Malicious Intent Apparent: Allahabad High Court Refuses To Quash Case Over Alleged FB Post Against 'Nabi Paigambar'

The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed an application seeking to quash criminal proceedings initiated against a man accused of making a Facebook post against "Nabi Paigamber" (the Prophet) of the Muslim community. The Court observed that the words employed in the post were clearly made with a "deliberate and malicious intention" of outraging religious feelings. A bench...

Delhi Court Convicts Woman For Defamation Over False Rape Allegations Against Brother-In-Law

A Delhi Court has convicted a woman for defamation for levelling false allegations of rape and sexual harassment against her brother-in-law, leading to his arrest and 41 days in judicial custody. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Swati Gupta of Dwarka Courts sentenced the woman to simple imprisonment for three months and imposed fine of Rs. 5,000 on her. However, the judge allowed...

'Accused, Victims Haven't Challenged Chargesheets But Outsiders Filing Petitions': Delhi High Court On Pleas Seeking SIT Probe Into 2020 Riots

The Delhi High Court on Thursday remarked that the accused and victims concerning the 2020 North-East Delhi riots have not challenged the chargesheets but it is the outsiders who had filed petitions seeking SIT investigation into the violence. A division bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Manoj Jain was hearing a batch of petitions seeking independent SIT investigation into...

S. 125 CrPC | Earning Lady Able To Maintain Herself Not Entitled To Maintenance From Husband : Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that a wife is not entitled to maintenance under Section 125 CrPC if she is gainfully employed and earning a sufficient salary to maintain herself. A bench of Justice Madan Pal Singh thus set aside a Family Court order directing a husband to pay Rs. 5K as maintenance to his wife merely to "balance the income" and to equalise status between...

Suspecting Custodial Death Of Man Missing Since 2018, Allahabad High Court Converts Habeas Plea To Criminal Writ; Slams DGP

Expressing deep concern regarding the disappearance of a man missing from police custody since 2018, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday observed that the matter may effectively be a case of "custodial death, where the policemen have murdered the missing man." Unconvinced by the explanation offered by the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP), a Division Bench of Justice JJ...

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Peaceful Expression Cannot Be Criminalized Based On Vague Allegations: Madras High Court Quashes Case Against Hindu Munnani Workers

The Madras High Court has recently quashed a case registered against members of the Hindu Munnani for participating in an alleged unlawful protest. Justice Victoria Gowri noted that the FIR did not disclose any specific act against the members and merely alleged that they had participated in a protest organised by their political organisation. The court observed that criminal law...

I'm A Tough Person, Wrong To Think Anyone Can Browbeat Court By Social Media Commentary : CJI Surya Kant

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Thursday said that he was a very tough person and was not affected by the commentaries on social media about court proceedings. The CJI expressed concern about the growing trend of people commenting on matters pending before the Court and misinterpreting the questions posed by judges during hearings.He observed that judicial queries are meant to test...

Unauthorised Residents Association Cannot Trigger CIRP If Individual Homebuyers Miss Debt Threshold: NCLT Delhi

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at New Delhi has recently held that a Residents Welfare Association that is not authorised by individual homebuyers cannot initiate a corporate insolvency process on their behalf, particularly when those homebuyers do not individually meet the minimum debt threshold under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. A coram of Judicial Member Manni...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : December 11, 2025

Links to today's reports :Contempt Power Not A Personal Armour For Judges Or Sword To Silence Criticism : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Clarifies That Women's Representation Rule Applies To All Bar Associations In GujaratPrivate Doctors Who Worked During Pandemic & Died Of COVID Eligible Under PM Insurance Scheme : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Rejects Ex-IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt's Plea To...

2024 RG Mishra Murder Case | 'Demonic Torture, Humanity Groaned': UP Court Awards Death Penalty To 1, Life Term To 9 Others

A Sessions court in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district today awarded death penalty to the prime accused-Sarfaraz and sentenced nine others to life imprisonment in the high-profile Ram Gopal Mishra murder case pertaining to the 2024 Bahraich-Maharajganj Communal Violence. Describing the act as "demonic torture" under which "humanity groaned", Addl. District & Sessions Judge,...

“Honour Killing Continues To Plague Indian Society”: Madras High Court Refuses To Grant Bail To Cop In Kavin Honour Killing Case

The Madras High Court has refused to grant bail to Saravanan, Sub Inspector of Police, accused of in the honour killing of Kavin, a techie in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. While dismissing Saravanan's appeal against the District Court's refusal to grant bail, Justice K Murali Shankar observed that honour killing continued to plague Indian society despite the...