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NDPS Disposal Rules Do Not Prohibit Interim Release of Seized Vehicle to Innocent Owner: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India on October 27, 2025, ruled that when the owner of a vehicle proves that it was used for transporting narcotic substances without his knowledge or connivance, he cannot be denied interim custody of the vehicle during the pendency of trial. The judgment was delivered by a Bench of Justice…
Three Police Officers Directed to Pay ₹10 Lakh Compensation to Man Falsely Implicated in Drugs Case: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has directed three police officers to jointly pay Rs.10 Lakh as compensation to a man who was wrongfully convicted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Justice K.K. Ramakrishnan passed the order after finding that the officers, identified in the judgment as P.W.2,…
Order Modified to Trace Missing Kuwaiti Man; State Police Chief Directed to Constitute SIT: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Monday, October 27, 2025, modified its earlier interim order in the case concerning the disappearance of Suraj Lama, who went missing on October 5, 2025, after arriving in Kochi from Kuwait. The modification was made by a Division Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B.…
Husband Restricting Wife’s Movements and Forcing Her to Resign from Job Amount to Cruelty: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has ruled that persistent suspicion, monitoring, and control by a husband over his wife’s life amounts to mental cruelty under Section 10(1)(x) of the Divorce Act, 1869. The Division Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B. Snehalatha held that such conduct destroys the…
Cheques Issued Solely for Security Purpose Not Enforceable for Any Existing Debt: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that cheques issued only as security and not meant for actual deposit in the bank cannot be considered as instruments for payment of any existing debt or liability. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that such cheques, given for a specific purpose, cannot be used for encashment towards…
Relationship Born of Mutual Volition Cannot Be Criminalised”; Relief Granted to Man Accused of Rape by Woman He Met on Bumble: Karnataka High Court “
The Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR filed against a 23-year-old man accused of rape after meeting a woman on the dating application Bumble. Justice M. Nagaprasanna delivered the judgment, stating that when two adults voluntarily enter into a relationship, even if it later leads to disappointment, it cannot…
Section 452 Companies Act | Employee Bears ‘Strict Liability’ to Return Company Property Upon Termination of Employment: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that employees and officers of a company are strictly liable under Section 452 of the Companies Act, 2013 to return all company property immediately after the cessation of employment. The Court emphasized that the provision does not require proof of entrustment and operates as a strict…
Murder Conviction of Woman Quashed for Killing Rapist Who Harassed Her to Withdraw Complaint: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court, sitting at the Nagpur Bench, has modified the conviction of a woman who killed her rapist after being continuously harassed to withdraw her complaint. The Court held that the act was committed under grave and sudden provocation, thus attracting Exception 1 to Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code…
Bharat Mata Portrait Row | Kerala University to Deliberate on Registrar’s Suspension in Upcoming Syndicate Meeting, Court Informed: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court was informed by the University of Kerala that the issue concerning the suspension of the Registrar will be included as an agenda item in the next Syndicate meeting. The assurance came during the hearing of a writ petition filed by University Syndicate members, seeking direction to convene the…
Muslim Divorce | Return of ‘Mahar’ Can Be Determined from Parties’ Statements, Not Solely from ‘Khula Nama’: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that the return of ‘mahar’, which is the consideration given by the husband to the wife in a Muslim marriage, need not be proved solely through the ‘Khula Nama’. The Court clarified that such return can also be ascertained from the statements of the parties made before the court. The…
