Digital Arrest Cyber Fraud Involves Technical And Digital Evidence Vulnerable To Manipulation: MP High Court Denies Bail To Accused

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has denied bail to an accused in a major cyber fraud case involving a so-called 'digital arrest', observing that such offences rely heavily on technical and digital evidence that is vulnerable to manipulation. The bench of Justice Rajesh Kumar Gupta observed; "Cyber offences of this nature involve technical evidence, electronic devices and digital trails, which...

Future Of High Court Depends On Its Ability To Act As Proactive Custodian Of Constitution: CJI Surya Kant

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday said that the future of High Courts lies in their ability to act as proactive custodians of the Constitution, remain alert to systemic failures of governance and work towards transforming access to justice from a mere right into a State-guaranteed service.“The future of the High Court depends on its ability to act as a pro-active custodian...

Former Kerala High Court Judge S Siri Jagan Passes Away

Justice (Retired) S Siri Jagan, former Judge of the Kerala High Court, passed away.He was a Judge of the Kerala High Court from February 10, 2005 till January 22, 2014. He was elevated from the bar. After retirement, in 2015, he was appointed by the Supreme Court to head the commission in Kerala to determine compensation in cases of stray dog attacks. He also served as the Acting Vice...

Western Ideas Influence Youth To Get Into Live-Ins; Rape FIRs Filed After Relations Fail: Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Life Term

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that there is an increasing tendency among the youth to live together without the solemnization of marriage under the influence of Western ideas and the concept of live-in. It also noted that when such relations fail, FIRs are lodged. A bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Prashant Mishra-I added that since the laws are in favour of women, men...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Man's Claim Of Being Misled Into Selling 50 Kg Beef, Declines Pre-Arrest Bails

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition seeking anticipatory bail filed by a 62-years-old booked for allegedly supplying 50-kg-beef in violation of statutory prohibitions, holding that custodial interrogation was necessary to uncover the larger network involved in the illegal trade.Justice Aaradhna Sawhney rejected the plea taken by the petitioner was misled by the sellers,...

Justice VG Arun : Gentleman Judge With Progressive Views

January 23, 2026 marked the retirement of one of the most eminent judges of the Kerala High Court, Justice V.G. Arun known for his calm composure and gentle demeanour among the members of the Bar.Justice Arun has spoken loudly through his forwarded-thinking judgments on freedom of speech and expression, mental health, secularism, equal rights, freedom from surveillance, to name just a...

When Prolonged Incarceration Fails The Bail Test

Who decides when liberty becomes constitutionally intolerable, and by what measure?In Judgment denying bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, a Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice N.V. Anjaria has not merely rejected two individual applications. It has articulated a new grammar for bail under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, one that recalibrates how prolonged incarceration, prima facie scrutiny, and judicial restraint are to be understood.The Judgment...

Karnataka High Court Stalls Probe Against Lamborghini Driver Booked For Reckless Driving

The Karnataka High Court in an interim order on Friday (January 23) stayed probe against the driver of a Lamborghini car accused of reckless driving and for retrofitting the silencer due to which the vehicle was stated to be "roaring" beyond the permissible decible limit. As per various news report, a video of the car in question being driven in Bengaluru was circulated widely on social...

Delhi Court Acquits Medha Patkar In Defamation Case Filed By LG VK Saxena

A Delhi Court has acquitted Narmada Bachao Andolan leader and activist Medha Patkar in a criminal defamation case lodged against her by Vinai Kumar Saxena in 2006.VK Saxena is presently Delhi's Lieutenant Governor. JMFC Raghav Sharma of Saket Courts acquitted Patkar for the offence of defamation, observing that Saxena failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt against her.Saxena,...

NUJS Kolkata To Host Academic Session On Post-Nirbhaya Rape Jurisprudence

The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata — one of India's premier Tier-I law universities — is set to host an academic session examining the evolution of rape jurisprudence in India in the post-Nirbhaya era.NUJS is widely recognised for its academic excellence, intellectual rigour, and global achievements, including being the first Indian institution to win the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Competition and emerging as World Champions at the...

Old Wine in a New Bottle? The Constitutional Battle Over Section 17A Of PCA

On January 13, 2026, the Supreme Court experienced a rift in the matter of Centre for Public Interest Litigation versus Unon of India, leading to a split verdict regarding the constitutionality of Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA), 1988. Introduced in 2018, this contentious provision acts as a statutory embargo, necessitating prior governmental approval before investigating agencies can initiate even a preliminary enquiry against a public servant. The Division Bench...

Professor, Associate Professor And Assistant Professor Vacancy At Indian Institute Of Technology, Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur invites online application for the post of Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor. Name of the Post: Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor Essential Qualification and Experience · Ph.D. with first class or equivalent at the preceding degree in the appropriate branch with a very good academic record throughout. Ph.D. should have been awarded on or before the last date of application. · ...