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

Negotiable Instruments Act – Section 138 – Dishonour of Cheque – Acquittal Upheld – Complainant alleged payment of Rs. 35,00,000/- cash as advance for purchase of land to respondent, who issued two cheques towards discharge of liability — cheques dishonoured for insufficient funds — trial court convicted respondent; appellate court reversed and acquitted —...

SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act – Anticipatory Bail – Section 14(A)(2) – Counter-Blast Complaint – Appellants, agricultural labourers, sought anticipatory bail in Crime No.18/2026 registered for offences under Sections 115(2), 352 r/w 3(5) BNS and Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(va) of the SC/ST (POA) Act – Alleged incident arose at a village jatra during an orch...

Criminal Procedure – Section 311 Cr.P.C. – Locus Standi of Complainant – Electronic Evidence – Summoning of Additional Witnesses – Murder Trial – Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. challenging order allowing complainant's application under Section 311 Cr.P.C. for formal exhibition of electronic documents (Google Search History, WhatsApp chat, media statement...

Constitutional Law – Right to Privacy – Media Reporting of FIR – Article 21 – Petitioner under investigation for offences under Sections 68, 75, 64 and 351 BNS sought to restrain State Police from disclosing his name and FIR contents to media, and sought removal of publications by Sikkim Chronicle based on the Police Daily Situation Report — Held: There is no law mand...

Criminal Law – Murder – Circumstantial Evidence – Acquittal – Appellants convicted by the trial court under Sections 302/34 and 201 IPC for the murder of a co-servant Sohan, arising from a gambling dispute – Sentenced to life imprisonment and three years' rigorous imprisonment respectively, to run concurrently – On appeal, the High Court finds that the chain...

Negotiable Instruments Act – Section 138 – Cheque Dishonour – Appeal Against Acquittal – Complainant alleged that respondent borrowed Rs. 5,00,000/- in cash on 11.02.2015 and issued a cheque for Rs. 5,50,000/- (principal and interest) dated 11.12.2015, which was returned dishonoured for insufficient funds – Statutory notice refused by respondent – Trial Court di...

SC/ST (POA) Act – Anticipatory Bail – Bar Under Section 18 – Prima Facie Case – Appellants challenged order rejecting anticipatory bail for offences under Sections 352, 133, 115(2), 118(1), 351(1) read with Section 3(5) of BNS 2023 and Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(2)(v-a) of SC/ST (POA) Act — Complaint alleged that on 08.02.2026 appellants intercepted, assaulted and abused ...

Criminal Law – Rape and Kidnapping – Acquittal – Appellant convicted by Trial Court under Sections 376 and 363 IPC for allegedly kidnapping a minor girl in a TSR and confining her for nine days during which he raped her five times – Sentenced to RI of 7 years under Section 376 IPC and RI of 2 years under Section 363 IPC – On appeal, High Court finds the testimony of t...

Family Law – Mediated Settlement Agreement – Resilement – DV Proceedings Quashed – Parties married in 2000 entered into a Settlement Agreement dated 16.05.2024 through mediation, agreeing to dissolve marriage by mutual consent under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – Appellant-Husband performed his obligations including payment of ₹75,00,000/-, ₹14,00,0...

Criminal Law – Bail – Suspension of Sentence – Split Chargesheet – Overlapping Allegations – Appellant, a former Minister convicted in R.C. Case No. 04(A)/2010-AHD-R(C) under Sections 120B read with 13(1)(d) and 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the PC Act, 1988 and Section 120B read with Section 193 IPC, sentenced to rigorous imprisonment of seven years, sought bail during...