Allegation Of 'Consent On Pretext Of Marriage’ Gets Shattered When Woman Continues Relationship With Man Even After His Marriage: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, while upholding an order of acquittal passed by trial court in a rape case, said that the allegation of commission of rape on the pretext of marriage loses significance if the woman continues to be in a sexual relationship with the man even after his marriage with some other woman. A division bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Kuldeep...

Bank Managers Can't Be Prosecuted For Acting On Mandate Of Locker Holder To Change Joint Access: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against two Bank managers for changing the access of a locker, purportedly on the application of one of the joint holders.A single judge bench of Justice V Srishananda said that no intention of criminality can be attributed to Bank managers for merely acting on the mandate of the customer.Ramchandra and Gururaj Deshpande...

Take Action Against Domain Name Registrars For Not Complying With IT Rules: Delhi High Court To IT Ministry

The Delhi High Court has directed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Department of Telecommunications to take action in accordance with Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 against domain name registrars (DNRs) who are not complying with the Rules. Justice Prathiba M Singh observed that stringent steps are required...

S.311 CrPC | Error Different From Lacuna, Courts Should Be Magnanimous In Allowing Errors By Parties In Trial To Be Corrected : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High on Monday held that principles of fair trial demands that no party be denied the opportunity to correct its errors and that courts must be magnanimous in allowing such mistakes to be corrected. A single bench of Justice K Babu observed that an error or omission on the part of a party to trial is not to be confused with lacuna. While a lacuna points to an intrinsic weakness in...

'Professional Communications' Between Govt Pleader And State Regarding Judicial Proceedings Can't Be Disclosed Under RTI Act: Gujarat HC

The Gujarat High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by a practising advocate seeking details, under the RTI Act, of the correspondences between government advocate and various offices of the State regarding a matter in which he had appeared for the petitioning party. The advocate sought the details purportedly to ascertain the reasons on part of State in preferring an...

LOC Can’t Be Issued In Routine Manner, Mere Suspicion Of Not Returning To India After Travel No Basis To Deny Permission To Travel Abroad: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that mere suspicion of an accused not returning to India, when the liberty granted to travel abroad has never been misused on earlier occasions, cannot be a basis to deny permission to travel abroad.Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar said that the issuance of a look out circular (LOC) is a coercive measure “aimed at ensuring that an accused appears before...

'Proceed Of Crime In Crores, Can't Claim Parity With Co-Accused Siddique Kappan': Allahabad HC Denies Bail To PFI Leader In PMLA Case

The Allahabad High Court on Monday, while denying bail to alleged Popular Front of India (PFI) leader Abdul Razaq Peediyakkal in the PMLA Case, observed that he can't claim parity with co-accused Siddique Kappan as Kappan is facing the allegation that Rs.5,000/- were transferred in the Bank account of co-accused Atikur Rahman, whereas in the instant case against Abdul, the proceed of crime is...

Procure Smartphone, Keep GPS On, Don't Delete WhatsApp History: Punjab & Haryana High Court's Bail Conditions For Accused In Bail Orders

While granting bail to an accused, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently imposed several conditions on the person: procure a smartphone, always keep the GPS turned on and do not format the phone or delete its WhatsApp chats or call logs. Justice Anoop Chitkara has imposed similar conditions in a number of orders passed in last one year. “Within fifteen days of release from...

Notify Criteria For Nomination Of Members From Each State To Council Of Architecture: Karnataka High Court To Centre

The Karnataka High Court has suggested the Union of India to expeditiously take steps to notify certain criteria for nomination of Members from each state to Council of Architecture of India, qua their qualification and experience. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said till the compliance is made by “The State Government shall notify the criteria for...

Girls Treated As Commodity Even In 21st Century, Mother 'Selling' Her 1-Yr-Old Highly Objectionable To Morality And Human Rights: Bombay HC

Objectionable to morality and human rights that a one-year-old girl has been sold by her mother, the Bombay High Court observed while granting bail to a woman accused of buying another woman’s daughter.Justice S. M. Modak observed – “We are in the 21st Century, still there are incidents wherein the girls are treated as commodity and they have been used as a medium for financial benefits....

Delhi High Court Declares Hermes International’s ‘H’ Mark As Well-Known Trademark

The Delhi High Court has declared the stylized mark - “H” - of Hermes International, a french luxury brand, as a well-known trademark within the meaning of section 2(1)(zg) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999.Justice C Hari Shankar observed that the criteria mentioned under section 11 (6) and (7) of the Act was satisfied in the matter to justify declaration of the mark as a well-known trade...

Civil Court In Maharashtra Refuses To Restrain YRF From Publishing Pathaan’s Teaser, Trailer & Besharam Rang Song On YouTube

A civil court in Maharashtra refused to restrain Yash Raj Films from publishing film Pathaan’s teaser, trailer and Besharam Rang song on Youtube without showing U/A censor certificate.The Shrirampur Court observed that “no injury is caused to the plaintiff,” and his claim “lacked foundation.” Joint Civil Judge PA Patel refused injunction in a suit filed by a “social worker,”...