Delhi HC Acquits Man Of Rape, Notes Woman Called Him 529 Times Before Calling Police [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court acquitted a man charged with rape noting amongst other things the fact that the complainant woman called him 529 times before calling police which made her narration shady. Bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal was hearing an appeal filed under Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, challenging the judgment of the Trial Court, whereby...

BCI Demands Compensation, Tight Security For Members Of Bar After Murder At Agra Court [Read Press Release]

Reacting strongly to the broad daylight murder of Uttar Pradesh Bar Council President Darvesh Singh today, the Bar Council of India has demanded that a compensation of Rs 50 Lakh be given to the family of the deceased besides strict security for members of the Bar across country.BCI chairman Manan Kumar Mishra said the incident has proven that lawyers are not safe. He said the shooting...

Indiscipline By Bankers Cannot Be Condoned, Says Meghalaya HC [Read Judgment]

"No organisation, more particularly, a bank can function properly and effectively if its officers and employees do not observe the prescribed norms and discipline."

Omitted During Emergency, UP Reinserts Provision For Anticipatory Bail

The Uttar Pradesh government has reinserted the provision of anticipatory bail in the State with effect from June 6, 2019. Section 438 Criminal Procedure Code which provides for anticipatory bail had been omitted by Uttar Pradesh government during the Emergency and has been brought back following recurrent demands for its reinsertion by way of writ petitions, recommendations of the...

First Female President Of UP Bar Council Shot Dead In Agra Court Premises

Newly elected President of UP Bar Council Darvesh Yadav was shot dead in Agra Civil Court today evening, reports the IANS.#JustIn: First woman President of #UttarPradesh Bar Council, #DarveshYadav, shot dead in #Agra Civil Court.Photo: IANS pic.twitter.com/GxjjLpIsWm— IANS Tweets (@ians_india) June 12, 2019She is the first woman to be the Chairman of UP Bar Council, who was elected two...

Perpetrators Of Sexual Offences On Innocent Children Are Psychosocial Deviants, Who Cannot Lay Any Claim To Leniency: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Perpetrators of sexual offences on innocent children are psychosocial deviants, who cannot lay any claim to leniency held Delhi High Court in Lokesh v. State. Making further observation on heinous nature of sexual offences, Justice C. Hari Shankar said that it is in the order of nature, and is the sacred right of every living being to blossom from infancy to childhood, to...

Drunken Driving: Going To Jail Will Risk Job, Court Orders Man To Serve At Old-Age Home Instead [Read Judgment]

Adopting a lenient view towards a man, sole bread earner of his family, sentenced to two-day imprisonment for drunken driving, a Delhi court has ordered him to serve at an old-age home instead. Additional Sessions Judge Sonu Agnihotri ordered the 36-year-old to do "seva" at old-age home for two weeks and file daily photographs of him doing the seva. The court modified his...

Medical Negligence: Karnataka HC Quashes Criminal Case Against ENT Surgeon

The Karnataka High Court by an order dated May 31, quashed and set aside an order passed by the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) at Sagara, taking cognizance of a complaint filed by a patient against an ENT surgeon, alleging medical negligence. Justice Alok Aradhe allowed the plea filed by Dr Prabhakar who sought to quash the proceedings on grounds that no expert opinion was...

Jharkhand HC Stays Proceeding Against Union Agriculture Minister

In a relief to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, the Jharkhand High Court (HC) has granted a stay in proceeding against him in lower court in a case related to alleged insult and provocation knowing that it would cause break of public peace. Justice AK Gupta granted the stay on the ground that the complainant failed to appear before HC after a notice was issued to him in...

Delhi Police Arrests Accused In Ex-CJI R M Lodha Fraud Case

Delhi police has made first arrest in ex-CJI R M Lodha fraud case reports The Indian Express. Man is accused of cheating former Chief Justice of India of Rs. 1 lakh. A report in The Indian Express says that the accused namely Dinesh Mali was arrested from Udaipur on 7th of June. An ATM card has been recovered from his possession through which he had withdrawn the cheated amount. Police is...

Madras HC Directs TN Bar Council to Initiate Disciplinary Action Against 7 Advocates [Read Order]

The Madras High Court Tuesday directed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (BCTNP) to initiate disciplinary action against seven advocates involved in duplicate motor accident claims. Taking a serious view of the involvement of lawyers and touts in the process of filing multiple insurance claims for an accident, the court had earlier appointed an expert body headed by...

Karnataka HC Tells State To List Out Steps Taken To Provide Drinking Water To Bidar District Talukas

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to list out steps taken by it to provide drinking water to two talukas in Bidrai district. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice H T Narendra Prasad, observed that "Right to have drinking water is a part of Right guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. " The bench was hearing a petition filed...