High Courts
Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje For Remarks On Rameswaram Cafe Blast
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday quashed the criminal case registered against Member of Parliament, Shobha Karandlaje, after she had made a statement during a protest in Bengaluru, linking the suspect in the Rameshwaram cafe blast with Tamil Nadu. A single-judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition and quashed the proceedings registered with the Cottenpet Police station...
Allahabad High Court Acquits Murder Convict Who Spent Over 7.5 Yrs In Jail, Grants ₹1 Lakh To Him As Compensation
The Allahabad High Court last week acquitted one Hafeez Khan, who had been convicted by the Sessions Court in March 2019 in a murder case of a woman, as it noted that there was absolutely no evidence against him. The Court also granted him Rs. 1 Lakh as a 'token of compensation' for the 'injustice' done to him since he had to spend more than 7.5 years in jail. “Now that this...
'Unjust Inclusion In Chargesheet': Rajasthan HC Quashes Corruption Case Against Development Officer's 100 Yrs Old Father, 96 Yrs Old Mother
The Rajasthan High Court recently quashed a decade old charge under the Prevention of Corruption Act against a man's 100-year-old father, 96-year-old mother and wife after noting that no significant evidence had been brought out against them by the prosecution in last 10 years, and that they were included in the charge sheet in an unjust manner. Taking note of the parents old age, single bench...
No Case Of Sexual Assault Made Out At This Stage, Delay In Lodging Complaint: Prajwal Revanna To Karnataka HC For Bail, Verdict Reserved
Suspended Janta Dal (S) leader Prajwal Revanna while arguing his bail plea in a sexual assault case told the Karnataka High Court on Thursday that at this stage no allegations were made out against him, adding that there was a delay in lodging of complaints in the matter. After hearing the arguments from the parties, a single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna went on to reserve its verdict...
S. 2(h) Orissa Entry Tax Act | Tractor Trolley Not 'Motor Vehicle' & Not Amenable To Entry Tax: High Court
The Orissa High Court has held that tractor trailer/trolley is not a 'motor vehicle' as per Section 2(h) of the Orissa Entry Tax Act, 1999 ('OET Act') and therefore, not amenable to entry tax as per the said statute.Interpreting the meaning of 'motor vehicle' as per the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 ('MV Act') as well as the OET Act, the Division Bench of Justice Arindam Sinha and Justice...
'Central Ruling Party Acting Against Their Own MP?' : Bombay High Court On 'Emergency' Movie Row, Asks CBFC To Decide On Release
In an interesting turn of events, the co-producers of the controversial film "Emergency" on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that the film starring BJP member of parliament (MP) Kangana Ranaut, is being blocked from release at the behest of the BJP itself. A division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla was informed that the Central Board of Film Certification...
Gravity Of Offence Should Not Be Considered When Hearing Bail Plea Of Juvenile Sexual Assault Accused: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court at its Indore bench, granted bail to a 14-year-old juvenile accused of sexual assault under IPC Section 376(ab) and the POCSO Act. Justice Sanjeev S. Kalgaonkar presided over the case and stated that the fundamental principles of care and protection of children as per Section 3 of the Juvenile Justice Act, included the presumption of innocence, dignity and...
Safeguard U/S 50 NDPS Act Pertaining To Manner Of Search Crucial In Protecting Individual From Coercive Police Action: Rajasthan High Court
While granting bail to a man booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act for non compliance of Section 50 by the police while conducting search, the Rajasthan High Court said that the safeguard provided under the section is significant in protecting a person from coercive police action. For context, Section 50 of the Act pertains to the conditions under which search of...
Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal Can Review Its Order If Obtained Through Fraud Or Misrepresentation: Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court has ruled that even though a Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) does not have the power to review its own order under CPC if it is convinced that an order passed by it was obtained through fraud or misrepresentation, it is empowered to recall the order via a review of that order.A bench of Justice Rekha Borana was hearing a petition against an order of...
Orissa High Court Grants Bail To Lawyer-Friend Of Army Major Allegedly Assaulted By Police, Criticizes Lower Court's "Format Order"
The Orissa High Court granted bail to the female friend of an Army Major on Wednesday, who was allegedly subjected to custodial torture and was arrested subsequent to a broil with police personnel of Bharatpur police station in Bhubaneswar.After taking up the matter urgently for hearing, the Single Bench of Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra came down heavily upon the police personnel for assault...
Inquiry U/S 116(2) CrPC Must Be Carried Out In A Similar Manner To Summons Trial: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court held that the provision in Section 116(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C) which says that the recording of evidence and conduct of trial in an inquiry under Section 116 shall be done 'as nearly as maybe practicable' in the manner of a summons trial would mean that the essentials of summons trial should be followed in such an inquiry.Justice A....
Casualness By Authorities In Passing Detention Order Mocks Constitution: J&K High Court Quashes Detention Of Zee News Urdu Bureau Chief
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Tuesday quashed the preventive detention of Talib Hussain, Bureau Chief of Zee News Urdu, remarking that the "casualness and callousness" shown by the authorities in passing mechanical detention orders mocked the Constitution of India.Criticizing the misuse of preventive detention powers and lamenting the disregard for constitutionality in...