Selling Non-E20 Compliant Car Without Disclosure Amounts To Unfair Trade Practice: Consumer Court Directs Maruti Suzuki To Replace Vehicle Or Refund Cost Punjab & Haryana High Court Appoints Independent Observer, Orders Videography To Ensure Fair Mayoral Polls In MC Abohar Railways Cannot Be Held Liable For Shortage Of Goods Booked At 'Owner's Risk' Unless Negligence Is Proved: Supreme Court High Court Cannot Re-Appreciate Evidence In Writ Jurisdiction To Interfere With Fact-Finding By Civil Courts: Supreme Court Supreme Court Directs All States To Formulate Premature Release Policy For Terminally Ill & Elderly Prisoners Within 3 Months Employer Cannot Deny Compassionate Appointment Citing Age Limit Crossed Due To Its Own Delay In Processing Medical Retirement: Supreme Court Remission Applications Of Life Convicts Must Be Decided Within 3 Months; Long Incarceration Merits Interim Bail: Supreme Court Arbitration Clause Or Civil Remedy No Bar To Criminal Prosecution If Offence Prima Facie Disclosed: Allahabad High Court No Ground For Repeated Enquiries On Overlapping Allegations Without Fresh Material: Andhra Pradesh High Court Dismisses PIL Against MedTech Park Officials District Council Court Is A 'Civil Court', Barred From Deciding Nokma Succession Disputes Under Garo Hills Social Customs Act: Meghalaya High Court Fundamental Rights Can't Be Bartered Away On US Embassy's Complaint": Karnataka HC Awards Rs 5 Lakhs For Illegal Arrest Of Homestay Owner Non-Compliance With Section 42 NDPS Act During Night Search Of Private Vehicle Vitiates Proceedings, Rigour Of Section 37 Won't Apply: Kerala High Court Employer Has Sole Right To Prescribe Qualifications; Courts Cannot Substitute Views Of Academic Experts: Madhya Pradesh High Court Suppression Of Criminal Antecedents Disentitles Accused To Discretionary Relief Of Bail: Orissa High Court Non-Communication Of Grounds Of Arrest In Writing & Denying Legal Aid During First Remand Vitiates Detention: Punjab & Haryana High Court Dispute Over Authenticity Of Will Falls Within Domain Of Civil Court: Telangana High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail In Forgery Case State Cannot Arbitrarily Retain Premium Paid For Unutilized FSI; Denial Of Refund To Residential Projects Violates Article 14: Supreme Court Courts Cannot Rewrite Commercial Contracts; No Interest On Security Deposit Unless Refund Delayed Beyond Agreed Period: Supreme Court State's Failure To Challenge Bail Of Co-Convict Entitles Identically Situated Accused To Parity: Supreme Court Kerala High Court Discharges Kumbakudi Sudhakaran In Criminal Contempt After Unconditional Apology For Remarks Against Judges 12-Day Delay In Filing Appeal Against Section 138 Conviction Minimal, Courts Shouldn't Adopt Hyper-Technical Approach: Madhya Pradesh High Court Complaint Barred By Limitation If Drug Is Only 'Not Of Standard Quality' And Not Spurious: Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Prosecution Proclaimed Offender Not Entitled To Anticipatory Bail, Especially When Evading Investigation: Allahabad High Court Trial Court Cannot Disregard Evidence Of Witness Proving Will If Attesting Witnesses Are Deceased: Andhra Pradesh High Court Oral Waiver Of Right To Be Searched Under Section 50 NDPS Act Must Be Reduced To Writing: Bombay High Court Grants Bail Specific Allegation Of Fund Mismatch In Show Cause Notice Sufficient Due Process For Fraud Classification: Calcutta High Court Failure To Provide Written Grounds Of Arrest A 'Curable Defect' If No Prejudice Caused To Accused: Delhi High Court

"CRIMINAL LAW" Digest

Criminal Law – Gang Rape – Bail – Section 376-D IPC – Applications Dismissed – Both petitioners charged with commission of gang rape of prosecutrix – DNA profiling confirmed Muzamil Aziz as biological father of child born to the victim – Prosecutrix in statement before Magistrate under Section 183 BNSS categorically deposed against both accused – Sha...

Prevention of Corruption Act – Demand and Acceptance of Illegal Gratification – Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) PC Act – Accused Police Constable posted at Aya Nagar Check Post demanded and accepted Rs. 1,000/- as illegal gratification from the informant Narender Kumar for returning his identity card confiscated during a police checking on the intervening night of 26.07.1...

Murder — Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC — Plea of Alibi — Accused No. 1 Acquitted — Accused No. 2 Conviction Confirmed — Accused No. 1 (Asim @ Munmun) convicted for assaulting the deceased with a farsi in a hair salon — Raised plea of alibi from inception asserting presence at Anand (200 km away) at the time of offence at Botad — Both Investigating O...

Bail Cancellation – Banking Fraud – Fiduciary Relationship – Maintainability – Accused, a Customer Relationship Officer of the petitioner-bank, allegedly processed loans using customer KYC details, created fake savings accounts, misappropriated disbursed funds, and routed money through a fictitious entity, Amrita Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. – Fraud detected involving...

Criminal Law – UAPA – Bail – Section 43D(5) – Indian Mujahideen – Rajasthan Module – Both appellants arrested on 23.03.2014 upon disclosure by Pakistani national Zia-Ur-Rehman alias Waqas; substantial recoveries of explosives, IED material, chemicals, detonators, digital devices, forged identity cards, and jihadi material effected from each appellant in Jaipur a...

Criminal Law – Forgery – Forwarding of Complaint – Section 175(3) BNSS – Handwriting Expert Report – Sole Basis Insufficient – The second respondent filed a complaint alleging that the petitioners had fabricated and antedated an Agreement of Sale purportedly executed by K.S. Jeganathan (since deceased), with the signature therein found to be forged as per a Fore...

Criminal Law – NDPS Act – Regular Bail – Third Attempt – Implication Solely on Co-Accused Disclosure Statement – Petitioner arrested on 10.08.2025 in FIR No.176 dated 03.07.2025 for offences under Sections 21, 29, 27-A NDPS Act and Section 25 Arms Act – Recovery of 1.40 kg heroin, two pistols and live cartridges effected from co-accused's premises; further 5...

Criminal Law – Quashing of Proceedings – Matrimonial Dispute – Section 498A and 494 IPC read with Section 34 – Accused-appellants (father-in-law, mother-in-law and sister-in-law of complainant's husband) sought quashing of proceedings under Section 482 CrPC – High Court declined, holding prosecution records did not justify quashing – On appeal, Supreme Court...

NDPS Act – Section 37(1)(b)(ii) – Twin Conditions – Mandatory Nature – Commercial Quantity – Bail Grant Set Aside – Respondents were apprehended during a vehicle check, from whose possession a total of 1.465 kilograms of heroin was recovered, admittedly a commercial quantity under the NDPS Act – The High Court enlarged both respondents on regular bail with...

Negotiable Instruments Act – Section 138 – Compounding of Offence – Post-Conviction Settlement – Acquittal – Petitioner convicted by JMIC and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment of two years with compensation of Rs. 20,60,002/- – Appeal dismissed by Sessions Court for want of prosecution – During pendency of revision, parties reached amicable settlement and...