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Supreme Court upholds pre-arrest bail of actor-producer Vijay Babu in sexual assault case; certain bail conditions modified

Supreme Court: In a significant case, the Division Bench of Indira Banerjee and J.K. Maheshwari, JJ., upheld pre-arrest bail of actor-producer Vijay

Published on July 7, 2022July 14, 2022By Editor_4
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Op Ed
Op EdsOP. ED.

Settled principles, unsettled: Sedition Law sent into abeyance

by Akash Kumar Baglekar†

Published on July 5, 2022July 5, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Patna High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Can non-resistance by rape survivors be the ground for acquittal for the accused? Patna High Court decides

Patna High Court: While dealing with a case of rape, A M Badar, J. observed that mere non-offering of physical resistance by

Published on June 29, 2022July 1, 2022By Editor_4
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Kerala High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

[Violence against Doctors] Kerala High Court| Pre-arrest bail in offences under Kerala Healthcare Act incongruous to legislative mandate

    Kerala High Court: In a case concerning attacks against doctors and medical institutions, Bechu Kurian Thomas, J., held that granting

Published on June 28, 2022May 14, 2025By Editor_4
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Karnataka High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Karnataka High Court | Illicit relationship with husband of the complainant not necessary ground to constitute offence under S. 498-A IPC

    Karnataka High Court: Hemant Chandangoudar J. quashed the FIR against accused 5 being the woman who had illicit relations with

Published on June 27, 2022May 14, 2025By Editor_4
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Kerala High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kerala High Court grants anticipatory bail to cine artist & producer Vijay Babu in a rape case

Kerala High Court: In a high-profile rape case that ignited controversy in the cine industry, Bechu Kurian Thomas, J., granted anticipatory bail

Published on June 23, 2022August 5, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ker HC| Statutory diktat for sexual offenses most often unknown to students and youths; HC directs State to include sessions regarding POCSO Act and S. 376 IPC in curriculum  

“The educational machinery of the State has fallen woefully short in imparting the required awareness to the young children about the heinous crimes and its consequence.” 

Published on June 11, 2022June 17, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

63-year-old woman aided her 65-year old husband to commit rape on a minor girl: Can she be granted bail? J&K&L HC answers

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Srinagar: Sanjay Dhar, J., expressed that, in the cases involving offences of serious nature falling

Published on May 24, 2022June 3, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Can employee claim Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity where a criminal appeal in corruption case is pending against him and sentence is suspended?  SC answers

Supreme Court: In an interesting case where the Division Bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul* and M.M. Sundresh, JJ., was to answer whether

Published on April 8, 2022April 15, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Gau HC | Sexual offences against minor cannot be compromised by parents; HC rejects application to enforce compromise

Gauhati High Court: Arun Dev Choudhury, J., held that sexual offences against minor cannot be compromised by parents. An FIR was lodged

Published on March 29, 2022March 29, 2022By Editor_4
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Op EdsOP. ED.

Rape or No Rape —That is the Question: An Analysis of Consent on the Basis of a Promise to Marry

by Sudhanshu Chaudhari* and Amit Pai**

Published on March 25, 2022March 25, 2022By Editor_4
4 Comments18432 views
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Murder convict seeks remission of sentence on the ground of being 100% visually impaired. Can disability be a ground for remission? SC answers 

Supreme Court: While addressing the plea of a murder convict seeking remission on the ground of blindness, the Division Bench comprising of

Published on March 16, 2022March 16, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

AP HC | If the de facto complainant feels insulted as he was beaten in front of public and if he takes a hasty decision to commit suicide; will the accused be held responsible in the eyes of law?

Andhra Pradesh High Court: Cheekati Manavendranath Roy J. partly allowed the petition by quashing FIR for the offence punishable under Section 306

Published on February 22, 2022March 4, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kar HC | Bail rejected as the Court cannot decide whether it attracts the offence under Ss. 302 of IPC or 304 Part-II IPC at this stage

Karnataka High Court: H.P Sandesh, J. rejected bail as at this stage no offence can be attracted and the same is left

Published on February 10, 2022February 10, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Person with 54% disability pinned to the ground, throttled by neck and consequently killed by strangulation; SC cancels HC order granting bail to the accused

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of M.R. Shah B.V. Nagarathna*, JJ., cancelled the bail order of the High Court against the person

Published on January 26, 2022January 28, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kar HC |  While deciding the petition under S. 482 of CrPC evidence cannot be appreciated as it lies within the domain of Trial Court

Karnataka High Court: Sreenivas Harish Kumar J. dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are such that

Published on January 13, 2022January 13, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Bank not a trustee of money deposited by Customers; Supreme Court holds the relationship between customer and Bank is one of a creditor and a debtor and not of a trustee

Supreme Court: The 3-Judge Bench of N.V. Ramana, CJ., Surya Kant* and Hima Kohli, JJ., held that the Bank is not the

Published on December 22, 2021December 24, 2021By Editor_4
7 Comments11625 views
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ker HC | “The accused hugged and impregnated me”; Is mere oral testimony of victim sufficient to attract offence of rape?

Kerala High Court: Kauser Edappagath, J., reversed the concurrent findings of Lower Courts, whereby the accused was convicted for the offence of

Published on December 18, 2021December 24, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

‘Madam if you want leave, come and meet me alone’; Chh HC held it not to be a sexually coloured remark; Offence under IPC and SC ST Act not made out

Chhattisgarh High Court: Narendra Kumar Vyas, J., quashed the FIR registered against the petitioner by Respondent 4 at Women Police Station, Bilaspur

Published on December 15, 2021December 31, 2021By Editor_4
1 Comment2609 views
Case BriefsHigh Courts

[Elgar Parishad Case] Bombay High Court grants default bail to activist Sudha Bhardwaj 

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of S.S. Shinde and N. J. Jamadar, JJ., granted bail to activist Sudha Bhardwaj after three

Published on December 14, 2021December 17, 2021By Editor_4
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