Gujarat High Court
POCSO Victim's Deposition Must Be Recorded In-Camera Even If She Attains Majority By The Time Trial Begins: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has ruled that merely because an alleged victim turned 18-years-old at the time of commencement of POCSO trial, would not mean that provisions of POCSO Act which provide for in-camera deposition of the victim would not apply. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 300]The court was hearing a plea claiming that the victim had attained age of majority and thus the petitioner must get...
'No Special Circumstances': Gujarat High Court Rejects Plea Seeking Direction To Register FIR, Cites Remedy Under BNSS
The Gujarat High Court has reaffirmed that a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the registration of a FIR is premature and not maintainable when an efficacious alternative statutory remedy is already available under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS). [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 299]Consequently, Justice J.C. Doshi dismissed the petition seeking...
Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Changing Religion Without Informing Authorities, Committing Passport Fraud
The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a man who was accused of changing his name, religion to Islam without informing the authorities and committing passport fraud, after prima facie noting that he had not committed any offence after changing his name. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 298]The man was seeking bail in an FIR lodged under Sections 336(2)(Forgery), 336(3)(Forgery for the Purpose of...
Gujarat High Court Quashes Corruption FIR Against Govt Officer Over ₹45K Cash Recovered From Purse
The Gujarat High Court quashed a corruption case against a public servant after a raid was conducted and Rs. 45,420 was found from her purse, observing that merely because she was unable to give a satisfactory explanation would not amount to an offence under Prevention of Corruption Act in absence of evidence. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 297]It was alleged that Rs. 45,420/- was found from the purse...
Birth Register Alone Not Enough To Prove Victim's Age Without Establishing Source Of Information: Gujarat High Court Upholds POCSO Acquittal
The Gujarat High Court has upheld a rape acquittal under the POCSO Act observing that the prosecution failed to prove that on the date of alleged incident the girl was a minor, as they could not prove the source of the alleged victim's date of birth recorded in the birth register. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 296]In doing so the court reiterated that merely producing birth register is not enough to...
Gujarat High Court To Hear Next Month Asaram's Appeal Against Rape Conviction, Life Sentence
The Gujarat High Court will hear next month Asaram's appeal against Gandhinagar sessions court's judgment convicting and sentencing him to life imprisonment in a 2013 rape case. This, after Asaram's counsel informed the high court on Tuesday (October 27) that Asaram's appeal against Rajasthan High Court's judgment upholding his conviction and sentence is listed on November 17 before the...
Gujarat High Court Slams Vadodara Collector For Remarks Against Judicial Officer
The Gujarat High Court has expressed displeasure with Vadodara Collector for narrating facts in an affidavit pertaining to a case decided by a former Chairman of the Gujarat Revenue Tribunal, observing that the facts narrated referring to the judge were unnecessary and unwarranted. The court was hearing a petition challenging an order dated August 17 passed by Collector, Vadodara consigning...
In Custody Case Before Gujarat High Court Mother Alleges Father's Excessive ChatGPT Use Added To Marital Discord
The Gujarat High Court recently refused to interfere with a mother's custody over her minor daughter, who had alleged that her husband's extensive reliance on ChatGPT had contributed to their marital discord. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 295]The court passed the order in the father's habeas corpus plea seeking production of his minor daughter claiming that the child had been illegally detained by...
LiveLaw Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 19 - October 25, 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 288 - 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 293Nominal IndexCase Title : XYZ Victim v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 288Yogendra Vijay Bahadur Singh v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 289Hansaben W/O Natwarlal Chauhan v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 290X v/s Y, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 291State of Gujarat v/s Sayabhai Sartanbhai Bariya &...
Insurer Denying Issuance Of Motor Accident Policy Not Automatic Proof Of Forgery: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has held that an insurance company cannot avoid liability to indemnify third-party claimants under a motor accident claim on a mere assertion that the insurance policy produced before the Tribunal was forged or fabricated, in the absence of adequate evidentiary proof. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 294]Consequently, Justice J.C. Doshi dismissed an appeal filed by SBI General...
'Self-Negligence': Gujarat High Court Rejects Compensation Claim By Heirs Of Auto-Rickshaw Driver Killed At Unmanned Railway Crossing
The Gujarat High Court upheld the dismissal of a claim petition filed by heirs of an auto-driver who died after being hit by a train while trying to cross unmanned railway crossing in the vehicle, observing that the accident was caused due to the driver's own negligence. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 293]Justice J.C. Doshi observed that a joint reading of Section 161 (Punishment for negligently...
Gujarat High Court Upholds Acquittal Of Two Accused Of Setting Electric Fence That Killed 11-Year-Old
The Gujarat High Court upheld the acquittal of two persons booked for culpable homicide over the electrocution of a minor boy in an agricultural field lined with an electric fence, finding that the foundational fact that the plot was in fact owned by the accused persons could not be established by the prosecution. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 292]The court was hearing State's appeal against...