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Minor Remanded as Adult, Andhra Pradesh High Court Orders Immediate Release and Imposes ₹10,000 Costs on SHO: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has strongly emphasized the importance of following the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 when dealing with a child alleged to have committed an offence. In Writ Petition No. 24721 of 2026, a Division Bench comprising Justice Ninala Jayasurya and Justice T.C.D.…
Husband’s Acquittal in Dowry Harassment Case Upheld, Same Evidence Cannot Convict Only One Accused: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati has dismissed Criminal Revision Case No. 1643 of 2009 filed by Chirumamilla Suneetha against the setting aside of her husband’s conviction. The case concerned allegations under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act,…
Plea Against Demolition Notice Dismissed for Suppression of Material Facts, Costs Imposed: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Anand Kumar Kedia challenging a demolition notice issued by the Indore Municipal Corporation in connection with a proposed road-widening project near his residential property in Indore. The Court found that the petitioner had not disclosed important…
Accident Functional Disability Cannot Be Reduced Merely Because Victim Was Retained in a Specified Role: Supreme Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Anand Kumar Kedia against a demolition notice issued by the Indore Municipal Corporation in connection with a proposed road-widening project near his residential property in Indore. Justice Sandeep N Bhatt held that the petitioner had failed to…
₹100 Crore Freezing of Coda Payments Accounts Quashed, PMLA Authority Failed to Record Mandatory Findings: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has set aside orders freezing the bank accounts and payment aggregator and payment gateway accounts of M/s Coda Payments India Pvt. Ltd., involving approximately ₹100 crore. The Division Bench of Justice A. S. Gadkari and Justice Kamal Khata held that the Adjudicating Authority under the…
Advocate Cannot Be Prosecuted for Client’s Acts Merely for Sending Legal Notice on Instructions: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has ruled that an advocate cannot be criminally prosecuted merely because he prepared and sent a legal notice on the instructions of his senior and on behalf of a client, unless there is prima facie material showing that the advocate knowingly participated in the alleged illegal activity or…
J&K Bank Employee’s Termination Over Alleged Anti-National Activities Quashed for Failure to Conduct Mandatory Probe: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed the dismissal of a senior Jammu & Kashmir Bank officer who was removed from service over alleged involvement in terrorist and anti-national activities. The Court held that dismissal without holding an inquiry is a drastic power and can be exercised only when the…
POCSO FIR Over Alleged Recording of Minor in Changing Room Quashed, Accused Directed to Perform Community Service: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has quashed criminal proceedings arising from an FIR registered against Ravi Sureshbhai Prajapati in connection with an allegation that a minor girl was video-recorded while she was changing clothes inside a changing room at a mall showroom. Justice MK Thakker passed the order while considering…
Government Pleader’s Plea Against Termination Dismissed, Court Says Dignified Renunciation of Office Expected, Not Chase for Lost Briefs: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the termination of a government pleader's engagement, holding that the authorities were legally entitled to end the engagement by giving the notice prescribed under the applicable terms. Justice Deepak Roshan, sitting as a Single Judge Bench, observed that…
Promise to Marry Not Deceitful Where Man Intended to Marry but Woman’s Mother Refused, Bail Granted: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has granted bail to a man accused in a rape case, observing that a promise to marry cannot, at the bail stage, be treated as a deceitful promise when the available material indicates that the accused had actually expressed willingness to marry the woman and had approached her mother with the…
