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Contradictions in Sole Eyewitness Testimony Prove Fatal to Prosecution; Four Accused Acquitted in Murder Case: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India on Thursday, December 18, 2025, acquitted four persons convicted of murder, holding that discrepancies in the testimony of the sole interested eyewitness made the evidence unreliable. The Bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi emphasized that a conviction cannot…
After UP Police Fail, Court Asks Union of India Whether Central Agencies Can Trace ‘Fugitive’ Linked to 1984 Appeal: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday, December 18, 2025, expressed concern over the Uttar Pradesh Police’s inability to apprehend a fugitive in a decades-old criminal case. A Bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Sanjiv Kumar directed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to explore whether Central Agencies could…
“Write Legibly or Get Orders Typed”; District Judges Again Directed to Sensitize Judicial Officers: Allahabad High Court ‘
The Allahabad High Court examined a bail application filed by Babbu alias Haider in connection with a 2018 attempt to murder case under Section 307 Indian Penal Code. The bail request was considered by Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal while reviewing the procedural conduct of the trial court along with the merits of…
Young Lawyers at Initial Stage of Practice in District Courts Struggle to Earn Adequate Income: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently dealt with a criminal revision petition highlighting the financial struggles faced by young lawyers at the beginning of their professional careers. The case arose from an order passed by the Family Court, Pilibhit, directing a practising junior advocate to pay monthly maintenance to…
Trial Court Stay Quashed in ₹2.33 Crore Hotel Dispute; Court Cites Judicial Consistency and Misuse of CPC Section 10: Karnataka High Court
On a busy forenoon at the Karnataka High Court, Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty delivered an important ruling clarifying how Section 10 of the Civil Procedure Code should be applied. The Court set aside a seven-year-old trial court order that had stalled a high-value civil recovery suit related to a Bengaluru hotel…
‘Larger Conspiracy Cannot Be Ruled Out’; 2017 Rioting FIRs Against MP Chandrashekhar Ravan Not Quashed: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions filed by Chandrashekhar Alias Ravan, sitting Member of Parliament from Nageena Constituency, Uttar Pradesh, and Chief of the BHIM Army, seeking quashing of criminal proceedings arising out of four FIRs registered against him in connection with the 2017…
Anticipatory Bail Refused in Bus Stalking Case of Lady Lawyer Despite Plea of Exceptional Circumstances: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently dealt with an anticipatory bail plea filed directly before it by a practicing lawyer from Palakkad, without first approaching the Sessions Court. The plea was entertained on the ground that no lawyer practicing before the Sessions Court was willing to accept his vakalath, as the…
Doctrine of Lis Pendens Applies to Money Suits Involving Mortgaged Property; Ex Parte Proceedings Also Covered under Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has delivered an important judgment explaining the scope of Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, which embodies the Doctrine of Lis Pendens. The Court clarified that this doctrine applies even to a money recovery suit filed by a bank when the debt is secured by a mortgage over…
‘HERO’ Trademark Infringer Directed to Pay ₹2.5 Lakh to NGO for Obstructing Court-Ordered Search: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has taken a strict view against obstruction of court proceedings and trademark counterfeiting by directing a motorcycle parts manufacturer to pay a total of Rs 5 lakh after finding wilful disobedience of a court injunction in a trademark infringement case involving the well-known HERO marks. Bench…
Caste Abuse Inside Closed Shop Not in ‘Public View’; 31-Year-Old SC/ST Act Conviction Set Aside: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has set aside a conviction recorded in 1994 under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, holding that alleged caste-based abuse committed inside a closed showroom does not satisfy the mandatory requirement of having occurred within public view. The…
