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Section 19 of the JJ Act | Children's Court Must Pass a Reasoned Order Before Trying a Child as an Adult: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a Children's Court cannot proceed to try a child in conflict with law as an adult without first passing a reasoned order under Section 19(1) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. Declaring the requirement mandatory, a Bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and…
CRPF Criticised for Removing Driver Who Developed Disability; ₹1.25 Crore Compensation Awarded: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) illegally removed a driver from service after he developed a visual disability during his employment instead of providing him an alternative post as required under Section 47 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of…
Matrimonial Courts Cannot Presume a Bride Entrusted Gold to Her Husband or In-Laws Without Evidence: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that matrimonial courts cannot presume that a wife entrusted her gold ornaments to her husband or his family merely because such practices may have existed in the past. The Court observed that findings in matrimonial disputes must be based on evidence and not on speculation or outdated…
Right to Be Forgotten | Litigant's Name Directed to Be Masked in Online Court Records After FIR Quashed: Bombay High Court
The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has reaffirmed that the Right to Privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution of India includes the Right to Be Forgotten. While deciding Criminal Writ Petition No. 470 of 2026, the Court directed the Registry to mask the identity of a petitioner whose criminal case had…
Long, Continuous Consensual Relationship Does Not Prima Facie Amount to Rape; Financial Dispute Held Predominantly Civil, Man Discharged: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has discharged Saurabh Pal Singh from charges under Section 376, Section 420, Section 406, Section 504 and Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code along with Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Justice Santosh Rai held that the material collected during investigation did…
Section 408 CrPC | Can a Part-Heard Trial Be Transferred to the Original Judge's New Court Within the Same Division? Answered: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a Sessions Judge has the authority under Section 408 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to transfer a part-heard criminal trial to the new court of a judicial officer who has been transferred within the same Sessions Division, provided the new court has jurisdiction to try the…
Fixing Maintenance for Wife at 25% of Husband's Net Income Is Not Mandatory; Court May Award More or Less: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that the commonly cited principle of awarding a wife 25% of the husband's net salary as maintenance is only a broad guideline and not a mandatory rule. The Court observed that every maintenance case must be decided on its own facts and circumstances, and courts have the discretion to…
Consumer Complaint Against Advocate for Deficiency in Legal Services Not Maintainable Under the Consumer Protection Act: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that complaints alleging deficiency in legal services provided by advocates cannot be entertained under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. The Division Bench held that services rendered by advocates in professional legal matters do not come within the definition of "service"…
Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, Sections 482 and 427 of the Code of Criminal Procedure | Concurrent Sentences Ordered in Cheque Bounce Cases Arising From a Single Loan Transaction: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that where multiple cheque dishonour cases arise out of a single loan transaction between the same parties, the substantive sentences can be directed to run concurrently in order to secure the ends of justice. The Court exercised its inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of…
Being Wife of an Alleged Extremist and Present at the Encounter Site With a Child Cannot Justify Conviction Without Proof of an Overt Act: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has acquitted Pramila Devi in a criminal appeal arising out of a 2004 police encounter case in Gumla district. The Court held that merely because she was present at the place of occurrence with her one-and-a-half-year-old daughter and happened to be the wife of an alleged extremist, she could…
