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Police and Professionals Appearing Before Court as Witnesses Must Wear Prescribed Uniform and Maintain Discipline: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has directed that police officers, medical practitioners and other professionals appearing before courts as witnesses must attend in the prescribed uniform wherever applicable and maintain absolute integrity, discipline and devotion to duty while giving evidence. The Division Bench of Justice SM…
Can a Woman Simultaneously Act on Promise of Marriage Made by Two Different Men? Rape Trial Stayed: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has stayed the trial in a rape case after finding that the complainant had made similar allegations of entering into physical relationships on the false promise of marriage against two different men for substantially the same period. Justice Prateek Jalan observed that this circumstance creates a…
State Directed to Return Land Given for Government School After Its Closure Due to Zero Enrolment: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that the State cannot continue to keep land that was provided only for running a government school after the school has been permanently closed. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua held that once the purpose for which the land was given no longer exists, the State has no legal right to…
POCSO Act | Woman Accused of Sexual Assault on Minor Boy Granted Bail; Victim's Mother Has No Objection: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to Anjali in a case registered under Section 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 6 and 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act). The order was passed by Justice Manoj Jain while deciding the bail application. The Court…
District Collector Cannot Direct Police to Recall Closure Report or Reopen Investigation: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a District Collector has no authority under criminal law to direct the police to recall a closure report or reopen a criminal investigation after the report has been submitted before the competent court. The Court observed that once a closure report is filed under Section…
Criminal Revision Against Order Closing Cross-Examination Is Not Maintainable in Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Cases: Delhi Court
The Principal District and Sessions Judge, North-West District, Rohini Courts, Delhi, has held that a criminal revision cannot be maintained against an interlocutory order closing the right of an accused to further cross-examine the complainant. The Court ruled that such an order is purely procedural and falls within…
Trial Court Need Not Defer Section 125 CrPC Maintenance Order Merely Because a Section 340 CrPC Plea Is Filed After Judgment Is Reserved: Allahabad High Court
Title Section 125 Code of Criminal Procedure: Allahabad High Court Says Filing Section 340 Code of Criminal Procedure Application After Judgment Is Reserved Does Not Stop Maintenance Order Introduction The Allahabad High Court has clarified that a Trial Court is not bound to postpone the pronouncement of judgment in a…
Media Cannot Publish Identity of Child Victim Even in the Child's Interest; Case Against Reporter and Editor Not Quashed: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that the identity of a child victim cannot be published by the media even if the publication is claimed to be in the child's interest or intended to secure justice. The Court held that Section 74 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 provides mandatory…
Prescribing a Minimum Viva Voce Cut-Off for Judicial Appointments Is Reasonable: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the proviso to Rule 41 Rajasthan Judicial Service Rules, 2010, which prescribed a minimum of 25% marks in the viva voce for appointment to the post of Additional District Judge from the advocates' quota. The Court held that prescribing a minimum qualifying benchmark in the…
Section 295A IPC | Absence of Deliberate and Malicious Intent Defeats Prosecution Over Quran Copies at Printing Press: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against Malgireddy Sridhar Reddy in a case alleging disrespect to copies of the Holy Quran kept at a printing and binding press. The Court held that prosecution under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 can proceed only when there is material…
