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Former Railway Clerk’s Conviction Upheld in ₹100 Bribery Case, Jail Term Reduced: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has upheld the conviction of Kali Shankar Dhobi, a former parcel clerk at Hatia Railway Station, in a corruption case dating back to 1995. The case began after a complaint to the CBI alleged that Dhobi demanded ₹100 in addition to the prescribed ₹203 charge for booking a motorcycle. A trap was…
Presumption of Guilt Under POCSO Act Not Absolute, Man Acquitted: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has acquitted Deepak in a case arising from an alleged sexual assault on a minor. The Court set aside the 3 July 2025 judgment of the Delhi High Court, which had upheld his conviction by the trial court. The case arose from a complaint filed by the mother of the child at Kalkaji Police Station on 11…
Gang-Rape Complainant Cannot Be Charged Under ITP Act Without Fulfilment of Required Ingredients: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has partly allowed a revision petition filed by Ajaib Singh and another in a case arising from FIR No. 80 dated 20.09.2015, registered at Police Station Banur. The FIR was initially registered after petitioner No. 2 alleged that she had been forcibly taken to Banur and subjected to…
Joint Inheritance Alone Does Not Establish HUF, Will Declared Invalid and Equal One-Third Shares Ordered in Brother’s Properties: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered the division of property among the heirs of Vrindavan, who died in 1945, in a case involving land disputes. The case, filed as First Appeal No.280 of 2003, was between the heirs and other family members over ownership of lands in several survey numbers. Background of the Case…
Provisional Advocate Enrolment Allowed for 3-Year LL.B. Graduates With Open or Distance Mode Bachelor’s Degrees: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has directed the Telangana State Bar Council to provisionally enrol certain law graduates as advocates while it considers a dispute over educational qualifications under the Rules of Legal Education, 2008. The matters concern candidates who completed their three-year LL.B. courses through the regular…
Three-Year-Old Child Ordered to Be Returned to Couple by Child Welfare Committee: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has directed the Child Welfare Committee to return a minor child to the petitioners, Smt. Aparna Das and another, after finding that the child did not fall within the legal category of a child in need of care and protection. The order was passed by Justice Krishna Rao in WPA No. 13525 of 2026.…
Domestic Violence Case Cannot Be Quashed Merely Due to Delay: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Mathews Wilson and Gracy Wilson, seeking to quash proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 pending before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-III, Thrissur. Mathews Wilson, aged 43, is the husband of Anu Mol, aged 38, while…
Financiers Cannot Repossess Vehicles Without Following Due Process, ₹10 Lakh Compensation Ordered: Supreme Court
Sharma had obtained a loan from Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited on 25.03.2019 for a Tata SFC 407 truck bearing registration number UP-16-GT-0449. The sanctioned loan was ₹10,40,080.75, of which ₹9,36,000 was disbursed. A supplementary loan of ₹1,04,080.75 was later extended on 12.06.2021. After…
Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt, Former RPF Officer Acquitted: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on 16 September 2026 acquitted Bharat Raj Meena in two corruption cases arising from a common CBI investigation into alleged bribes taken for transfers and postings in the Railway Protection Force. Meena, who was serving as Divisional Security Commissioner, Railway Protection Force, Palakkad, had…
Advocate’s Court Order Sheet Tampering Called “Extremely Shocking”, Matter Referred to Bar Council of West Bengal: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has sought action by the Bar Council, West Bengal, against a lawyer after finding that the lawyer allegedly incorporated the name of an alleged contemnor into a court order sheet instead of correcting the cause title of a contempt application. The matter arose in CPAN No. 214 of 2025 in WPA No.…
