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Gujarat High Court Refuses To Examine 16-Year-Old As Witness To Mothers Alleged Adultery, Says Child Cant Be Used As Pawn

The Gujarat High Court has refused to permit a man to examine his minor son in order prove his wife's alleged adultery, observing that the child cannot be used as a pawn to show that the mother was living in adultery as it is always open for the husband to prove it through other evidence.The court was hearing the father's plea who had sought summoning of his minor son as a witness to testify...

Case Of Adolescent Love: Gujarat High Court Quashes POCSO FIR, Says Girl Voluntarily Left Parents Home

The Gujarat High Court quashed a kidnapping and POCSO case against a man after noting that this was a case of "adolescent love" wherein the girl was in relationship with the accused and had voluntarily left her parents home as her father was pressuring her to marry someone else. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 276]The court was hearing a man's plea seeking quashing of an FIR under Sections 363...

Saree With Deitys Artwork On Lower Portion, Pallu Doesnt Outrage Religious Feelings Or Disrupt Public Order: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that mere printing or selling of saree, textile materials containing artistic depictions of a deity or revered icon, even if appearing on lower border/Pallu of the garment, cannot automatically be presumed to be an act driven by deliberate malice or calculated to disrupt public order and outrage religious feelings. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 275]The court was hearing...

Caste-Based Insult Not In Public View, Eyewitness Didnt Support Prosecution: Gujarat High Court Upholds SC/ST Act Acquittal

The Gujarat High Court upheld the acquittal of three persons accused of using caste-based slurs and assaulting the complainant, observing that the eyewitness did not support the prosecution case in proving that the alleged derogatory words were used with an intent to insult in public. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 274]It was alleged that the accused persons knew that the complainant belonged to...

Gujarat High Court Directs FIR Against Unknown Person Over Alleged Custodial Death Of Trade Service Officer In CBI Custody

The Gujarat High Court has directed registration of an FIR "against an unknown person" and investigation by Deputy Inspector General of Police, CID Crime, into the alleged custodial death of Indian Trade Service officer who allegedly died in CBI custody in connection with an illegal gratification case. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 273]The deceased's wife had approached the high court claiming that...

Non-Consensus Between Parties Cant Justify 7-Year Delay In Filing Appeal: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court refused to condone delay of over 7 years in filing an appeal against a trial court order concerning a civil suit, observing that non-consensus between petitioners over filing of appeal as well as Covid-19 pandemic were not sufficient causes to condone delay. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 272]The court was hearing a plea challenging an appellate court order which had dismissed...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak As Acting Chief Justice Of Gujarat High Court

The Central Government on Monday (October 5) notified the appointment of Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak as Acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court. This, after the elevation of outgoing Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal on her elevation as a judge of the Supreme Court. The notification issued by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice states:"In exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of...

Dont Let Doubts Of Others Limit Your Achievements: Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal To Women Lawyers In Farewell Speech

While speaking at her farewell reference on Monday (October 5), Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal asked women lawyers in the profession not to let circumstances, expectations and doubts of others to determine the limits of their achievements. The Chief Justice asked the women lawyers in the profession who are already established to hold the hands of those female bar members who...

14 Years On, Gujarat High Court Acquits Two In Murder Case; Says It Was A Sudden Fight Without Premeditation

The Gujarat High Court acquitted two men who were convicted in 2012 by a trial court for murder, observing that this was a case of sudden fight and no pre-meditation on behalf of the accused had been proved by the prosecution. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 271]The two men were accused of assaulting the deceased, the complainant's younger brother, after a verbal argument erupted between women family...

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Leaking Re-NEET Exam Paper On Telegram, Says Chargesheet Filed

The Gujarat High Court has granted bail to a man accused of advertising access to Re-NEET Exam papers on Telegram channels, after observing that the prosecution had failed to point out the circumstances to continue or prolong the accused's detention. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 270]Justice Hasmukh D Suthar in his order noted that the allegation against the applicant is that he had hatched a...