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Supreme Court Expands Meaning of ‘Unchastity’, Says Threat to Leak Woman’s Bathing Video Punishable Under Section 506 IPC
The Supreme Court recently delivered an important judgment protecting the dignity, privacy and sexual autonomy of women while interpreting Section 506 Part II of the Indian Penal Code relating to criminal intimidation. The Court held that threatening to upload a woman’s private bathing video on social media amounts to…
Ganga Iftar Case: Bail Granted as Accused Apologise to Hindu Community and Vow Lifelong Respect for ‘Maa Ganga’: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court granted bail to three Muslim men accused in the controversial Ganga Iftar case arising from Varanasi. The allegations against the accused were that they organized an Iftar gathering on a boat in the river Ganga, consumed non-vegetarian food, and allegedly threw leftover food and waste into the…
Having Public Witnesses Who Turn Hostile May Do More Harm Than Good: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court observed that although independent public witnesses generally strengthen the credibility of criminal investigations, their absence alone cannot be treated as fatal to the prosecution case when the available witnesses are otherwise truthful and reliable. The Court further remarked that public…
Husband’s Failure to Explain Wife’s Death in Matrimonial Home Draws Adverse Inference Under Section 106 Evidence Act, Conviction Upheld: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India upheld the conviction of a husband accused of murdering his wife by strangulation inside their matrimonial home. The Court ruled that when important facts relating to a crime are especially within the personal knowledge of the accused, the burden shifts upon him under Section 106 of the…
Regularisation Cannot Be Denied Solely Because Initial Appointment Was Not Against a Sanctioned Post: Supreme Court
In a major judgment protecting the rights of long-serving temporary employees, the Supreme Court has ruled that workers cannot be denied regularisation merely because they were initially appointed on temporary basis or not against sanctioned posts. The judgment was delivered by a bench of Justice Vikram Nath and…
Conviction Upheld Under Section 302 IPC in Wife’s Death Inside Matrimonial Home, Supreme Court Finds It Was Homicide
The present case relates to the death of Rupali Gade inside her matrimonial home in Nashik district of Maharashtra. The deceased was married to Chetan Dashrath Gade in April 2012 and was residing with her husband and in-laws. The incident took place in August 2015 when she was found dead under suspicious circumstances…
Supreme Court Faults High Court’s Reading of ‘May’ as ‘Shall’, Grants Relief to Contractor
The Supreme Court has ruled that the word “may” used in tender conditions cannot automatically be treated as “shall” or a compulsory condition. The Court granted major relief to RR Constructions and Infrastructure India Pvt. Ltd. after its tender bid was rejected for submitting the Earnest Money Deposit through a…
Friendly Loan Without Valid Legal Obligation Cannot Sustain Cheque Bounce Prosecution Under NI Act: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has delivered an important judgment clarifying that a friendly loan between known persons cannot automatically become a legally enforceable debt under Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 unless there is proper legal liability and reliable evidence. The Court dismissed an appeal filed…
Railway Employee’s Removal Set Aside After Acquittal in Criminal Case Based on Same Allegations: Calcutta High Court
Kolkata, May 22, 2026: The Calcutta High Court has set aside the removal of a railway employee from service after holding that the departmental proceedings and criminal prosecution against him were based on identical allegations, evidence and circumstances. The Court ruled that once the employee was acquitted in the…
Senior Advocate Rajdipa Behura Appointed as Amicus Curiae in Suo Motu Contempt Case Against Arvind Kejriwal and AAP Leaders: Delhi High Court
New Delhi, May 22, 2026: The Delhi High Court has appointed senior advocate Rajdipa Behura as amicus curiae in the suo motu criminal contempt proceedings initiated against Aam Aadmi Party leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, Vinay Mishra, Durgesh Pathak and Saurabh Bharadwaj over social media posts…
