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Man Acquitted in Wife Burn Death Case Over Contradictory Dying Declarations: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a criminal appeal filed by Anup Agarwala against the acquittal of Piyotosh Biswas in a cheque bounce case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The judgment was delivered by Justice Chaitali Chatterjee Das on May 18, 2026, in CRA 94 of 2014. The case…
Claiming Mental Illness Dr. Vandana Das Murder Case: Convict Sandeep Moves Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has taken up an appeal filed by Sandeep G, the man convicted for the 2023 murder of house surgeon Dr Vandana Das, challenging his conviction and life imprisonment imposed by the Kollam Sessions Court. The matter was heard by a Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice…
‘State Can’t Act on Whims and Fancies’ Security Downgrade of MP Pappu Yadav Set Aside: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has set aside the Bihar government’s decision to downgrade the security cover of Lok Sabha MP Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known as Pappu Yadav. The Court held that the decision was arbitrary, lacked proper reasoning and was taken without following due process of law. The judgment was delivered by…
US DOJ Drops Criminal Charges Against Gautam Adani and Other Defendants, Lawyer Line-Up Revealed
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has moved a federal court in New York to dismiss the criminal indictment against Gautam S. Adani, Sagar Adani and six other defendants in the case titled USA v. Gautam Adani & Ors. The motion has been filed before Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis of the United States District…
Confiscation of Tata Sumo in NDPS Case Set Aside Over Procedural Lapse: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside the confiscation of a Tata Sumo vehicle allegedly used for transportation of narcotic substances after finding that the Special Court failed to follow the mandatory procedure prescribed under the Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The Court held that…
Final Decree Application Not Necessary When Preliminary Decree Specifies Alternative If Physical Partition Is Impractical: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that a preliminary decree passed in a partition suit does not become inexecutable merely because no separate application for passing a final decree was filed under Order XX Rule 18 Code Of Civil Procedure. The Court held that where the decree itself contains directions regarding the mode of…
Husband Who Took Second Wife Cannot Claim Cruelty by First Wife, Divorce Plea Dismissed: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has refused to grant divorce to a husband who entered into a “Nata” relationship with another woman during the subsistence of his first marriage. The Court held that a husband cannot take advantage of his own wrongdoing and seek divorce on the grounds of cruelty and desertion after violating…
0% Attendance Cannot Be Treated as Attendance Shortage: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that a law student who did not attend even a single class in a semester cannot seek direct promotion to the next semester merely to maintain academic continuity. The Court dismissed the appeal filed by Aman Bansal, a student of the LL.B. course at the University of Delhi, who had sought…
“Do Not Harass” Protection Vacated in Murder Case Linked to Death Under Section 103 BNS and SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act: Madras High Court
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has vacated an interim protection order earlier granted to three accused persons in a murder case registered under Section 103 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Justice K.K. Ramakrishnan passed the order…
No Dowry Demand Alleged, Sale of House Alone Cannot Sustain Section 498A Case: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed an FIR registered against Rahul Dadhwal and his family members in a matrimonial dispute, holding that mere sale of the matrimonial house cannot by itself amount to cruelty or dowry harassment under Section 498A IPC. The judgment was delivered by Justice Sandeep Sharma in a…
