Desertion and irretrievable breakdown of marriage, sustained for over two decades, constitute mental cruelty: Allahabad High Court Dissolves 34-Year-Old Marriage Acquittal in Criminal Case Must Prompt Review of Dismissal: Telangana High Court There Must Be an Intention to Provoke or Drive the Victim to Commit Suicide: High Court Discharges Accused in Abetment of Suicide Case Plaintiffs' Claim of Private Ownership Over Public Road Fails: Balance of Convenience Favors Defendants, Rules Bombay High Court Suspicious Circumstances Invalidated Unregistered Will in Partition Dispute: Supreme Court Suspicious Circumstances Must Be Resolved Even After Valid Execution of Will: Supreme Court Procedural Rules Cannot Obstruct Access to Justice: Litigants Should Not Suffer for Counsel's Negligence: Supreme Court Restores Suit Dismissed Ex-Parte Writ Jurisdiction Cannot Be Used to Reappreciate Evidence or Reverse Well-Founded Factual Findings: Supreme Court IBC | Corporate Guarantee Under Hypothecation Deeds Qualifies as Financial Debt: Supreme Court Beneficial Legislation Must Be Interpreted Purposively to Protect the Rights of Senior Citizens: Supreme Court Quashes Gift Deed Executed by Senior Citizen Attempt Must Go Beyond Preparation: Rajasthan High Court Alters Conviction in 33-Year-Old Case Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Aided Institution to Pay Leave Encashment to Retired Employees Kerala High Court Allows Review Petitions in Custody Dispute, Recalls Earlier Judgment Granting Interim Custody to Father Copyright in Sound Recordings Must Be Protected: Delhi High Court in Interim Injunction Grounds of Arrest Must Be Served in Writing, But Remand Report Can Satisfy Constitutional Mandate: Andhra Pradesh High Court

"Bail" Digest

Bail Petition – Regular Bail Granted to Former Chief Minister  - Alleged Financial Irregularities in Skill Development Project - The petitioner, Sri Nara Chandra Babu Naidu, sought regular bail regarding allegations of corruption and financial irregularities in the APSSDC skill development project. The charges include misappropriation of funds, evasion of government norms, and invol...

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – Applicability of Sections 42(1) and 42(2) – Seizure of narcotic substance from a vehicle – Whether the vehicle is a public conveyance – Compliance with Section 42 requirements – Statutory mandate of entry, search, seizure, and arrest – Significance of clear recorded statement – Non-compliance with Sect...

Dowry Death – Bail – Grant of bail to accused No.1 – Allegations of demand for dowry and cruelty leading to suicide of deceased Meghana – Lack of material evidence to establish demand for dowry at the time of marriage – Deceased subjected to physical and mental torture after three months of marriage – Accused allegedly coercing deceased to bring additional dowry...

Bail Application – Rejection of Bail in Money Laundering Case – Petitioner's involvement in alleged primary teacher recruitment scam – Petitioner, previously the President of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education, accused of facilitating illegal appointments – Bail application rejected due to the gravity of the offense and the influential position of the petitioner...

Criminal Law – Anticipatory Bail – Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – The Gujarat High Court considered the applications for anticipatory bail under Section 14A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, in connection with FIR No. 11192050240041 at Sanand Police Station, Ahmedabad (Rural). The appel...

Bail – Delay in trials and undertrials’ prolonged incarceration – Concerns about prosecution’s conduct in criminal cases leading to trial delays and undertrials languishing in jail – Court’s attention drawn to orders highlighting such issues – State directed to enforce the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for timely appearance of prosecution witnesses &n...

Application for Anticipatory Bail - FIR alleging involvement in a case under IPC Sections 107 and 306 - Accused seeking anticipatory bail due to delayed FIR and absence of direct allegations in the suicide note. [Para 1, 5] FIR Review and Discretion of Court - Analysis of FIR, nature of allegations, and roles attributed to the accused, leading to the decision to grant anticipatory bail. Importa...

Bail - Constitutional Law – Personal Liberty – Arrest – Necessity for justification – Arrest and detention in police lock-up causing harm to reputation and self-esteem – Arrest cannot be made in a routine manner on a mere allegation of offense – Justification required for arrest apart from the power to arrest – Arrest to be avoided if reasonable satisfacti...

  Bail Application – Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – Regular Bail Denied – Petitioner Somdutt Singh seeking regular bail for offenses under NDPS Act, involved in commercial quantity psychotropic substance trafficking – Bail denied due to substantial evidence against the petitioner including recoveries at his instance and WhatsApp chats linking...

Context of Bail Applications – Bail sought in Case No. VIII/13,13A/DZU/2020 under NDPS Act for possession of psychotropic substances – Applications of Kashmir @ Mausam and Somdutt Singh @ Shivam heard together due to common FIR. [Para 1]   Case History and Arrest Details – Kashmir @ Mausam in custody since October 30, 2020, and Somdutt Singh @ Shivam since April 15, 20...