Muslim Woman Converts To Hinduism & Marry Hindu Man- Uttarakhand HC Asks DM, 'Why Conversion Application Hasn't Been Processed?', Grants Protection

The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday (23rd December) directed the District Magistrate, Haridwar to inquire from the appropriate authorities and persons as to why application of petitioner no.1 (Anjali @ Afsana) for conversion has not been processed and if processed when. The Bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Ravindra Maithani gave this order in a protection plea filed...

Rs 27 Cr Penalty Imposed On NDTV Promoters Prannoy Roy & Radhika Roy For Concealment Of Information From Shareholders; Roys To Appeal

A year after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) first barred NDTV promoters Radhika and Prannoy Roy from accessing securities markets, the regulatory body has imposed Rs. 27 crore as penalty on the the Roys and RRPR Holdings Pvt Ltd for concealing price sensitive information from NDTV shareholders.While Rs. 25 crores have been imposed jointly and severally on the three promoters...

Desist From Undertaking 'Two Finger Test',Avoid Disclosing Rape Survivors' Identity: J&K High Court Directs Trial Courts

Reminding the mandate of Section 228A of the J&K Ranbir Penal Code, the Jammu & Kashmir High Court on Thursday (24th December) directed the trial Courts of the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh "to avoid disclosing identity of rape survivors in their proceedings and judgments." Further, the Bench of Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal & Justice Sanjay...

Rejection Of Anticipatory Bail Not a Ground For Not Entertaining Petition For Quashing Of The FIR: Allahabad High Court

A division bench of Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench while dealing with a petition seeking anticipatory bail in a case of abetment of suicide, held that rejection of anticipatory bail from the High Court is not a ground for the Court for not entertaining a petition under the jurisdiction of Art. 226 for quashing of the FIR.The Court observed that the scope of Art. 226 is much broader than...

Delhi Government To Ensure Prompt And Adequate Testing Of UK Passengers To Avoid Another Covid Wave: Delhi High Court

A division bench of Delhi High Court comprising of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad on Wednesday directed the Delhi Government to ensure prompt and adequate testing and follow up with respect to those found positive with all seriousness to avoid another spate of infection in the New Delhi. The bench was hearing a PIL filed by Mr. Rakesh Malhotra seeking directions to...

FIR Can't Be Quashed Merely Because Man Accused Of Posting Woman's Nude Snaps On Whatsapp Is Her Husband: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court last week refused to quash an FIR against a man who is accused of posting nude snaps of her wife (Informant) on WhatsApp. Dismissing man's Criminal Miscellaneous Writ Petition, the Bench of Justice Pankaj Naqvi and Justice Vivek Agarwal remarked, "Allegations of commission of offence as are mentioned under Section 67 of the I.T. Act are also prima facie...

Madras HC Restrains Special Public Prosecutor From Functioning As He Delayed Final Reports & Enabled Accused To Get Default Bail

Noting that a Public Prosecutor should be impartial, fair and honest and should help the Court in rendering justice, the Madras High Court, on Tuesday (22nd December), passed an interim order restraining/prohibiting a Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) P Seetharaman from acting as Special Public Prosecutor in NDPS cases until further orders. The Bench of Justice N. Kirubakaran and...

Organised Crime Or Interfaith Marriage: Delhi High Court Orders FIR On Father's Complaint That His Daughter Has Been Taken Away By A Muslim Man

Coming down heavily on a Police Officer for his failure to register an FIR related to the matter wherein allegations of a Hindu Girl being taken away by a Muslim man in an 'Organized Manner' was made, the Delhi High Court on Friday (18th December) ordered the State to trace the girl and produce her before the Court. The Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar...

Delhi Police Raid Office Of Mehmood Pracha, Lawyer Of Several Accused In Riots Conspiracy Cases

The Special Cell of the Delhi Police on Thursday raided the office of Mehmood Pracha, an advocate is representing many accused in the Delhi riots conspiracy cases.The Delhi Police has reportedly said that the raid was based on a warrant from a local court to search for "incriminating documents" and "metadata of outbox" of the official email address of Pracha's law firm.In a video of the...

Once A Prisoner Obtains Custody Parole In A Case, He Need Not Obtain Permission From Every Court Where He Has Been Convicted Or Is Pending Trial: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court recently made it clear that once a prisoner obtains custody parole in a particular case, he does not need to procure separate custody parole orders from every other court which has either convicted him or where he is pending trial. The decision was rendered by a single bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani in a plea filed by former MP Mohd Shahabuddin,...

'Expressing Dissent Hallmark Of Democracy': Allahabad High Court Quashes FIR For Tweets Against UP CM

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday held that merely expressing dissent against the affairs of the State is not a criminal offence. A division bench of Justice Pankaj Naqvi and Justice Vivek Agarwal in its judgement, stated, "Expressing dissent on law and order situation in the State, is a hallmark of a constitutional liberal democracy like ours, constitutionally protected under...

Ernakulam Sessions Court Grants Bail To Advocate Accused Of Illegally Confining House Help

The Ernakulam Sessions Court in Kerala on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Imthiyaz Ahammed, an Advocate accused to have illegally confined his house maid, who later died in an attempt to escape from the house. The Additional Sessions Judge, Mohanakrishna P. observed that most of the offences alleged against the accused were bailable in nature and the only non-bailable...