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Section 27A NDPS Act Cannot Be Invoked Based Solely on Bank Entries or Custodial Statements, Proof of Financing or Harbouring Required: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh recently addressed the misuse of Section 27-A of the NDPS Act while granting anticipatory bail to Mazeed Ali. The case arose from a police interception during naka duty when a motorcycle carrying an intermediate quantity of heroin (chitta) was recovered from the conscious…
Medical Trainees Not ‘Employees’ Under EPF Act, PF Demand Quashed and Tribunal Order Upheld: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has upheld the order of the Employees Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal and ruled that trainee medical representatives engaged as apprentices under the Model Standing Orders cannot be treated as “employees” under the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. Justice…
Husband Forfeits Right to Contest Divorce After Abandoning Wife and Defaulting on Maintenance: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has allowed dissolution of marriage in a case where the husband consistently failed to participate in court proceedings and did not pay court-ordered maintenance for nearly three years. The Division Bench comprising Justice Arun Monga and Justice Yogendra Kumar Purohit held that such conduct…
67 Lawyers Including Two Senior Advocates Suspended for Poll Code Violation in Bar Council Elections: Bar Council of Delhi
The ongoing elections of the Bar Council of Delhi have taken a serious turn after strict action was taken against several candidates. The Election Committee announced that 67 candidates have been placed under summary suspension for violating the Model Code of Conduct and the Election Rules, 2023 during the polling…
Relatives Cannot Be Put to Trial Based Solely on General Allegations of Abuse, Matrimonial Cruelty Case Partly Quashed: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court delivered an important judgment in a matrimonial cruelty matter concerning allegations under Section 498A IPC, Section 406 IPC, Section 506 IPC, Section 34 IPC, and Section 3 and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The case arose from Bantra Police Station in Howrah and involved criminal…
Prosecution Against Pharma Firm in Drugs Act Case Cleared, Complaint Held to Be Filed Within Limitation: Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India on February 20, 2026 upheld the prosecution of M/s SBS Biotech and its officials under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. The Bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi dismissed the appeal filed by the pharmaceutical company and confirmed that the criminal…
Man Acquitted in Case of Entering Married Woman’s House for Consensual Relationship: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has delivered a significant judgment clarifying the scope of Section 450 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in cases involving consensual relationships. The Court held that merely entering the house of a married woman in the absence of her husband does not automatically amount to criminal trespass,…
Magistrate Cannot Order Conditional Seizure Based on Disputed Ownership, Seizure in Robbery Case Set Aside: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has delivered an important judgment clarifying the scope of powers of a Magistrate under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The Court held that while directing investigation into a cognizable offence, a Magistrate cannot issue conditional directions that depend upon…
Minor Refuses to Return Home Alleging Forced Marriage, Custody Ordered with Children’s Home: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court directed that a 16-year-old girl be placed in the custody of a Children’s Home in Mehsana until she attains majority, after she told the Court that she had voluntarily left her parental home due to alleged coercion and torture to force her into marriage. Background The matter arose from a habeas…
Failure to Challenge Arrest or Remand Amounts to Acquiescence, Compensation for Illegal Detention Refused: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has held that if a person does not challenge an order of arrest or remand before the appropriate court at the proper time, it amounts to acquiescence and such person cannot later seek compensation alleging illegal detention. The judgment was delivered on 20 February 2026 by Justice Jitendra Kumar…
