Agnipath’: Must Hear Us Before Any Decision, Centre Tells Supreme Court
The centre has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court urging that the court “must hear its side” before taking any decision on the petitions challengingRead More…
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[POCSO Act] Bar on repeated examination of child survivor under Section 33(5) ceases when survivor attains majority: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court recently held that the rigors of Section 33(5) of the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) which barsRead More…
Court Upholds 16-Year-Old Muslim Girl’s Marriage, Provides Protection
A Muslim couple aged 16 and 21 years were given protection by the Punjab and Haryana High Court after they petitioned the court saying their “life anRead More…
Supreme Court Rejects Jailed Maharashtra Leaders’ Plea To Vote
The Supreme Court Monday declined the plea of Nationalist Congress Party leaders and MLAs Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh seeking temporary release froRead More…
Concealing facts ground to decline bail: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court recently reaffirmed that the court can refuse to grant bail if the accused conceals facts from the bench [Deen MoRead More…
Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain Denied Bail In Money Laundering Case
In a setback for Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, a court on Saturday dismissed the bail plea of the AAP leader who was arrested last month by tRead More…
“Sex Workers Should Not Be Penalised During Raids”, Says High Court
Sex workers should not be arrested or penalised whenever a brothel house is raided by police, the Madras High Court has ruled.Citing a recent SupremeRead More…
Section 67A IT Act not limited to sexual intercourse; will include nude video: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court last week observed that forwarding of a nude video is an offence under Section 67A of the Information Technology (IT) Act [EsraRead More…
No Relief In Property Case, Man Pulls Out Paper Cutter In High Court, And…
A 55-year-old man tried to kill himself inside a courtroom at the Bombay High Court on Friday after a judge rejected his plea in a property dispute.HRead More…
Can’t Order Release: High Court As Rajiv Gandhi Convicts Cite Perarivalan
Holding that High Courts do not have the special power of the Supreme Court, the Madras High Court on Friday rejected a plea from Nalini Sriharan andRead More…