Delhi Riots- "His Picture Speaks Volumes About His Conduct On That Day": Delhi Court Denies Bail To Shahrukh Pathan, Who Pointed Gun At Cop

"The accused is alleged to have participated in the riots and has been duly identified. His picture speaks volumes about the involvement and the conduct of the accused on the said day."

Can Adverse Inference Be Drawn From Silence Of Accused ?

Jurisprudentially, section 313 of the Cr.P.C.[1] envisages rules of natural justice.[2] In this regard, the Apex court has held that section 313 is not merely a notion of audi alteram partem[3] or a statutory right but also a Constitutional right to a fair trial under article 21 of the Constitution.[4] However, practically, this section gains much more significance due to rampant...

'No Allegations Whatsoever': Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Man Accused Of Abducting Woman Who Later Married The Main Accused

The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings against a man accused of abducting a woman who later married the main accused.In this case, the mother of the girl filed a complaint in the year 2013 alleging that one Vikram Roop Rai and the accused Vishwas Bhandari kidnapped her daughter by alluring her for the purpose of marriage. Later the girl married Rai who was acquitted by the Trial Court...

'Reckless Statements Demeaning Another Religious Faith Will Only Sow Seeds Of Hatred' : Madras High Court Warns Evangelist While Quashing FIR

While quashing FIRs registered against Christian evangelist Mohan C Lazarus for hurting religious sentiments, the Madras High Court made certain significant observations regarding the need to maintain respect and tolerance for other religious faiths in a pluralistic society.A single bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh quashed the FIRs against Lazarus, the founder of 'Jesus Redeems...

[TODAY At 11 AM] Webinar On "Criminalising Journalism And Cinema"- N Ram, Akhil Sibal, Jyoti Kapoor And Avani Bansal

LiveLaw is Organising a Webinar on Criminalising Journalism And Cinema on Saturday at 11 am.The details of the webinar are as follows: Topic: Criminalising Journalism And CinemaDate and Time: 6 February, 11 amPanelistsN Ram, Senior JournalistAkhil Sibal, Senior AdvocateJyoti Kapoor, ScreenwriterModerator: Avani Bansal, Advocate Supreme Court Of IndiaYouTube...

'Lock Down A Force Majeure Event' : Madras High Court Directs Complete Waiver Of License Fee During Total Lockdown Period

In a notable judgment, the Madras High Court has directed a Municipal Corporation to waive the license fee for running a shop in a bus stand during the entire period of total lockdown from March 24, 2020 to September 6, 2020.A single bench of Justice G R Swaminathan observed that the benefit of a Government Order issued by the Tamil Nadu Government - which waived license fee for two...

Union Budget : Impact Of Finance Bill 2021 On Judicial Precedents

The Union Finance Minister's annual budget speech is the subject matter of great interest and debate for many. However, for professionals like advocates, chartered accountants, etc. the devil lies in the details. True to its nature, the Finance Bill, 2021 contains many such details which have the effect of over ruling several judicial precedents. The present article is an attempt...

Tandav Controversy:Allahabad High Court Grants Interim Protection For Amazon Content Head Aparna Purohit, Reserves Order On Her Plea For Anticipatory bail

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (04th February) while reserving order in the Anticipatory Bail Plea filed by Amazon Prime, Original Content Head (India) Aparna Purohit, granted her protection against coercive against till pronouncement of Order. The Bench of Justice Siddharth gave this order after hearing the arguments of both the sides in the Anticipatory Bail Plea filed...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Kidnapping Case Against Private Secretary Of Chief Minister.

The Karnataka High Court on February 1, dismissed a petition filed by N R Santosh, personal secretary to the Chief Minister, seeking to quash a quash of kidnapping case registered against him in 2018, by one K.S. Eshwarappa, who works as advisor to the Opposition Leader. A single bench of Justice H P Sandesh while dismissing the petition filed by Santosh said "It is not a fit case...

How Many Police Stations In The State Aren't Having Toilets For Women? : Allahabad High Court Asks Uttar Pradesh Govt.

A plea has been filed before the Allahabad High Court by the students of various Law Colleges, seeking direction to the Uttar Pradesh Government to ensure the construction of ladies' toilets in the Police Stations where it is not constructed. The plea has also sought direction that the State Government such ensure that such toilets have all the necessary facilities like toiletries...

Gold Smuggling With Intent To Threaten Economic Security Of Country A 'Terrorist Act' Under UAPA : Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has observed that the offence of gold smuggling with the intent to threaten or likely to threaten the economic security of the country covered under the definition of 'terrorist act' under Section 15 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967(UAPA).The Court said that such an activity will come under Section 15(I)(iiia) of the Act.Section 15(I)(iiia) of UAPA...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On New Plea Against WhatsApp's Privacy Policy Update

WhatsApp's notification of its new privacy policy, which was made mandatory for Indian users and optional for users from the EU, has triggered a host of petitions across the country challenging its application. The Delhi High Court today issued notice on one such plea filed before the bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh, and sought responses of the Centre and WhatsApp on...