Prevention of Corruption Act – Quashing of Proceedings – Sub-Inspector of Police – Demand of Illegal Gratification – Absence of Material Evidence – Petitioner-accused No.3, working as Sub-Inspector of Police at Kamareddy Police Station, was arrayed in Crime No.05/RCO/ACB-NZB/2020 for offences under Sections 7(a)(c) and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Sectio...
Criminal Contempt – Scandalizing the Court – Unparliamentary Language – LinkedIn Post – Charge Framed – Respondent-advocate allegedly raised her voice, used unparliamentary language, and alleged collusion of the Judicial Officer with the opposing party during hearing on 25.01.2025 – Respondent also allegedly uploaded a LinkedIn post reproducing court order-sheet...
Criminal Law – Anticipatory Bail – SC/ST (POA) Act – Section 14A(2) – Role of Accused in Custodial Death – Deceased Darshan was taken to Vivekanagara Police Station on 13.11.2025 without registration of case — detained illegally from 01.30 a.m. of 13.11.2025 to 08.30 p.m. of 15.11.2025 — thereafter sent to a rehabilitation centre where he was allegedly sub...
Criminal Law – Appeal against Acquittal – Victim’s Appeal under Section 372 Cr.P.C. – Trial Court acquitted all accused in case of fatal assault arising out of prior enmity – High Court held that though acquittal of A3 to A11 justified for want of proof of common object and corroboration, acquittal of A1 and A2 perverse in light of consistent eyewitness and medical ev...
Criminal Law – POCSO and BNS Offences – Quashing of FIR – Post-Settlement Marriage – Petition Allowed – FIR was lodged at the instance of the parents of the prosecutrix at Police Station Dhamnod, District Dhar, under BNS and POCSO Act – Prosecutrix had been a consenting party and was forced to depose against the petitioner by her parents – Subsequent to re...
Criminal Law – Attempt to Murder – Unlawful Assembly – Acquittal – Appellants convicted by 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Ghazipur under Sections 148 and 307 read with Section 149 IPC for alleged armed attack on injured-informant Moinuddin Khan on 19.01.1986 – Three other alleged assailants remained unidentified and un-charge-sheeted – Prosecution relied upon te...
Bail – Undertrial – Right to Speedy Trial – Article 21 – Undue Delay – Applicant arrested on 13.12.2023 for offences under Sections 302 and 201 read with Section 34 IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act – Bail previously dismissed by this Court on 10.01.2025 – Out of 47 prosecution witnesses, only 3 examined in over two years – Trial progressing at a sn...
Maintenance – Ex-parte Order – Alternative Remedy – Maintainability of Revision – Husband challenged ex-parte order dated 20.08.2025 passed by Principal Judge, Family Court, Jhansi, directing him to pay Rs. 30,000/- per month as maintenance to wife under Section 144 BNSS (erstwhile Section 125 CrPC) – Order passed after due service of notice upon revisionist who faile...
Negotiable Instruments Act – Section 138 – Dishonour of Cheque – Friendly Loan – Presumption under Sections 118 and 139 – Petitioner, a dentist, issued a cheque for Rs. 10,00,000/- towards repayment of a friendly loan extended by the opposite party — cheque dishonoured for insufficiency of funds — legal notice issued but not responded to — petitioner...
Criminal Law – Sanction for Prosecution – Section 197 Cr.P.C. – Police Officers – Subordinate Ranks – Appellants, subordinate rank police officers, were accused of murdering the complainant's husband allegedly at the instance of a senior officer (Sankaran Moitra) during election duty – This Court had earlier quashed proceedings against Sankaran Moitra for wa...