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OCI Couple’s US Citizenship No Bar to Indian Divorce Jurisdiction Under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court, presided by Justice Renuka Yara, heard Civil Revision Petition No. 211 of 2024 filed by Santoshi Pattern challenging the dismissal order dated 18.12.2023 passed by the VI Additional District Court, Ranga Reddy District at Kukatpally in I.A. No. 1371 of 2023 in F.C.O.P. No. 808 of 2022. The…
Statutory Bail Denied to NDPS Accused; Interim Bail Period Cannot Be Counted as Custody Under BNSS: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has clarified that the time spent by an accused on interim medical bail cannot be considered as custody for the purpose of claiming statutory (default) bail under Section 187(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS). Justice K. Babu delivered this important ruling while…
Anticipatory Bail Denied to Woman Accused of Confining and Beating Scheduled Caste Boy for Touching Her House: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to Pushpa Devi, who was accused of brutally beating and confining a young boy belonging to a Scheduled Caste community for allegedly touching her house. The Court held that the act was clearly driven by caste prejudice and therefore, the protection…
Filing of Final Report Not a Bar to Grant of Anticipatory Bail: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has delivered a significant judgment clarifying the scope of anticipatory bail under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS). Justice Mohd Yousuf Wani ruled that once an accused is granted anticipatory bail, the filing of a final report (challan) before the competent court…
Questioning Husband’s Legitimacy and Casting Aspersions on His Mother Constitute Mental Cruelty: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has reaffirmed that making obscene, abusive, and scandalous allegations against one’s spouse and their family constitutes matrimonial cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar upheld the divorce decree…
ED Arrest of Chaitanya Baghel in Liquor Scam Case Upheld; Procedural Lapses Do Not Amount to Illegality: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has declined to quash the arrest and consequent criminal proceedings against Chaitanya Baghel, the petitioner, in connection with the alleged Chhattisgarh Liquor Scam. Justice Arvind Kumar Verma held that despite the petitioner pointing out procedural lapses, such as non-issuance of…
Lawyer Barred from Appearing Online for Turning Off Video During Parallel Hearing; Action Taken for Violating VC Rules: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has barred a woman advocate from appearing before it through video conferencing, after observing that she switched off her camera and muted her microphone during the hearing, citing another ongoing case. The Court termed this conduct a violation of the Electronic Evidence and Video Conferencing…
Filing Certified Copy of Arbitration Agreement Not Mandatory If Undisputed Agreement Already on Record: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court delivered a significant judgment on 07 October 2025, clarifying the scope and applicability of Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, in a case concerning the maintainability of an arbitration application filed without a certified copy of the arbitration agreement. The judgment…
Anticipatory Bail Granted to Man Accused of Passing Fake Input-Tax Credit Worth ₹199.31 Crores: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court, Itanagar Bench, heard a bail application filed by Faiz Ahmed, son of Late Md. Reyazuddin, a resident of Howrah, Kolkata. The application was registered as AB/103/2025 and was moved under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. The petitioner sought pre-arrest bail in…
Anticipatory Bail Denied in POCSO Act 2012 Case Involving Sexual Assault of Minor Girl; Court Relies on Medical Evidence and Finds Prima Facie Serious Allegations: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Sumit Singh, who was accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old minor girl in the Sangam Vihar area of South Delhi. The case was registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 (POCSO Act,…
