Law Passed To Eradicate Human Sacrifice, Evil And "Aghori" Practices: State Tells Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat government on Friday informed the High Court that it has recently passed a law aimed at eradicating "human sacrifice and other inhuman, evil, and aghori practices" with a view to protect the citizens.Taking note of the same, the high court disposed of a PIL highlighting "unlawful and inhuman practices" going on in the state which had resulted in "victimization of persons falling...

'Police Unable To Detect Offence': Gujarat High Court Transfers 9-Year-Old Probe Of Alleged Sexual Assault, Murder Of Minor Boy To CBI

The Gujarat High Court recently transferred to the CBI a nine year old probe concerning a minor boy who had been allegedly "kidnapped", "murdered" and "sexually assaulted" in 2015, after his father moved a plea seeking transfer of investigation in the case to the central agency. The court did so after noting that "till date" no suspect/offender had been traced, and it further noted that...

Gujarat High Court Quashes FIRs Against Three Booked For Creating Public Alarm By Forming Telegram Group Advocating Pay Rise For Constables

The Gujarat High Court has quashed criminal charges against three individuals accused of conspiring to incite public panic by allegedly forming a Telegram group to advocate for higher pay and additional service benefits for police constables, after noting that no offence was made out against them in the FIRs. In doing so the high court said that merely because a message is spread, it cant be...

Gujarat High Court 'Postpones Proceedings' Against TOI, Indian Express After Supreme Court Stays HC Order Rejecting Public Apology

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday “postponed the proceedings” in respect of two newspapers–Indian Express and Times of India, concerning the issuance of a “public apology” by them for wrongly reporting court proceedings in an ongoing hearing of a batch of pleas moved by various linguistic and religious minority schools challenging amendments to the Gujarat Secondary and...

No Direct Involvement In Crime: Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To "Child In Conflict With Law" Accused Of Abetting Suicide

The Gujarat High Court recently granted bail to a 'child in conflict of law' (CCL) accused of allegedly "abetting the commission of suicide" of four deceased persons while observing that he had no direct involvement for the court to "consider criminal culpability". In doing so the court in its order, also considered the applicability of Section 54 BNS (Abettor present when offence is...

Junagadh Municipal Commissioner's Response Silent On Manner Of Plastic Waste Disposal By Hired Agencies: Gujarat HC Takes "Strong Exception"

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday took "strong exception" to Commissioner of Junagadh Municipal Corporation's affidavit, noting it was silent on the court's specific query on the manner in which plastic waste collected from the city and the Girnar Eco-Sensitive Zone, is recycled by the agencies hired by the corporation for this purpose. The high court further in its order said that the...

[Espionage Case] Gujarat HC Denies Bail To Ex-Pakistani Citizen Accused Of Transmitting WhatsApp Based Malware To Airforce Personnel

The Gujarat High Court has recently rejected the regular bail plea of a man, a former Pakistani citizen who later obtained Indian citizenship, in connection with an alleged espionage case. A single judge bench of Justice MR Mengdey in its order said, that from the record of the case it appeared that on April 3, 2023, a witness in the matter, "who was working in the Airforce", stationed at...

Gujarat HC Directs Re-Evaluation Of Results For Court Assistant Exam After Minor Error In OMR Sheets, Orders Rectification Efforts

The Gujarat High Court has mandated a reevaluation of the examination results for two candidates who participated in the Assistant exam for the Subordinate Courts of Gujarat. This decision follows the candidates' appeal concerning their performance in the elimination test held in July 2023, after they made a minor but significant error on their OMR answer sheets. Justice Vaibhavi D. Nanavati...

"Eyewash": Gujarat HC Dissatisfied With Public Apology Of 3 Newspapers For Wrongly Reporting Court Proceedings, Grants Time To Publish Afresh

The Gujarat High Court on Monday rejected affidavits filed by three newspapers, tendering and containing the public apology issued by them for wrongly reporting the court proceedings in connection with the ongoing hearing of a batch of pleas moved by various linguistic and religious minority schools challenging amendments to the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Act.Court said...

Gujarat High Court Orders Establishment Of Statewide Grievance Redressal Mechanism For Addressing Civic Issues

The Gujarat High Court has recently expressed its concern over State's continued inefficiency in addressing the civic issues raised in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition concerning the conditions of Ahmedabad's roads, parking, traffic, and the stray cattle menace across cities and towns in the state. The court was hearing a contempt plea related to non-compliance with its earlier...

Wife Having Extramarital Affair May Not Be Guilty Of Abetting Husband's Suicide: Gujarat High Court Quashes FIR Against Woman, Partner

The Gujarat High Court has quashed the FIR lodged by a woman's mother-in-law, accusing her and her partner of abetting the suicide of her husband. The Court observed that even if the contents of the FIR were accepted as true, it could not be established that there was any intention on the part of the accused to abet the commission of suicide by the deceased, who was the husband of the...

Gujarat High Court Rejects Asaram Bapu's Plea For Suspension Of Life Sentence In Rape Case, Says Challenge To Conviction Will Be Heard In Appeal

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday rejected Asaram Bapu's application for suspension of sentence, who was convicted by a sessions court last year in a 2013 rape case and sentenced to life imprisonment. After perusing through the sessions court judgment and "cursorily scanning" the evidence adduced before the trial court a division bench of Justice Ilesh J Vora and Justice Vimal K Vyas in...