Raj Kundra Remanded To Police Custody Till July 23 In Porn Film Case

The Chief Metropolitan Magistrates Court at Mumbai remanded businessman Raj Kundra and his associate Ryan Tharp to police custody till 23rd of July in a connection with the Mumbai Crime Branch's ongoing investigation pertaining to the alleged production and distribution of pornographic videos. The accused are booked under sections 354(C) (Voyeurism), 292 (sale of obscene...

Successive Applications U/s 207 CrPC For Records Not Barred: Delhi Court Allows Devangana Kalita's Plea

While dealing with a plea moved by Delhi riots accused Devangana Kalita seeking copy of electronic evidence against her in the case, a Delhi Court on Monday observed that it is not correct for the Prosecution to say that successive application under Section 207 of CrPC cannot be moved by the accused.The provision contemplates supply of copy of police report and other documents to...

'Public Heath Over Religion': Bombay High Court Refuses To Interfere With BMC's Restrictions On Animal Sacrifice On Bakr Eid

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the BMC's circular limiting to 300, the number of water buffaloes to be sacrificed at the designated Deonar abattoir across three days of Eid-ul-Adha or Bakriid, from July 21 to July 23. A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni disposed of two PILs filed by butcher associations seeking to increase...

Centre's Attempt At Not Implementing OBC Reservation In Medical Colleges For Academic Year 2021-22 Appears To Be Contempt: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court on Monday directed the Central government to immediately take measures for implementing OBC reservation in MBBS seats under All India Quota, across under-graduate and post-graduate medical and dental colleges of the State. It was also observed that the Centre's apparent attempts at deferring such implementation of OBC reservation is in abject violation of the Court's...

[Delhi Riots] 'Clear-Cut Case Of Acquittal': Delhi Court Frees Man Accused Of Rioting, Unlawful Assembly, Dacoity

Delivering the first judgment in the Delhi riots case, a Delhi Court on Tuesday acquitted a man namely Suresh of all charges levelled against him involving rioting, dacoity and being a part of an unlawful assembly which had allegedly attacked and looted a shop during the North East Delhi riots that erupted in the national capital last year. Delete Delhi Court will shortly pronounce judgment in...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To State On Plea Seeking Parity In Assessment Criteria For Evaluating Freshers & Repeaters II PUC Students

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the state government on a petition seeking directions to follow the same assessment method for repeater students of II PUC class, as is being done in the case of regular students, while awarding marks for the academic year 2020-2021. A division bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Hanchate Sanjeevkumar issued notice while hearing...

Section 205 CrPC- Magistrate Cannot Mechanically Impose Conditions To An Order Dispensing Personal Appearance of Accused : Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that magistrate cannot mechanically impose conditions to an order dispensing the personal appearance of accused under Section 205 Code of Criminal Procedure.It observed that the Magistrate, while passing the impugned order, had merely mentioned that there are certain facts which can only be explained by the accused persons, and those facts are only within...

Does Keeping Birds As Pets Violate Any Law?: Kerala High Court Directs Govt Pleader To Seek Instructions

The Kerala High Court on Monday instructed the Government Pleader to look into whether by keeping birds as pets, the petitioner had violated any provision of law. The GP has been directed to seek instructions on this aspect. "The learned Government Pleader shall get instructions and report whether the petitioner has been violating any provision of law by keeping birds as pets," the...

Delhi High Court Asks Delhi Govt To Seek Instructions on Businessman Navneet Kalra's Plea Challenging Suspension Of His Restuarants

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Delhi Government to seek instructions on pleas filed by businessman Navneet Kalra challenging the order cum show cause notice suspending the registration certificates of his restaurants, Khan Chacha and Townhall. A single judge bench comprising of Justice Rekha Palli granted time to the Delhi Government to seek instructions after hearing Senior...

'Per Incuriam' Decision Has No Precedent Value But It's Binding On Parties Inter-se: Allahabad High Court Explains

The Allahabad High Court last week delivered an important judgement on the applicability of the doctrine of per incuriam and res judicta in regards to an earlier decision of a Division Bench of the Court. A Bench comprising Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Jaspreet Singh was adjudicating upon a seniority dispute pertaining to two classes of employees of the Transport department. Background:...

Red Fort Violence: Delhi Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Inciting Violence, Causing Vandalism In Two Cases

A Delhi Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to one Jajbir Singh in two Red Fort violence cases who had allegedly incited violence and caused vandalism during the farmers protest that happened on the Republic Day this year. A Sessions Court here granted anticipatory bail to Jajbir Singh in FIR 96 and 98 registered by the Delhi Police in connection with the violence that erupted on the...

Girlfriend Or Concubine Not Liable For Prosecution U/S 498A IPC: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court earlier this week held that only a relative of a husband by blood or marriage is liable for prosecution under Section 498-A IPC (cruelty to woman).Justice Cheekati Manavendranath while quashing the FIR against the petitioner, observed that a girlfriend or concubine, not being connected by blood or marriage, is not a relative of the husband for the purpose of...