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20-Yr-Old Allegedly Found In Conscious Possession of 19 Grams 'Chitta' Granted Bail By HP High Court Noting His 'Tender Age'
Taking into account his 'tender age', the Himachal Pradesh High Court recently granted bail to a 20-year-old boy who was allegedly found by the state police in the conscious possession of 19.5 grams of 'Chitta' (synthetically produced drugs).The Bench of Justice Ajay Mohan Goel also observed that it was not in dispute that the contraband recovered from the conscious possession of him was...
Rajasthan Judge Booked On Charges Of Sexually Assaulting A Minor Boy; High Court Puts Him Under Suspension
A Rajasthan based judge has been booked by the State Police on the charges of repeatedly sodomizing, sexually assaulting a minor boy and also threatening his family members of implicating them in false cases.The Judge, named Jitendra Singh, is presently posted as Special Judge, Special Court, Prevention of Corruption Act, Bharatpur. However, the Rajasthan High Court yesterday suspended him...
Licensed Traders Approach Delhi High Court Seeking Permission To Sell Green Firecrackers Ahead Of Supreme Court Order
About 50 licensed traders have approached the Delhi High Court seeking permission to sell green firecrackers on the occasion of Diwali in the national capital ahead of Supreme Court's order stating that there was no total ban on use of firecrackers. The Apex Court had clarified that only those firecrackers were banned that contained barium salts.Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, before whom the...
Dating Sites Not An Indication To Have A Judgment On Someone's Virtues: Allahabad HC In Alleged Case Of Sex On False Marriage Promise
While denying anticipatory bail to a rape accused, who allegedly establish a physical relationship with the victim on the false promise of marriage, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that dating sites are not an indication to have a judgment on anybody's virtues. This assertion from the Bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal came in response to the argument raised by the counsel for...
"Challan Filed Without FSL Report": Punjab And Haryana High Court Grants 'Default Bail' In 1.6 KG Drug Seizure Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday granted default bail in terms of Section 167(2) CrPC case to an NDPS accused in view of the fact that the police had filed the challan in the case registered against him without the FSL (Forensic Science Laboratory) report.The Bench of Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal was hearing the case of one Bhim Sain who was arrested on December 22, 2020, on...
Failure To Write Orders In Legible Manner By Peshkars/Court Readers Could Be Treated As Misconduct: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court on Friday observed that it is the bounded duty of the Peshkars/ Court Readers to write the Court order in a legible manner, failing which, it may be treated as misconduct. This assertion came from the Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan while perusing some of the orders in a criminal case and noting that they were written in too bad handwriting to be read...
Tripura High Court Allows MP Abhishek Banerjee's TMC Rally After Police Cancelled The Permission
The Tripura High Court last night gave its nod for the proposed Trinamool Congress proposed 31st October rally to be led by the party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee today, after the local police canceled its earlier permission and asked the party to change the venue of its proposed rally.The bench of Justice Subhashish Talapatra was hearing an urgent plea filed by All...
'Illegalities Being Committed In Name Of Religion': Madras HC Directs State To Take Action Against Noise Pollution, Building Violations
The Madras High Court has recently directed the State authorities to take appropriate actions to ensure that noise pollution or violations of building rules on account of religious activities are dealt with strictly. The Court was adjudicating upon a plea by a pentecostal church seeking protection to carry out its religious activities. Justice SM Subramaniam suo moto impleaded the...
'Legally Unsustainable': CAT Order Transfering IFS Officer's Case From U'khand To Delhi Set Aside By Uttarakhand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court last week set aside an order passed by the principal bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) allowing the Centre's plea to transfer a petition of an IFS officer, Sanjiv Chaturvedi, from the regional bench in (Nainital) to its principal bench (Delhi). The Bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma observed that the...
Gauri Lankesh Murder : Bengaluru Court Frames Charges Against 18 Accused
A special court in Bengaluru through video conference on Saturday (October 30) has framed charges against 18 accused arrested in the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh. Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge Anil Bheemsen Katti in its order said "Charge for the alleged offences framed. The same was read over and explained to the accused persons in the language known to them...
Prisoner Cannot Be Deprived Of Attending Important Family Event, Relatives, Take Care Of Family: Punjab And Haryana HC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that a prisoner cannot be deprived of attending an important family event owing to the reason that immediate relatives usually take care of the family members of the person under incarceration. Justice Anoop Chitkara made the said observation while dealing with a petition filed by a prisoner undergoing his sentence seeking the grant of parole on...
Telangana High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Debarring Of Advocates Aged Above 35 From Applying To Welfare Fund
The Telangana High Court upheld the Section 15 of the Telangana Advocates' Welfare Fund Act, 1987 which debars advocates who have crossed the age of 35 years from the benefit of applying to the Welfare Fund."When an advocate below the age of 35 years applies for membership of the Fund, it would mean that he is an advocate who has joined the profession from the law school without any...