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Delhi High Court Sets Aside Charges Framed Against Mother For Failing To Report POCSO Case Against Daughter
The Delhi High Court has recently set aside a trial court order framing charges against a mother for failing to report offences under POCSO Act against her 16-year-old daughter who was allegedly raped by her father. Justice Anish Dayal observed that the mother who was herself the victim of sexual abuse by her husband, had become the accused by applying Section 21 of the POCSO Act,...
MP HC Flags 'Serious Lapses' Committed During Murder Probe, Orders Formation Of Serious Crimes Investigation Supervising Teams In Every District
A single bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court presided over by Justice Subodh Abhyankar, has raised concerns about the quality of investigations in serious criminal cases. The present case involved the bail application of Sumit Singh, accused of involvement in a 2020 robbery and murder case. The applicant's sixth bail plea under the newly implemented Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita...
Delhi High Court Orders ₹10.5 Lakh Compensation To Minor Who Was Sexually Abused By Father, Calls It Essential Part Of 'Curing Justice'
The Delhi High Court has recently directed the DSLSA to pay Rs. 10.5 lakh of compensation to a minor rape victim who was sexually abused and assaulted by her father in 2018. The minor was 17 years of age at the time of the incident.“Compensation to the victim is an essential part of curing justice. Compensation not only provides monetary relief but is also an act which seeks to make a...
Fair Trial Has Sacrosanct Purpose, Both Prosecution And Accused Should Be Heard Before Scheduling Trial: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has directed the trial court to postpone the date of a criminal trial noting that the order of the trial court did not show that the prosecution and accused were heard before the trial was scheduled.Justice K. Babu noted that Rule 77A(2) of Criminal Rules of Practice, Kerala 1982 mandates that both sides should be heard before fixing the date for recording...
S.377 IPC | Orissa High Court Reduces Juvenile's Detention Period Who Was Held Guilty For Anal Intercourse With 4 Yrs-Old Boy
The Orissa High Court has reduced the period of detention of a child in conflict with law (CCL) who was found guilty for committing forcible anal intercourse on a four year old boy and was ordered to be detained in a place of safety for two years.While affirming the guilt but lessening the period of detention, the Single Bench of Dr. Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi held –“It appears that...
Failure To Name Arbitrator In Legal Notice Does Not Invalidate Arbitration Invocation: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court bench comprising Dr. Justice Nupur Bhati has held that the invocation of an arbitration clause, which required the Applicant to name an Arbitrator, is valid under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, even without naming an arbitrator in the legal notice, as long as the existence of an arbitration agreement is prima facie established....
Land For Jobs Scam: Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Lalu Yadav's Aide Amit Katyal In PMLA Case
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's close aide Amit Katyal in a money laundering case related to the alleged land-for-jobs scam case.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that the investigations qua Katyal already stood concluded and the Prosecution Complaint was also filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). “He is in judicial custody...
Children's Only Motive To Prolong Proceedings, Cant Be Allowed At Senior Citizen Father's Cost: MP High Court In Property Dispute Case
The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, dismissed a plea moved by the children of a senior citizen father against an order by the Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue)-cum-Maintenance Tribunal, removing the children from the alleged ancestral property. The case pertained to the application of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 and the children's claim...
Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Cheating Case Against Ex-MLA Lingesh, Others Accused Of Bartering Away ₹750 Cr Worth Govt Land
The Karnataka High Court refused to quash a cheating and criminal conspiracy case lodged against former MLA Lingesh K S–who was the Chairman of a committee for regularisation of land between 2016-2023, after "prima facie" observing that the committee had bartered away government land as if it was its personal property. It had been alleged that the committee–Bagair Hukum Saguvali Samithi...
Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Four Accused Allegedly Involved In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case
The Karnataka High Court recently granted bail to four accused allegedly involved in the murder case of journalist Gauri Lankesh.A single Judge bench of Justice S Vishwajith Shetty granted bail to Bharat Kurane, Srikanth Pangarkar, Sujith Kumar and Sudhanva Gondhalekar, on them executing a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh each, with two sureties of like amount. The petitioners are charged...
Gauhati High Court Urges State Govt To Notify Draft Child Protection Policy & Rules, Flags Issues Being Faced By Juvenile Justice Boards
The Gauhati High Court recently exhibited its hope and trust in the Assam Government to take immediate steps to notify the Draft State Child Protection Policy as well as the Rules. The division bench of Justice Kalyan Rai Surana and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury further directed the State Government to take steps for the redressal of the various issues and challenges faced by the Juvenile...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Protects Zambian Woman From Deportation For 2 Months, In View Of 1-Year-Old Son's Pending Passport Plea
The Gwalior bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court granted interim protection of two months to a Zambian national who was facing deportation after expiry of her visa, after noting that her marriage registration to an Indian citizen and son's passport application was pending. The high court passed the order after Loveness Chinyama (petitioner 2) wife of an Indian national Rahul Raj Pippal,...