‘Circumstantial Evidence Needs To Be Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt’ | Rajasthan High Court Acquits Appellants Convicted Under Section of 395 IPC   Recently, Hon’ble Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur allowed the criminal appeal filed by the convicts and acquitted them from the charges U/s 395 IPC (Punishment for dacoity). The

“Punishment Needs To Be In Proportion To The Wrong Done” | Rajasthan High Court Exercises Judicial Review, Reinstates Petitioner   Recently, Hon’ble Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur by applying the doctrine of proportionality as propounded by Hon’ble Supreme Court in Chairman cum Managing Director, Coal India Limited v. Mukul Kumar

To Constitute Offence Under Section 306 IPC, mens rea Is Must To Impel Or Incite Subject To Commit Suicide: Madhya Pradesh HC Hon’ble High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Indore recently allowed the application U/s 482 Cr.P.C. and quashed the F.I.R. U/s 305, 306 & 34 I.P.C. and other consequential

Delhi High Court Directs Welfare Board To Pay Pension To The Construction Worker   Recently, Hon’ble Delhi High Court has disposed of the writ petition of the woman worker, working as a Building and construction worker, with a direction to the respondents to pay pension to her, admissible as per

Tribunal Should Have Given Reasonable Opportunity To The Kerala PSC To Defend Their Case At The Interlocutory Stage: Kerala High Court   Recently, Hon’ble Kerala High Court at Ernakulum refused to interfere with the Hon’ble Public Service Tribunal order wherein the Tribunal has directed the Public Service Commission to consider

“Lack Of Evidence Could Only Justify Grant Of Pardon U/s 306 Cr.P.C.” | P&H HC Dismisses Petition To Interfere With Trial Court Order Dismissing Application For Grant Of Pardon.   Recently, Hon’ble Punjab & Haryana High Court dismissed the application U/s  482 Cr.P.C. filed by the accused to set aside

“Corpus Is Living With The Respondent According To Her Free Will” Uttarakhand High Court Refuses To Entertain Habeas Corpus Writ   The Hon’ble Division Bench of Uttarakhand High Court comprising of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Pankaj Purohit has disposed of the writ of Habeas

Squeezing of Testicles Doesn’t Amount To Attempt To Murder, Is Grievous Hurt Under S.325 IPC: Karnataka High Court Recently, Hon’ble Karnataka High Court at Bangalore allowed the criminal appeal U/s 374(2) Cr.P.C., relied on Sakharam vs. State of Madhya Pradesh reported in (2015) 10 SCC 557 and Tularam vs. State

Ernakulam Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail Of Media Person Accused Under SC/ST Act Recently, the learned Special Court (SC/ST Act), Ernakulum Division, Kerala has refused to grant anticipatory bail U/s 438 Cr.P.C. to an accused person charged under section 3(l)(r) and 3(l)(u) of Scheduled castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)

Patna High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Interference Of Court To Build Airports Across Bihar Hon’ble Division Bench comprising Hon’ble Mr. Justice K. Vinod Chandran, CJ and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Madhuresh Prasad of Hon’ble Patna High Court recently disposed of the bunch of PILs seeking the interference of Hon’ble High Court