S.437(6) CrPC | Bail May Be Granted If Case Triable By Magistrate Not Concluded In 60 Days From Commencement Of Prosecution Evidence: P&H High Court

Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that in terms of Section 437(6) of CrPC, bail ought to be granted where the trial in a case triable by Magistrate is not concluded within a period of 60 days after the first date fixed for the prosecution evidence.The observation was made by Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi while dealing with a petition under Section 439 CrPC for the grant of regular bail...

Juvenile Justice | Only JJB And Not Trial Court Has Power To Determine Juvenility U/S 94: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench recently held that the trial court does not have the power under Section 94 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015 to determine the age as contested by the accused and that the same can be exercised only by the Juvenile Justice Board. Setting aside the order passed by the lower court whereby it had rejected the application moved...

Gujarat High Court Refuses Custody Of 2-Yr-Old To Mother Citing Voluntary Desertion, Child's Attachment To Father, Her Busy Work Schedule

The Gujarat High Court has recently declined custody of a minor son to his mother on the ground that her work schedule did not permit her to take care of the child as compared to the work schedule of the father. Further, Justice Umesh Trivedi, while applying the principle of paramount interest of child, opined that the Appellant-mother had a step-mother and it was doubtful whether she...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 15 To August 21, 2022

Nominal Index [Citation 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 432-446] K.J. Varghese v. State of Kerala & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 432xxxxxxx v. xxxxxxxxxx 2022 LiveLaw(Ker) 433Basil George v. Shaji Salim & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 434 Gaurav Tewari v. Union of India 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 435Abhilash Kumar R. & Ors. v. Kerala Books and Publication Society & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 436Salikuttan N....

Delhi Riots: Court Questions "Incongruous Investigation" Where Injured Complainant Was Himself Made An Accused

A Delhi Court has questioned the investigation in a 2020 riots case where a man namely Sajid, who was a complainant in the matter, was himself arrayed as an accused after investigation. Sajid had alleged that he suffered a gunshot injury on February 25, 2020. "…curiously, Sajid during investigation was made an accused. One of the primary reasons was that since he had suffered a gunshot...

Sunday Hearing: Madras High Court Grants Interim Bail To Accused For Observing Rituals Following Father's Demise

The Madras High Court conducted a special sitting on Sunday after an urgent petition was filed seeking bail for an incarcerated accused on the ground that his father had died and he, being an only son was to perform the last rites. The counsel for the petitioner had moved before the Chief Justice to hear the matter urgently. Accordingly, the matter was heard today by a bench of Justice...

Uttarakhand High Court Continues Stay On Tree Felling In Sahastradhara

The Uttarakhand High Court has extended the stay on the proposal to cut thousands of trees to widen the road connecting an important tourist destination in Uttarakhand, Sahastradhara. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Ramesh Chandra Khulbe had, on 4th August, put a stay on the above plan, after the matter was remanded back to the High Court from the...

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Plea Against Proposed Removal Of Saidabad Shahi Masjid For Widening Of State Highway

The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a writ plea moved against the proposed removal of the Shahi Masjid located at G.T. Road, Saidabad (purportedly more than 100 years old) for the purposes of a state highway widening project.The bench of Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Sadhna Rani (Thakur) refused to entertain the plea moved Intezamia Committee Shahi Masjid by taking into account...

15% Customs Duty On Display Assembly Of A Cellular Mobile Phone: CBIC

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified a 15% Customs Duty on the display assembly of a cellular mobile phone.The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) stated that if the display assembly of a cellular mobile phone comes merely with a back support frame of metal or plastic and no other additional items, then the assembly may be subjected...

J&K&L High Court Reprimands Judicial Magistrate, Recommends Recalling Of Incumbent Judge For Undergoing Refresher Training

A single bench of Justice Rahul Bharti recently resorted to a remedial measure of recommending to the Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh to recall an incumbent judge from his/her posting as Munsiff, Anantnag for undergoing refresher training in the State Judicial Academy for an appropriate course of the period before restoring judicial/court work to...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 15 To August 21, 2022

Nominal Index: V. SHASHIDHAR & others v. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY YELAHANKA. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 316 CHIRAG R. MEHTA v THE STATE OF KARNATAKA. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 317 M/S NITESH RESIDENCY HOTELS PVT.LTD v. UNION OF INDIA & Others. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 318 PERIYASWAMY M v. STATE OF KARNATAKA. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 319 Dr Shashidhar Subbanna v. State of Karnataka. 2022...

Allahabad High Court Imposes Cost Of Rs. 50000 For Arbitrary Cancellation of GST Registration

The Allahabad High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 50,000 for the arbitrary cancellation of GST registration. The single bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia observed that the arbitrary exercise of power to cancel the registration in the manner in which it has been done has adversely affected the petitioner. It has also had a negative impact on the revenues that could have flowed into...