Being Owner Not Barred From Claiming Eviction Against Daughter In Law Where Residence Is A Shared Household: Delhi High Court

"Shared household would not per se be complete defence to suit for possession filed by owner of property."

Private Complaint Alleging Medical Negligence Not Valid Unless An Expert Supports Charge Of Rashness: Kerala High Court

The complainant had alleged that a hysterectomy was performed on her without her knowledge or consent.

Magistrate Issues Summons Against Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik On BJP Leader Mohit Bharatiya's Defamation Complaint

Nawab Malik, a minister in the Maharashtra government, is in for some trouble as a Metropolitan Magistrate's court at Sewree has issued summons against him under section 204a of the CrPC in a defamation case filed by Mohit Bharatiya, a former general secretary of Bharatiya Janta Party in Mumbai.The summons is returnable on December 30, 2021.Metropolitan Magistrate P I Mokashi, in an order...

'Many Food Articles Having Ingredients Sourced From Animals Are Passed Off As Veg': Delhi HC Orders Full Disclosure Of Manufacturing Ingredients

Every person has a right to know as to what he/ she is consuming, said the Court