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PIL Challenging IFCI’s NSE Share Sale Dismissed With ₹5 Lakh Exemplary Costs: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the past sale of shares held by IFCI Limited in the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE). The Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia dismissed the petition on 19 August 2026 after finding…
Fresh Directions Issued to Expedite Trials in Dowry Death and Cruelty Cases: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has issued a comprehensive set of directions aimed at reducing delays and improving the handling of dowry death and cruelty to married women cases. These directions are intended to strengthen investigation procedures, trial processes, and monitoring mechanisms across courts and states. The…
POCSO: Minor’s Consent Cannot Mitigate Sexual Assault; 10-Year Sentence Upheld: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court’s Circuit Bench at Port Blair has recently delivered a significant judgment upholding a 10-year rigorous imprisonment sentence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO). The court dismissed the appeal filed by the accused, Rupesh Beck, and refused to apply the…
Criminal Case Quashed After Court Notes Complaint Was Filed Eight Years After Accused’s Death: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has quashed a criminal proceeding against Dr. Gour Das, observing that an allegation that a deceased person threatened someone in 2018 was impossible on the face of the record when the person attributed with the threat had died in 2010. Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta held that continuing such…
Party-in-Person Uses Contemptuous Language Against Judge in Petition, Criminal Contempt Case Registered: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has directed the registration of a criminal contempt case against Vishram Singh, who appeared as a party-in-person and used what the Court described as “contemptuous” language against a sitting Judge in a review petition. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij…
Direct Court Access to Medical and Forensic Records in Criminal Cases Proposed: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has directed further arrangements to ensure that courts and Magistrates can directly access important medical and forensic information connected with criminal cases. The Court took note of substantial progress already made in connecting different digital platforms used by the police,…
Accused Who Repeatedly Fails to Appear Before Court Cannot Claim Bail as an Automatic Right Under Negotiable Instruments Act: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has refused to interfere with the custody of Pradeep, who failed to appear before the Trial Court in a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The High Court held that an accused who repeatedly fails to appear before the Court cannot claim bail as a matter…
Living in Separate Rooms Does Not Constitute Cruelty Per Se, But Cumulative Effect of Prolonged Marital Discord Is Relevant: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that spouses living in separate rooms in the same house cannot, by that fact alone, be treated as having committed matrimonial cruelty. The Court made it clear that separate living must be examined in the context of the entire matrimonial relationship and the circumstances that led to…
Interim Victim Compensation Scheme Sought in Mob Lynching Cases; Notice to Victim’s Kin Mandated in Bail Hearings: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has issued important directions concerning the rights of victims and their families in cases involving mob violence and mob lynching. While dismissing several petitions seeking cancellation of bail granted to accused persons in a mob lynching case, the Court directed the State Government to…
Maintenance for Autistic Child Cannot Automatically Stop at 18, Must Continue Until Child Becomes Capable of Earning: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that merely reaching the age of majority cannot automatically bring an end to the right of a child suffering from a physical or mental abnormality or disability to receive maintenance. The Court held that the real question is whether, even after attaining majority, the person is…
