Delhi High Court Frames Criminal Contempt Charges Against Advocate For Scandalizing Judge On LinkedIn After Cyber Cell Traces IP Logs Testimony Of Partially Hostile Witnesses Can Be Relied Upon If Corroborated: Delhi High Court Upholds Police Officer's Conviction Subordinate Engineers Entitled To Non-Functional Upgradation Even If Level 8 Reached Via MACP: Supreme Court FEMA Adjudicating Authority Cannot Overrule Competent Authority's Refusal To Confirm Asset Seizure: Supreme Court Candidate Cannot Claim Lower Preference Post After Securing First Choice Under Merit-Cum-Preference System: Madhya Pradesh High Court Official Cannot Escape Corruption Trial Merely Because 90% Payment Was Made Prior To His Joining: Calcutta High Court Employee Who Evades Cross-Examining Witnesses Cannot Later Claim 'No Evidence' In Departmental Enquiry: Andhra Pradesh High Court Fictitious Or Non-Genuine Revenue Entries Cannot Confer Adhivasi Rights Under UP Zamindari Abolition Act: Allahabad High Court Calcutta High Court Quashes Termination Of Compassionate Appointee Over Age Dispute, Says Such Claims Cannot Be Kept Pending Indefinitely Alleged Custodial Torture Does Not Automatically Attract Contempt Under 'D.K. Basu' Unless Specific Arrest Guidelines Are Violated: Gujarat High Court Authority Cannot Act As 'Judge In Own Cause'; Himachal Pradesh High Court Quashes Distillery License Cancellation Over Procedural Impropriety Financial Corporations Have Absolute Power To Fix Employee Pay, Prior State Govt Approval Not Required: Jharkhand High Court Custodial Interrogation Not Required For Police Inspector Accused Only Of Illegal Confinement Prior To Victim's Death: Karnataka High Court Rescission Of Contract Without Hearing Is Illegal; Courts Cannot Interfere In Second Appeal If Findings Rest On Unrebutted Evidence: Gauhati High Court RTI Penalty Proceedings Are Between Commission and SPIO Alone — Complainant Has No Right To Be Heard: Kerala High Court Catastrophic To Allow Law To Take Its Own Course: MP High Court Quashes POCSO, BNS FIR After Victim And Accused Marry No Presumption Under Section 20 PC Act Without Proof Of Demand And Acceptance: Telangana High Court Quashes Case Against Sub-Inspector Attack On Judicial Officers Is Criminal Contempt; Supreme Court Orders CBI/NIA Probe Into West Bengal Incident Prolonged Physical Relationship By Educated Woman Amounts To 'Promiscuity', Not Rape Induced By Misconception Of Fact: Punjab & Haryana High Court Father Cannot Escape Duty To Maintain Minor Children Merely Because Mother Earns Substantial Income: Uttarakhand High Court Divorced Wife Entitled To Maintenance; Mere Earning Capacity Not A Bar: Orissa High Court

"CRIMINAL LAW" Digest

Criminal Law – Cruelty by Husband – Section 498-A IPC – Acquittal Reversed – Mental and Economic Abuse Proven – Victim, an octogenarian wife, alleged sustained cruelty including isolation, denial of food and communication, desecration of religious symbols, coercion to bring money, and obstruction of property rights – Trial Court convicted husband but appellate c...

NDPS – Bail – Commercial Quantity – MDMA 70 gms – FSL positive – Twin conditions – Bail refused – Accused No.3 sought bail under Sec. 483 BNSS/439 CrPC for offences under Secs. 8(c), 21(c) & 22(c) NDPS – Court held seizure of 70 gms MDMA from petitioner established prima facie by mahazar and FSL report – Quantity is commercial – No gr...

Bail – Enticement Allegation – Contradictory Statement of Victim – Applicant accused under Sections 137(2) and 87 BNS for allegedly enticing informant’s daughter – Victim in statement under Section 183 BNSS stated she left home voluntarily – Charge-sheet filed, no need for further custodial interrogation – Applicant in custody since 25.09.2025 – Bail...

Constitution of India – Article 226 – Right to Know About FIR – Liberty to Approach Police – Petitioner's claim of FIRs based on online content attributed to him – Petitioner sought details of FIRs purportedly registered following publication of videos critical of the Chief Justice of India – State unable to confirm petitioner’s involvement based on so...

Juvenile Justice – Bail to Child-in-Conflict-with-Law – Rejection of Bail Without Material Justification – Set Aside – Petitioner aged 17 years 4 months at time of alleged offence under Sections 103(1) and 61(2) BNS – Bail rejected by Juvenile Justice Board and Sessions Judge solely on basis of seriousness of allegations and apprehension of absconding – Held: Su...

Criminal Law – Prevention of Corruption – Abetment – Section 12 P.C. Act – Allegation that 4th accused paid bribes on multiple occasions to 1st accused supported by bank records, remittance slips, FSL report and witness testimony – Held: Prima facie case made out – Discharge rightly rejected by Special Court – High Court affirmed refusal to discharge [Para...

NDPS Act – Appeal Against Acquittal – Acquittal Upheld – Prosecution case based on recovery of 1 kg 50 grams charas from each accused – Trial court acquitted accused due to contradictions in evidence – High Court found inconsistencies in timing of arrest, packing and sealing procedure, and absence of independent witnesses – Held: Prosecution failed to establish ...

Criminal Law – Quashing of FIR – Civil Dispute Allegedly Converted into Criminal Case – FIR Discloses Prima Facie Cognizable Offences – Petition Dismissed – Petitioner approached for quashing of FIR under Sections 451, 504, and 34 IPC alleging false implication in a dispute over car repair charges – Held: FIR allegations show petitioner, along with co-accused, f...

Criminal Law – Quashing - Defamation – News Broadcast – Section 499 IPC – Criminal Intent – Mens Rea – Debate telecast on “Times Now” dated 19.02.2016 hosted by Arnab Goswami described respondent as “Gunda Lawyer”, “Hooligan” and “Rogue Lawyer” – Complaint alleged imputations harmed reputation – Held: O...

Negotiable Instruments Act – Section 138 – Adjustment of Payment – Convict sought adjustment of ₹33,10,000 recovered by complainant in civil execution proceedings towards compensation of ₹1.5 crore imposed in criminal proceedings under Section 138 NI Act. Held: Section 357(5) CrPC permits adjustment of compensation paid or recovered in one proceeding against another relating ...