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PMLA | Money Laundering Charge Requires Identifiable 'Proceeds of Crime' Linked to Scheduled Offence; Bail Granted: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to an accused in a case registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), holding that at the stage of deciding the bail application, the prosecution had failed to establish identifiable proceeds of crime arising from a scheduled offence. The Court observed…
Criminal Case Against Hemant Soren Over 2014 Election Speech Quashed; No Offence Made Out: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has quashed the entire criminal proceedings initiated against former Chief Minister Hemant Soren in connection with a speech delivered during the 2014 Jharkhand Assembly election campaign. The Court held that even if the allegations made by the prosecution were accepted in their entirety, they…
Greed Behind Cyber Fraud? Bail Rejected; Recovery of Investigation Cost Ordered From Complainant: Rajasthan High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the Right to Information Act, 2005 does not prescribe any mandatory time limit for deciding second appeals and complaints before the Central Information Commission (CIC). Therefore, the Court refused to issue a writ of mandamus directing the Commission to decide…
Husband's Pressure on Wife to Claim Share in Ancestral Property Can Amount to Dowry Demand: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has partly allowed the appeals filed by Sajal Parui and his parents in a dowry death case arising from the death of his wife Chayanika. The Court upheld the conviction of Sajal Parui for offences under Section 498A and Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code, but reduced his sentence from life…
45-Day Timeline for Disposal of RTI Appeals Not Fixed; CIC Directed to Improve Mechanism for Clearing Pendency: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that it cannot direct the Central Information Commission (CIC) to decide second appeals under the Right to Information Act, 2005 within a fixed period of 45 days because the law itself does not prescribe any such mandatory timeline. While declining the relief sought,…
Criminal Proceedings Against Businessman Boby Chemmanur Stayed in Sexual Harassment Case: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has stayed the criminal proceedings initiated against businessman Boby Chemmanur in a sexual harassment case registered in 2025 after the parties informed the Court that the dispute had been amicably settled. The interim order was passed while the High Court considered a petition seeking quashing…
FIRs Against CM Revanth Reddy for Allegedly Obstructing Traffic During 2019 By-Poll Roadshows Quashed: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has quashed multiple criminal proceedings initiated against Chief Minister Revanth Reddy in connection with roadshows conducted during the 2019 Huzurnagar Assembly by-elections. The Court held that the prosecution under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code was without jurisdiction as the…
Plea Seeking SIT Probe Dismissed After Woman Alleged to Be Murdered Found Alive: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking a status report and constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the alleged disappearance and suspected murder of Devinder Kaur. The Court held that the…
'Complete Apathy': Concern Over Police Treatment of Juvenile Prompts PIL Over 'Rampant Violation' of JJ Act: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has expressed serious concern over the manner in which children are being treated by the police during investigations and has converted a habeas corpus petition into a regular Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to address the alleged widespread violations of the Juvenile Justice (Care and…
Review of Judgment Cannot Be Sought Solely Due to a Missing Document Page Unless It Causes Manifest Injustice: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench has reiterated that the power of review is extremely limited and cannot be exercised to reargue a case or seek a fresh examination of disputed facts. The Court dismissed a review application filed in a recruitment dispute relating to the post of Assistant Operator (Radio Cadre),…
