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FIR Against Teacher Over Urdu Poem Shared on WhatsApp Status Quashed: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed a criminal case registered against a government school teacher accused of hurting religious sentiments and disturbing communal harmony after he shared an Urdu poem on his WhatsApp status. The Court held that literary and artistic expression cannot be criminalised merely…
Bail Granted to Alleged LeT Over Ground Worker, Disclosure Statement Alone Insufficient: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has granted bail to Burhan Ahmad Mattoo, who was accused of assisting the banned terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba as an alleged “Over Ground Worker.” The Court observed that the prosecution failed to produce any independent incriminating material against the accused…
Mere Presence at Crime Scene Cannot Attract Section 34 IPC Without Proof of Common Intention: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently modified the conviction of Madhya Pradesh resident Sanjay Singh in a long-pending criminal case arising out of a 1999 firing incident in Ratlam district. The Court held that the prosecution failed to establish the essential ingredients of Section 34 IPC, which deals with common intention…
Refusal to Quash POCSO FIR Despite Marriage and Child Between Accused and Prosecutrix: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings in a serious kidnapping, rape, and POCSO Act case despite the accused later marrying the prosecutrix and having a child with her. The Court held that offences involving minors and allegations under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012…
Aman Gupta’s Personality Rights Protected, Takedown of AI Deepfakes and Fake Endorsements Ordered: Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Grants Relief In Personality Rights And Trademark Infringement Case Over AI Deepfake Misuse Of Aman Gupta’s Identity Background of the Dispute The Delhi High Court has granted interim protection to entrepreneur and “Shark Tank India” judge Aman Gupta in a major case involving alleged misuse of his…
Divorce Plea Refused, Vague Allegations of Adultery Cannot Dissolve Marriage: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court recently dismissed a husband’s appeal seeking divorce against his wife after finding that the allegations of adultery and desertion were vague and unsupported by proper evidence. The Court held that under the provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act, a marriage cannot be dissolved merely on the basis…
State Minority Commission Has No Jurisdiction Over Property Disputes: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court delivered an important judgment protecting the jurisdiction of civil courts in property disputes and clarified that the Kerala State Minority Commission cannot order eviction of any person from residential property. Justice Easwaran S passed the judgment in the case of Moideenkutty v. The Kerala…
Conviction Upheld in POCSO and IPC Sexual Assault Case, Sentence Reduced Under Section 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on May 8, 2026, delivered a major judgment in a criminal appeal filed by Parveen Kumar against his conviction in a sexual assault case involving a minor boy. The judgment was passed by Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha in Criminal Appeal No. 607/2023. The case involved serious offences under the…
SHO Suspended After Gambling Raid at IAS Officer’s Farmhouse Gets Relief: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench, delivered an important judgment on 9 May 2026 in the matter involving police officer Lokendera Singh Hihore. The Court examined the legality of suspension action taken against the SHO after he conducted a raid on an alleged illegal gambling operation at a farmhouse…
Acquittal in Cheque Bounce Case Under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act Against Shriram City Union Finance: Delhi Court
A Delhi District Court has acquitted Ashmeet in a cheque bounce case filed by M/s Shriram City Union Finance Ltd. under Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The judgment was delivered on May 7, 2026 by Additional Sessions Judge Swati Gupta-I at Dwarka Courts, New Delhi. The appellate court set aside the…
