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Witnesses Of Extra-Judicial Confession Related To Victim, 'Tailor-Made' To Bolster Prosecution Case: Rajasthan HC Grants Bail To Kidnapping Accused
The Rajasthan High Court has granted bail to an accused booked under Section 365 for kidnapping upon finding that after the eye-witness of the prosecution turned hostile, the case relied on two other prosecution witnesses to whom the accused had allegedly confessed the commission of the offence. However, the Court found that witnesses to be tailor-made only to bolster the prosecution...
Bombay High Court Accepts Apology Of Mumbai Police Crime Branch Officers Accused Of Barging Into Residence After Midnight
The Bombay High Court recently closed a litigation wherein officers of the Crime Branch of Mumbai Police were accused of barging into the house of a resident of plush Juhu area in the midnight.A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite-Dere and Shyam Chandak had ordered the Crime Branch, Mumbai Police to respond to a plea filed by one Shyamsunder Agarwal, who alleged that around 12...
Bombay High Court Imposes ₹4 Crore Additional Cost On Patanjali For Breach Of Injunction Order In Trademark Infringement Case
The Bombay High Court on July 29, imposed a cost of Rs 4 crores on Patanjali Ayurved Ltd. for violating an injunction/ad-interim order of the Court, which had restrained the company from selling its camphor products in relation to a trademark infringement case filed by Mangalam Organics Ltd.Patanjali now has a total of Rs 4.5 crores imposed on it. Mangalam Organics had filed a commercial...
Exoneration Of Employee In Departmental Enquiry Will Not Halt Criminal Trial Under Prevention Of Corruption Act: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that when a government employee is accused of criminal misconduct for demanding and accepting a bribe, he will have to come out clean in a trial and even if he is exonerated in a departmental enquiry, the same would not come in the way of continuing the criminal trial against him.A single judge bench of Justice H P Sandesh held thus while rejecting the...
Commission Of Sexual Act By Any Of The Accused Is Sufficient To Rope In Remaining Accused In Offence Of Gang Rape: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has recently held that commission of a sexual act is not mandatory for one to be roped in as an accused in a gang rape case and instead commission of a sexual act by even one person (among the accused) is enough to convict the others (in the group) for gang rape.Single-judge Justice Govind Sanap while hearing appeals filed by...
CM Pinarayi Vijayan Had No Personal Gain In CMRL-Exalogic Transactions, All Property Legally Accounted For: Govt Tells Kerala High Court
The Kerala government has informed the High Court that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan received no personal gains from the transactions between State-owned Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) and Exalogic Solutions, a company owned by his daughter Veena Thaikandiyil.Director General of Prosecution TA Shaji informed single bench of Justice K. Babu that the transactions were based on a...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes Removal Of Advocate From Bar Association Citing Lapses In Procedure Set By State Bar Council
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has overturned the District Bar Association, Datia's decision to cancel the membership of advocate Ram Sahai Chiroliya, citing non-adherence to the procedural requirements as outlined in the model byelaws prescribed by the State Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh. The Bench comprising Justice Anand Pathak and Justice Rajendra Kumar Vani were hearing a writ petition...
Kannada Actor Darshan Srinivas Withdraws Plea Before Karnataka High Court Seeking Home-Cooked Food, Clothing In Prison
Kannada actor Darshan Thoogdeep Srinivas who is in judicial custody in connection with an alleged murder case has withdrawn a plea filed before the Karnataka High Court seeking home cooked food, clothing, cutlery, bedding and books in prison. A single judge bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar permitted withdrawal of the petition after Darshan filed a memo, seeking to challenge the trial...
Kerala HC Directs Centre To Grant Citizenship To Two Women Who Migrated From Pakistan As Minors, Not Insist On Renunciation Certificate
The Kerala High Court has directed the Union Government to grant Indian citizenship to two women aged 21 and 24, without insisting upon a Renunciation certificate from the Pakistan government. The Court stated that the government cannot compel the petitioners to produce a Renunciation Certificate since they migrated to India after surrendering their Pakistani passports before attaining the age...
Jharkhand High Court Weekly Roundup: July 22 - July 28, 2024
Nominal Index [Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Jha) 117-124]TATA Capital Housing Finance Limited V. The State of Jharkhand 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 117Arun Kumar Thakur V. The State of Jharkhand & Anr. 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 118Rengha Oraon @ Regha Oraon V. State of Jharkhand 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 119Chhotu Kalindi V. The State of Jharkhand 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 120Ajit Barla V. State of Jharkhand 2024...
CBI Calls Arvind Kejriwal 'Sutradhar' Of Liquor Policy Scam, Delhi High Court Reserves Judgment In Bail Plea
The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved judgment in the plea filed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking bail in the corruption case related to the liquor policy case.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna reserved the order.Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) SPP DP Singh argued that Kejriwal is the “sutradhar” of the “entire scam” and that there is direct evidence to show his...
Section 34 Of Arbitration Act Can't Be Used To Seek Re-Litigation: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar has held that that Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 cannot be used as a tool for a litigant to desist from participating in the arbitral proceedings, despite being fully aware thereof, and, thereafter, seek a “second bite at the arbitral cherry”.The bench further held that under Section 34 the court cannot...