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Bail Granted in High-Stakes Financial Fraud Case Involving Cheque Bounce and Multiple FIRs – A Close Look at Economic Offences - High Court of Jammu and Kashmir
On 26th November 2025, the Hon'ble Judge Sanjay Dhar of the Srinagar High Court delivered an important judgment regarding the bail application of a petitioner involved in multiple serious charges, including financial fraud, cheating, forgery, and cheque bounce. The petitioner sought bail under Section 483 of BNSS,…
State’s Challenge to Minor Rape Victim’s Second Statement and Its Insistence on Polygraph Test Questioned: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) recently expressed strong displeasure with the conduct of the Superintendent of Police, Balrampur, after finding that his personal affidavit in a case involving a minor rape victim contained shocking inaccuracies and deliberately concealed crucial facts from the Court. The…
SIT Granted Six Additional Weeks to Complete Probe into Sabarimala Gold Theft Case: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on December 3, 2025 granted the Special Investigation Team (SIT) six more weeks to conclude its investigation into the plundering of gold from the Dwarapalaka idols and lintels of the Sabarimala temple. The case concerns allegations that valuable gold plates from sacred idols may have been…
Award Liable to Be Set Aside If Arbitrator Fails to Examine Whether ‘No Dues Certificate’ Was Voluntary: Delhi High Court ‘
The Delhi High Court recently delivered a significant judgment in the matter of O.M.P (COMM) 255/2020, addressing disputes related to the submission of a No Dues Certificate and claims of price escalation under a fixed contract. The dispute arose between the Petitioner, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), a…
Sabarimala Gold Theft Case: Magistrate’s Order Denying FIR Copy to ED Quashed; Fresh Application Must Establish Proceeds of Crime: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has set aside the Ranni Magistrate Court’s decision that denied the Directorate of Enforcement access to the First Information Report and First Information Statement in the Crime Branch probe relating to the high-profile Sabarimala gold theft case. The decision clarifies how jurisdiction under…
FIR Cannot Be Quashed under Section 528 BNSS If Chargesheet and Cognizance Order Are Not on Record: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently delivered an important order interpreting Section 528 BNSS in relation to quashing of an FIR, holding that an application under this section is not maintainable when only the FIR is challenged without placing the chargesheet and cognizance order on record. Background Of The Case…
Lack of Independent Witnesses Does Not Weaken Cruelty Allegations in Section 498A IPC Cases: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently delivered a significant judgment regarding offences under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, which deals with cruelty towards a woman by her husband or a relative of the husband. The matter arose from a criminal revision petition filed by the husband challenging his conviction and…
Lower Conversion Factor Applicable for Timber Imports Prior to 11.05.2012; Refund of Additional Customs Duty Allowed: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently dealt with a complex dispute relating to the conversion of timber volume from Hoppus Ton to cubic meters, an issue that directly affected the calculation of customs duty under the Customs Act, 1962. The matter involved multiple writ petitions filed by several importers challenging the…
False Declaration Regarding Custody of Minor Child Not Acceptable in Passport Application: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has issued important directions under the Passport Act, 1967 regarding passport applications for minor children, clarifying how parental declarations must be submitted when only one parent applies. Background Of The Case A single Judge, Justice Suraj Govindaraj, heard two writ petitions filed…
Counsel Reprimanded for Attempting to Intimidate Trial Judge; Court States ‘A Judge Is a Judge Wherever Placed’: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently reprimanded an advocate for allegedly trying to intimidate a trial court judge, emphasizing that “a judge is a judge”, irrespective of their position in the judicial hierarchy. Justice Girish Kathpalia noted that some lawyers attempt to overawe judges, particularly in District Courts,…
