Putting Hand Inside Minor Girl's Pant Amounts To 'Sexual Assault' U/S 7 Of POCSO Act: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that the act of an accused putting his hand inside the pant of a minor girl/victim, even without proof of inserting finger into her vagina, amounts to 'sexual assault' within the ambit of Section 7 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 ('the POCSO Act').Affirming the conviction and order of sentence recorded by the trial Court, a Single...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 1 - June 7, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 188 to Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 197Nominal IndexShailendra Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 188R v H 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 189Maan Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 190Meenal Budholia v Kalyan Singh Budholia 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 191Shanti Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 192Kamru v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 7 Advocates As Patna High Court Judges

Central Government on Friday (June 10) notified the appointments of 7 lawyers as judges of the Patna High Court.While Advocates Ranjan Kumar Jha, Kumar Manish and Raj Kumar have been appointed as Judges of the Patna High Court, Advocates Rana Vikram Singh, Vikash Kumar, Girijish Kumar and Alok Kumar have been appointed as Additional Judges of the Patna High Court. The notification reads...

O XII R 6 CPC | No Decree On Admissions Unless Defendant's Pleadings Contain Unequivocal Admissions; J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that unless the admissions made by a defendant in its pleadings or otherwise are clear, categorical and unequivocal, a court cannot proceed to pass a decree under Order XII Rule 6 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The Court further clarified that even where certain facts stand admitted, the court retains discretion to require the...

AP High Court Quashes Atrocity FIR, Says Private Monetary Dispute Can't Be Camouflaged As Caste‑Based Offences In Absence Of Ingredients

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a man accused of caste-based abuse under the SC/ST Act and insulting a woman's modesty, holding that the allegations did not disclose the essential ingredients of the offences alleged. The Court noted that the complaint did not allege that the purported caste-based insults were made "within public view" as required under...

Cross Border Insolvency In India: What Rules Must Say

A view from the corridorIn May 2023, Go First – an Indian low-cost airline – filed for voluntary insolvency under section 10 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). The Adjudicating Authority (NCLT) admitted the application and imposed a moratorium under section 14.[1]That much was routine. What followed was not.The aircraft lessors – companies such as Pembroke Aircraft Leasing, SMBC Aviation Capital and Accipiter Investments – had already terminated their lease agreements. They...

Govt Employees Cannot Claim Hostel Subsidy Under Children's Education Allowance Scheme Merely Because School Mandates Hostel: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has held that government employees are not entitled to claim hostel subsidy under the Children Education Allowance (CEA) Scheme merely because a school mandates hostel accommodation.For context, the Children Education Allowance Scheme is a scheme introduced by the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India, in favour of the employees of the Department...

Bombay High Court Refuses To Quash MCOCA Case Against 2 Developers Accused Of Conspiring With Gangster Ravi Pujari To Commit Extortion

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (June 9) refused to quash a Chargesheet under MCOCA filed against two developers accused of hatching a criminal conspiracy with gangster Ravi Pujari for threatening a fellow developer and extorting money from him over a pending litigation regarding a land parcel in city's posh Powai area. A division bench of Justice Ajay Gadkari and Justice Ranjitsinha...

Threats Against Justice Gautam Patel's Family : Bar Bodies File PIL In High Court Seeking SIT Probe

Days after condemning the threats and attacks on the family members of former Bombay High Court judge Justice Gautam Patel over his judgment deciding the spiritual leader of the Dawoodi Bohra Community, the Bombay Bar Association (BBA) has filed a PIL seeking court's intervention and directions for safety of the judge and his family. Reportedly, Justice Patel and his family have been...

Professionally Active Wife's Plea Of Inability To Travel Doesn't Inspire Confidence: P&H High Court Declines Transfer Of Divorce Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a transfer petition filed by a wife seeking transfer of a divorce case instituted by her husband from Amritsar to Hoshiarpur, holding that no sufficient ground or genuine hardship was made out to warrant such transfer.Justice Nidhi Gupta said, "Moreover, from the material placed on record, including photographs annexed by respondent No.1,...

Can Prisoners Be Granted Ordinary Or Emergency Leave During Pendency Of Criminal Appeal? 5-Judge Bench Of Madras High Court To Decide

The five judge bench of the Madras High Court is set to decide whether a prisoner can be given ordinary or emergency leave during the pendency of his criminal appeal. The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari, Justice CV Karthikeyan, Justice AD Jagadish Chandira, Justice M Nirmal Kumar and Justice Sunder Mohan will be deciding on the following questions of law: Whether leave...

Karnataka High Court Flags Security Concern Over 'Mushrooming Homestays', Reserves Order On Plea Against FIR Over US Woman's Alleged Rape

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (June 10) orally flagged the security risk concerning the "mushrooming of homestays" across the state, remarking that no one no longer knows where these accommodations are and what was happening there. The court was hearing a plea moved by a homestay owner challenging an FIR lodged over the allegation that a US national was raped at his homestay. The...