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Potency Test Cannot Be Ordered Routinely Without Establishing Its Relevance, Order in Digital Penetration Case Quashed: Telangana High Court
The case concerns M. Uday Krishna Reddy, an IPS Officer Trainee who challenged an order directing that he be taken for a medico-legal potency test. The case arose from Crime No.824 of 2026 registered at Attapur Police Station on a complaint by Respondent No.2, involving several offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya…
Woman Acquitted in Infant Death Case, Conviction Found Unsustainable in Law: Gauhati High Court
The case concerns Hanufa Nasrin, who challenged her conviction for the death of her infant daughter. The Sessions Judge, Barpeta had convicted her under Section 304(II) of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced her to five years of rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs.10,000. The Gauhati High Court examined the…
PIL Challenging Tamil Nadu Gold Ring Tender to Joyalukkas Dismissed: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has dismissed a public interest petition challenging the award of a government contract for 4,41,667 one-gram, 22-carat gold rings under the Thaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam scheme. The petition was filed by Raj.G, who described himself as a goldsmith, against The Tamil Nadu Medical Service…
Possession of Auctioned Property Directed After 11 Years, Pending Injunction Cannot Block SARFAESI Sale: Gauhati High Court
The case involves Pradip Mazumdar, Jyotsna Mazumdar and Tripti Mazumdar and The Industrial Cooperative Bank Ltd and others in W.P.(C)/634/2023 before the Gauhati High Court. The petitioners had bought a property at auction for Rs. 55 lakhs after the bank took action under the Securitization and Reconstruction of…
Police Cannot Claim Official Duty Protection Under S.197 CrPC for Custodial Violence, Cops’ Pleas Rejected: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed two criminal applications filed by Lady Constable Shivani Joshi, Sub-Inspector Dileep Kumar Mishra and other applicants, challenging the rejection of their discharge applications. The case arose from allegations that police personnel assaulted Keshav Prasad Yadav and members of…
No Prima Facie Offence of Deceitful Sexual Intercourse When Both Parties Were Married to Others: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court granted regular bail to Vinod Kumar, who had been in custody since 17.08.2026 in connection with FIR No. 12 of 2026 registered at Women Police Station, Bilaspur. The case involves allegations under Sections 64 and 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s)…
Unproven Misconduct Cannot Justify Complete Denial of Back Wages, 50% Relief Granted: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has allowed a long-pending service dispute involving school teacher Rajinder Kumar Gupta and directed New Saraswati Public Secondary School to pay him 50% back wages and admissible allowances for the period during which he remained out of service after his termination was ultimately set aside. The…
Electricity Charges Arise Only After Supply and Billing, ₹57.74 Lakh DVVNL Demand Rejected: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has dismissed the appeal filed by Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. and upheld the decision against a delayed demand of Rs. 57,74,164 towards Minimum Consumption Guarantee Charges. The judgment was delivered on September 10, 2026, by Justice S.V.N. Bhatti and Justice N.V. Anjaria in…
POCSO Conviction Fails Without Statutory Age Proof, Rape Conviction Can Continue Under Section 376 IPC: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has partly allowed the criminal appeal filed by Pynchemalangaki Bareh in a case arising from Meghalaya, holding that although the prosecution failed to legally establish that the victim was a minor for the purposes of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, the evidence…
FIR Against Journalist Who Reported School Problems Stayed: Allahabad High Court
The case concerns journalist Amit Yadav and an FIR registered by the authorities after he reported on the condition of a government school. The FIR, Case Crime No. 0319 of 2026, was registered on 24.08.2026 under Sections 223, 353 and 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The Allahabad High Court found that the…
