Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest: December 2025

SUPREME COURT Police Can Freeze Bank Accounts Invoking S.102 CrPC In Cases Under Prevention Of Corruption Act: Supreme Court Cause Title: THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL VERSUS ANIL KUMAR DEY In an important ruling, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 10) ruled that the police/investigating agencies are empowered to freeze the bank account of a person under Section 102 Code of...

BREAKING: Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment On Bail Pleas Of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel, Gulfisha & Others In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case On Monday

The Supreme Court will pronounce judgment on the petitions filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meera Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd. Saleem Khan and Shadab Ahmed seeking bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case on Monday.A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria had concluded the hearing in the petitions filed against the September 2 judgment of the Delhi High Court denying them bail in December 2025. They have been under custody for over five...

MLA Antony Raju Found Guilty In Evidence Tampering Case By Kerala Court

A Kerala Court has found MLA Antony Raju guilty of tampering with the material evidence in a drug case, while he was practicing as an Advocate.Judicial First Class Magistrate -I Nedumangad delivered the judgment in the case where Antony Raju is arrayed as the second accused. The case dates back to 1990 when Antony Raju was a junior lawyer in a narcotic drugs case involving an Australian national, Andrew Salvatore. He is accused of tampering with the material evidence in the drugs...

Union Govt Writes To X Corp Over Alleged Misuse Of 'Grok' AI To Generate Obscene Content, Seeks Action Taken Report Within 3 Days

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has issued a detailed notice to X Corp (formerly Twitter), accusing the platform of failing to observe statutory due diligence obligations under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, particularly in relation to the alleged misuse of its AI-based...

Supreme Court 2025 Round-Up For Disability Rights

2025 continued to contribute to the disability rights jurisprudence with some of the important judgments, which also witnessed an intersectional approach. In this article, we look at those judgments.1. Supreme Court Allows All Disabled Candidates To Take Scribe In Exams Without Meeting Benchmark Disabilities: The Supreme Court allowed a writ petition filed by a candidate suffering from...

Bengaluru Court Grants Bail To Congress MLA K.C. Veerendra In Online Betting Case

On 30 December, a Bengaluru court granted bail to Congress MLA K.C. Veerendra, who had been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with alleged online betting, gambling, and casino-related offences.The order was passed by the Special Court for People's Representatives in Bengaluru, presided over by Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhatt. Veerendra, a sitting MLA from the Challakere constituency in Karnataka, had been in judicial custody following his...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: January 02, 2026

TAX New RSP Based Valuation Mechanism, 40% GST Rate On Pan Masala, Cigarettes, Cigars, Tobacco Products From February 01No GST On Liquidated Damages For Breach Of Contract: Karnataka High Court Quashes SCNER-1 Returns Don't Require Detailed CENVAT Disclosure; Extended Limitation Not Invocable: CESTAT DelhiIPRDelhi High Court Upholds Order Rejecting Ericsson's Data Security Invention...

After Delhi Court Denies Interim Relief, Anil Ambani Withdraws Suit Against Media Over 'Defamatory' Reporting

Businessman and Chairman of Reliance Group, Anil Ambani has withdrawn his defamation case filed before a Delhi Court against Cobrapost, Economic Times and others over allegedly defamatory reporting, claiming that his companies committed a fraud of over Rs. 41,000 crores. Senior civil judge Vivek Beniwal of Karkardooma Courts allowed the withdrawal, while granting Ambani's counsel liberty to file a fresh suit on the same cause of action.The counsel submitted that he had received instructions...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: January 01, 2026

TAX CBI Court Convicts Central Excise Inspector In Disproportionate Assets Case, Awards 5 Yrs Imprisonment & ₹63 Lakh Fine; Wife Jailed For Abetment Gujarat High Court Grants Relief After Transfer Pricing Objections Were Mistakenly Filed Before Wrong Authority, Quashes Final AssessmentTree Plantation & Maintenance In Non-Forest Areas By Charitable Trust Exempt From GST: Gujarat...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of New Chief Justices To 2 High Courts, Transfer Of One CJ To Another HC

Acting on the recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium last month, the Central Government today notified the appointment of two High Court Judges as Chief Justices of different HCs. A transfer of one Chief Justice has also been notified today. Justice Soumen Sen, currently the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court, has been transferred to the Kerala High Court. This...

CBI Court Convicts Central Excise Inspector In Disproportionate Assets Case, Awards 5 Yrs Imprisonment & ₹63 Lakh Fine; Wife Jailed For Abetment

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court in Ahmedabad on December 29, 2025, convicted and sentenced an Inspector, Central Excise and Service Tax, Bhavnagar, to five years' rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of ₹63 lakh in a disproportionate assets case. The court also sentenced his wife to one year's imprisonment with a fine of ₹50,000 for abetment of the...

CBI Arrests CGST Deputy Commissioner For Allegedly Taking ₹ 70 Lakh Bribe

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has busted a bribery racket in the officer of the Central Goods & Services Tax (CGST), Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, during an operation on 30.12.2025. The CBI registered the case on the allegations of the demand for an undue advantage of Rs. 1.5 crores for favouring the private firms in GST evasion matters. CBI arrested a Deputy...