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'Offence Is Horrendous, Heinous': Karnataka High Court Upholds Cancellation Of Rape Accused's Bail For Threatening Survivor, Family
The Karnataka High Court on Friday (January 30) upheld a sessions court order cancelling a man's bail, who is accused of raping a minor in 2024, after he allegedly threatened the survivor and her family while out on bail. In doing so, the high court said that the offence was "heinous and horrendous" and the trial court order warranted no interference. The petitioner had moved the high...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: BNS & IPC
BHARTATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 (BNS) / INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860 - Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 Section 2(26). Person Sections 11, 120B, 420 IPC – Copyright Act, 1957 – Sections 63, 65 - Victim - Appeal from convictions - Appeal in case of acquittal - Interpretation of 'victim' under Section 2 (wa) read with proviso to Section 372 CrPC - Whether Section 378 CrPC would prevail...
Kerala High Court Directs State To Set Up Special NDPS Courts In Three More Districts
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (27 January) directed the State to constitute Special NDPS Court in three more districts, in addition to the proposed special courts at Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam. The direction was issued by the division bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice C Jayachandran, which was considering batch of petitions dealing with curbing of drug menace in...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : January 30, 2026
Links to the reports of January 30, 2026.Supreme Court Orders Personal Presence Of Narcotics Control Bureau Director & Guwahati NCB IG Over Casual Handling Of NDPS CaseAfter Supreme Court Raised Concerns, UP Govt Proposes To Amend Law To Abate Trials For Motor Vehicle Offences'Kerala HC Far Ahead, Developed Own Software Without Outsourcing': Supreme Court Lauds Kerala High Court's...
The Flaws In India's Approach To Copyright Reform For AI
Recently, the Government of India announced having constituted an eight-member committee to undertake a reassessment of the Copyright Act, 1957 in light of developments in the field of Generative Artificial Intelligence (“GenAI”) and Artificial General Intelligence (“AGI”). Meanwhile, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (“DPIIT”) also released a detailed working paper addressing two major policy gaps: a licensing framework for use of copyrighted material to train AI (also...
Non-Disclosure Of Quality & Cost Based Selection Criteria In Tender By Itself Not Enough To Allege Malafides: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has held that mere non-disclosure of use of Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method in selection of tender would not by itself give rise to allegations of malafides, favouritism or corruption by parties. Such ground cannot be raised, particularly where the decision to adopt such QCBS method was taken well before issuance of tender and at a stage when the identity...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Juvenile's Bail In Murder Case, Notes Criminal Background Of Parents
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside an order granting regular bail to a juvenile accused in a murder case, holding that bail under Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2015 can be denied where release exposes the child to association with known criminals, moral, physical or psychological danger, or defeats the ends of justice.Justice Vinod...
Powers Of Charity Commissioner Are For 'Supervision', Not 'Moral Correction': Bombay High Court Quashes Order Asking School To Issue Public Apology
Observing that the powers of a Charity Commissioner under section 41A of the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act are for 'supervision' and not for 'moral correction', the Bombay High Court on Thursday (January 29) quashed an order directing a Nashik-based School to issue public apology in two widely circulated newspapers there, after parents accused the School of 'cheating' them by misrepresenting...
India–EU FTA To Reshape Market Access Across Sectors
The European Union and India have announced the conclusion of negotiations on a historic Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the second and fourth largest economies. This deal has been called the “Mother of all deals” unlocking opportunities and empowering India. Agreement to come into force in 2027.Several formal steps remain before the FTA comes into force. On the EU side, the draft texts are published, legal revisions and translations made and then submitted to the EU Council for...
UP Cops Resort To 'Half Encounters' To Get Fame, Appreciation: High Court Warns SP/SSPs Of Contempt If SC's Guidelines Violated
In a significant order passed earlier today, the Allahabad High Court has issued strict 6-point guidelines to be followed by the police officials in the cases of grievous injury to an accused in a police encounter. A bench of Justice Arun Kumar Deshwal also clarified that the District Police Chiefs, including Superintendents of Police (SP), Senior Superintendents of Police...