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Don't Defer Framing Charges Unless Order Rejecting Discharge Plea Is Stayed: Allahabad High Court Directs UP Courts
The Allahabad High Court has directed the trial courts across the state of Uttar Pradesh that the framing of charges must not be deferred merely because an accused has filed a revision petition or appeal against the order rejecting his discharge application. A bench of Justice Chawan Prakash observed that the trial courts are under a "statutory duty" to frame charges if a plea...
Drugs & Cosmetics Act | JMFC Can Try Offences Punishable Up To 3 Years; S. 32 Bar Not Absolute: J&K&L High Court
Holding that jurisdiction under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act is governed by the nature of punishment prescribed and not merely by the chapter under which an offence falls, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that offences punishable with imprisonment not exceeding three years can validly be tried by a specially empowered Judicial Magistrate, notwithstanding that...
'Aggressors Meet Tragic End For Adharm': Patna High Court Invokes 'Mahabharat' To Confirm Death Sentence In Triple Murder Case
The Patna High Court recently upheld the conviction and death sentence awarded to two accused persons for the murder of three people in connection with a land dispute. Invoking the theme of the great epic Mahabharata, one of the judges stressed that the aggressors should be punished for their sin/crime.A Bench of Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad and Justice Sourendra Pandey was hearing a...
Record Disposal : Patna High Court Judge Grants Bail In 463 Cases In Single Sitting
In a notable development, Justice Rudra Prakash Mishra of the Patna High Court, on 19 January, heard 476 matters in a single sitting. The Bench was largely dealing with bail applications arising under the Bihar Excise and Prohibition Act. As per the day's docket, 510 matters were listed, of which 476 were disposed of, with bail being granted in 463 cases (over 90% of the matters disposed...
'Executive Officer' Deciding Mutation Proceedings Is A 'Judge' For Purposes Of Judges (Protection) Act, 1985: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has held that an Executive Officer in the Patna Municipal Corporation would be covered under the ambit of the Judges (Protection) Act, 1985, while deciding mutation proceedings. The Court clarified that any person who is legally empowered, in the course of legal proceedings, to render a definitive and determinative judgment would be regarded as a 'Judge' for the purposes...
Mumbai Municipal Act | Notice U/S 314 Can't Be Issued Mechanically; Commissioner's Satisfaction Of Specific Contravention Is A Must: High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that a notice issued under Section 314 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 (MMC Act), cannot be sustained if it is issued mechanically and without disclosing which specific statutory provisions have been contravened. The Court observed that the power under Section 314 can be exercised only upon the Commissioner recording satisfaction that there is...
Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up : January 19 To January 25, 2026
Shreya Pandey vs. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 26 Victim X in Fir No.048 of 2025 P.s. Katra Bazar Distt. Gonda Thru.next Best Friend Her Mother Versus State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Social Welfare Lko. and 2 others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 27 M/S Wizitec Private Limited Versus State Of Uttar Pradesh And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 28 C/M Madarsa Ahle Sunnat...
Third Party Suits In Deity's Name Permitted Only When 'Sebait' Loses Authority: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that a third party may institute proceedings in the deity's name only in exceptional circumstances where the lawful sebait has lost or disabled himself from exercising his authority. The division bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Justice Supratim Bhattacharya observed, "Only in exceptional circumstances, where the sebait does not or by his own...
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...
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,...