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Corruption Trials Against Former Jim Corbett Director and Senior Forest Officials Transferred to Special CBI Court: Uttarakhand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court has ordered the transfer of two corruption cases involving the former Director of the Corbett Tiger Reserve and other senior forest officials to the Court of the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, CBI, Dehradun. Justice Siddhartha Sah held that once the Central Bureau of Investigation completed…
Can a Woman Simultaneously Act on Promise of Marriage Made by Two Different Men? Rape Trial Stayed: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has stayed the trial in a rape case after finding that the complainant had made similar allegations of entering into physical relationships on the false promise of marriage against two different men for substantially the same period. Justice Prateek Jalan observed that this circumstance creates a…
POCSO Act | Woman Accused of Sexual Assault on Minor Boy Granted Bail; Victim's Mother Has No Objection: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to Anjali in a case registered under Section 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 6 and 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act). The order was passed by Justice Manoj Jain while deciding the bail application. The Court…
Criminal Revision Against Order Closing Cross-Examination Is Not Maintainable in Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Cases: Delhi Court
The Principal District and Sessions Judge, North-West District, Rohini Courts, Delhi, has held that a criminal revision cannot be maintained against an interlocutory order closing the right of an accused to further cross-examine the complainant. The Court ruled that such an order is purely procedural and falls within…
Section 295A IPC | Absence of Deliberate and Malicious Intent Defeats Prosecution Over Quran Copies at Printing Press: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against Malgireddy Sridhar Reddy in a case alleging disrespect to copies of the Holy Quran kept at a printing and binding press. The Court held that prosecution under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 can proceed only when there is material…
Power of Attorney Holder Cannot Execute Gift Deed After Principal's Death: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has held that a power of attorney automatically comes to an end upon the death of the person who granted it and cannot be used thereafter to execute a gift deed. The Court further clarified that even during the lifetime of the principal, a general power of attorney does not authorize the…
PIT NDPS Act | Unexplained Four-Month Delay in Acting on Police Dossier Makes Preventive Detention a "Mockery": Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed a preventive detention order passed under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PIT NDPS Act, 1988), holding that the authorities failed to justify a delay of more than four months in issuing the detention…
Pregnant Woman Granted Interim Bail in NDPS Case on Humanitarian Grounds: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has granted interim bail to Shaista Khan, who is facing prosecution under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, after considering her advanced stage of pregnancy. The Court held that although offences under the NDPS Act carry strict bail conditions, humanitarian…
Written Statement Filing Deadline Commences Only After Valid Service of Summons: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that the statutory limitation period for filing a written statement under Order VIII Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 commences only after a writ of summons is properly served upon the defendant, the defendant expressly waives such service, or the court specifically directs…
Mere Designation as Director Is Insufficient to Prosecute for Cheque Bounce Without Specific Role in Company Affairs Under Sections 138 and 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that a Director of a company cannot be prosecuted under Sections 138 and 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 merely because of his designation as a Director. The Court ruled that the complaint must contain specific and clear allegations showing that the Director was in charge…
