[Rape And Murder of Minor] Orissa HC Sets Aside Conviction For Rape, Commutes Death Penalty To Life Imprisonment

The Orissa High Court last week commutted the death sentence of a 28-year-old man to life imprisonment while upholding his conviction for murder of a 9-year-old girl, but acquitting him of charges of raping her.A resident of Godaharishpur village in Jagatsinghpur district, the girl went missing on March 20, 2018. The next day, her body was found in a cashew nut orchard nearby. The same...

'Debatable As To How Dancing To Tune Of A Song & Making TikTok Video Can Hurt Sentiments': P&H High Court Grants Pre Arrest Bail

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Monday (02nd November) granted Anticipatory Bail to one Mandeep accused of hurting the sentiments of the SC/ST castes by making a TiktTok video with a background song composed by deceased Pandit Jagdish Chander Vats.The Bench of Justice Fateh Deep Singh was hearing the plea of a petitioner under Section 482 read with Section 438 Cr.P.C. in case FIR No....

Gujarat High Court Quashes Sedition Case Against Journalist Who Reported On Possible Change In State Leadership [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court on Friday (06th November) quashed a sedition case registered against a Journalist Dhaval Rajnikant Patel (editor of online Gujarati news portal Face of Nation) for allegedly publishing a report on a possible change in state leadership due to criticism over the rising number of COVD-19 cases in the State.The Bench of Justice R. P. Dholaria quashed the case, after Patel...

[Tablighi Jamaat] Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To 9 Thailand Nationals [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (05th November) granted bail to 9 Thailand Nationals who attended Markaz at Nizamuddin, New Delhi in March 2020.The Bench of Justice Siddharth was hearing the bail application filed on behalf of the applicants, Hasae and 8 others with a prayer to release them on bail in Case Crime No. 198 of 2020 under Sections 188, 269, 270, 271 I.P.C., Section 3 of...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [Nov 2 – Nov 8]

Allahabad High Court 1. Hathras case: Allahabad High Court Expresses Concern Over No Action Against District Magistrate Pravin Kumar [Suo-Moto In re: Right To Decent & Dignified Last Rites/Cremation] A bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Rajan Roy reserved its order in the Hathras case, while expressing concern over the Uttar Pradesh government not taking any action...

Orissa High Court Grants Bail To Adivasi Leader Nachika Linga

The Orissa High Court on Wednesday (04th November) granted conditional bail to Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) head Nachika Linga in connection with Narayanpatna police station attack case of the year 2009.The Bench of Justice A K Mishra allowed Nachika Linga to go on bail while directing,"The petitioner is allowed to be released on bail by the trial court on furnishing bail bond to be fixed...

Aarogya Setu RTI Row: CIC Denies Petitioner Permission to Attend Penalty Hearing Against Officials Who Failed To Furnish Information

The Central Information Commission, which is hearing a complaint filed by RTI Activist and Independent journalist Saurav Das on Aarogya Setu has declined him permission to attend the next hearing on the matter. The CIC on 27 October had passed a scathing remark against the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITY) and National Informatics Centre (NIC) for failing to...

GST Officials Cannot Use Physical Violence During Search, Investigation Or Interrogation: Telangana High Court [Read Order]

The Telangana High Court has observed that the officials belonging to the GST Intelligence Department cannot resort to physical violence while against persons they suspect of being guilty of tax evasion.The bench comprising Justices MS Ramachandra Rao and T. Amarnath Goud was considering a writ petition filed by director of a company and his relative alleging that the officials while...

A Child Can't Be Deprived Of, Milk And Protection As It Is His/Her Birthright: Gujarat High Court [Read Order]

While granting the custody of an 8-month old child to his mother, the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (03rd November) observed that,"It is a birth right of the child to be embraced in the warmth and protection of motherhood. His foundation of health and key nutritive diet is mother's milk. He cannot be deprived of these valuable requirements."The Bench of Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice Nirzar...

Contravention Of Obligations Cast Upon Promoters Under RERA Act: Authority Fully Empowered To Award Interest U/S 38(1), Holds Allahabad HC [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday held that in case of contravention of any obligation cast upon the promoters under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, the Authority while exercising jurisdiction under Section 38(1), is fully empowered to award interest on the amount paid by allottees. A Division Bench of Justices Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Dr. Yogendra...

FIR Based On 'Cow Slaughter' Video: Allahabad High Court Directs Police To Verify Person's Identity In Video Before Taking Action Against Petitioner

"It is expected that if the petitioner is arrested, before taking further action, it would be verified whether the web post is in respect of the petitioner or some other person", directed the Allahabad High Court while hearing the Plea of one Sikandar Ali seeking quashing of the FIR lodged against him for allegedly slaughtering a cow.The Bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Saumitra...

Arnab Goswami Transferred To Taloja Jail In Navi Mumbai On Allegation Of Using Mobile Phone In Judicial Custody

Republic TV Chief Arnab Goswami who was arrested in connection to a 2018 abetment to suicide case has been shifted to Taloja Jail in Navi Mumbai on allegation of using mobile phone while in Judicial Custody at Alibaug Municipal School quarantine Centre, reports Times of India Goswami's wife, who is also the Senior Executive Editor of the channel confirmed the news. In a press note...