Delhi Riots: Police Files Charge Sheet Against Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam in UAPA case

The Delhi police on Sunday filed a supplementary charge sheet in a court here against former JNU student leader Umar Khalid and JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case related to the alleged larger conspiracy in the communal violence in northeast Delhi in February.The charge sheet was filed before Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat against Khalid, Imam and one Faizan Khan under the...

Victim Of False Rape Accusation: Chennai Court Awards Man Rs 15 Lakh As Compensation Who Faced Trial For Over 7 Yrs

A Chennai court (XVIII Additional City Civil Court, Chennai) has awarded ₹15 lakh as compensation to a man named Santhosh, who was arrested on charges of rape (when he was a College student) and was made to face trial for over 7 years.The XVIII Additional Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai Dr. R. Sathya Santosh was hearing a suit filed by the plaintiff, Santosh under Order VII, Rule 1 CPC...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [Nov 16 – Nov 22]

Allahabad High Court 1. DNA Test For Paternity Most Authentic For Wife To Establish That She Had Not Been Unfaithful, Adulterous Or Disloyal: Allahabad High Court [Neelam v. Ram Asrey] A Bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal observed that DNA Test is the most legitimate and scientifically perfect means, which the husband could use, to establish his assertion of infidelity. It said,...

Mumbai Court Remands Bharti Singh & Husband Haarsh To Judicial Custody Till December 4

The Magistrate Court at Esplanade Court, Mumbai on Sunday (22nd November) remanded Comedian Bharti Singh and her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa to Judicial Custody till December 4.The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested comedian Bharti Singh Yesterday i.e. on Saturday (21st November) and seized 86.5 grams of Ganja (Cannabis) in her house; her husband was arrested today morning (22nd November)...

Delhi High Court Resolves To Extend Existing Arrangement of Hearing Of Matters Till 16 Jan 2021

Full Court of the Delhi High Court has resolved, by circulation to extend the existing arrangement of hearing of matters till 16th January, 2021, in wake of the rising COVID-19 cases in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The decision was taken by the Full Court which, by circulation, was to consider the further extension of the arrangement of hearing of matters by the High Court of...

'Husband Allegedly In Illegal Custody Of Wife': Madras High Court Appoints Advocate-Commissioner To Enquire Into Allegations

The Madras High Court on Friday (20th November) appointed an Advocate Commissioner to enquire into the allegations of a person that his friend (the Detenu), is under the illegal custody of his own wife (Detenu's wife).The Bench of Justice M. M. Sundresh and Justice D. Krishnakumar was hearing a habeas corpus plea filed by the friend of the alleged Detenu, inter alia, alleging that the Detenu...

'No Public Eye-Witness, Disclosure Statement Carries No Meaning', Delhi Court Grants Bail To 17 Yr Old Student in Delhi Riots case

The Karkardooma Court (Delhi) on Saturday (21st November) granted bail to a 17-year-old student, in a case related to the communal violence in NE Delhi which took place in February 2020.The Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat granted the minor bail while observing that there is no public eye witness who has attributed his role in the matter.BackgroundThe Case of prosecution is that one...

'Land Grab Case': Orissa High Court Refuses To Quash Criminal Proceedings Against BJP Leader Jay Panda's Odisha Infratech

The Orissa High Court on Friday (20th November) refused to quash proceedings initiated against Odisha Infratech Pvt. Ltd. in a case of alleged grabbing of land belonging to people of Dalit community.The Bench of Justice B. P. Routray refused "to interfere with the criminal proceeding, more particularly at the stage of pending investigation and accordingly, the prayer of the petitioners...

Kerala Governor Promulgates Kerala Police (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 To Punish Threatening, Abusive And Defamatory Content

Kerala Govt's New Ordinance is not limited to cyber space.

Allahabad High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against AMU Proctorial Team Accused Of Abusing Man Flying BJP Flag On Vehicle

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday rejected a petition for quashing of FIR and consequent criminal proceedings pending against 12 members of the AMU proctorial team, accused of abusing a man for flying BJP flag on his vehicle in the University campus. A Single Bench of Justice JJ Munir observed that the presence of accused persons at the place of incident is not disputed...

Trial Will Not Become 'In Camera' Unless Witnesses Are Provided With A Comfortable Atmosphere To Depose Freely: Kerala HC

A trial does not become an 'In camera trial' merely because it is held inside a closed court hall, unless the witnesses are provided with a comfortable atmosphere to depose freely, the Kerala High Court has observed in the order dismissing the applications filed by the prosecution and the victim seeking to change the judge holding trial in the sensational actor sexual assault case of 2017. One...

Sameet Thakkar Appeals Against Delhi High Court Direction To Take Down Tweets Against TV Today Network

Twitter celebrity Sameet Thakkar has appealed to the division bench of the Delhi High Court against the interim order passed by a single bench last week directing him to take down his tweets against the TV Today network.On November 18, a single bench of Justice Mukta Gupta had passed an interim order directing Thakkar to take down within 48 hours the tweets made by him against TV Today...