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Five-Day Police Custody Held Illegal, Release and ₹50,000 Compensation Ordered: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has ordered the immediate release of Kamlesh Kumar, holding that he was kept in illegal police custody from 15 August 2026 until he was produced before a Magistrate on 19 August 2026. The order was passed in Habeas Corpus Writ Petition No. 1222 of 2026 by a bench of Justices Atul Sreedharan…
Former Cop Denied Bail for Allegedly Using Police Uniform to Facilitate Drug Transport: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh has dismissed a regular bail plea filed by Sarabjit Singh in FIR No. 56 dated 15.05.2013, registered at Police Station Banur, Mohali. The case involves allegations of drug trafficking, forged vehicle documents and an organised syndicate headed by Jagdish Singh alias…
Court Cannot Direct Investigating Agency to File Chargesheet Contrary to Its Own Findings: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore has allowed Criminal Revision No. 1685 of 2026 and set aside an order passed by the Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act), Ujjain. The case arose from an Economic Offences Wing investigation into alleged irregularities in the purchase of materials worth Rs. 96.23 lakhs…
Personal Disputes Cannot Be Treated as Threat to Public Order, Preventive Detention Order Quashed: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu has quashed the preventive detention order against Mohd. Yousuf, 49, of Salwah, Mendhar, Poonch. The order was issued by the District Magistrate, Poonch on 27.04.2026 under the J&K Public Safety Act. Yousuf’s wife, Farida Bi, had challenged the detention through…
Supreme Court Upholds Calcutta HC Order Vacating Anti-Suit Injunction Against UK Divorce Proceedings in Matrimonial Dispute: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on September 22, 2026 dismissed an appeal filed by Mihir Prakash Bajoria against Vidushi Jain Bajoria over divorce proceedings pending in India and the UK. The couple married in Kolkata on December 15, 2018 under Hindu customs and lived together in London during substantial periods of their marriage.…
Ex-Judge’s Concealment of Revised Pension Criticised, Family Court Order Doubling Wife’s Maintenance Upheld: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has upheld an order directing retired judicial officer Naresh Kumar to pay Rs 18,000 per month as maintenance to his wife, Smt. Aruna Srivastav. The Court dismissed his criminal revision challenging the Family Court’s order enhancing the maintenance from Rs 9,000 to Rs 18,000 per month.…
Trial Court Must Consider Facts of Each Case Before Deciding NDPS Vehicle Seizure, Rejection Order Set Aside: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Gwalior has set aside an order rejecting Lokendra alias Golu’s request to release a seized vehicle on Supurdginama and sent the matter back to the trial court for fresh consideration. The case relates to Crime No. 182/2025, registered at Police Station Mragwas, District Guna, for…
One-Year Sentence Upheld in ₹50 Lakh Cheque Dishonour Case: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed two criminal revision petitions arising from a cheque dishonour case involving Ram Pratap Goyal and Om Prakash Goyal. The dispute began after Om Prakash Goyal allegedly advanced Rs 20 lakh to Ram Pratap Goyal between January and June 2016 for investment in his business.…
US-Born Child Ordered to Be Returned to America, ‘Comity of Courts’ Invoked in Cross-Border Custody Battle: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has directed the mother of a four-year-old girl to return the child to the USA and accompany her to Oregon, where custody proceedings had already been considered by a competent US court. A division bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya and Justice Renuka Yara passed the order in a habeas…
Lovkesh Bajaj Granted Four-Week Interim Bail on Medical Grounds After Major Abdominal Surgery in Malviya Nagar Hotel Fire Case: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has granted Lovkesh Bajaj interim bail for four weeks on medical grounds in connection with FIR No. 197/2026 registered at Police Station Malviya Nagar. The application was filed under Section 483, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS). The FIR relates to offences under Sections…
