Medical Report Missing Injured's Signature, Unexplained 9-Hour FIR Delay Fatal To Prosecution Case: Allahabad High Court Acquits Attempt To Murder Convicts Fresh Notice Mandatory To Ex-Parte Defendants If Plaint Is Substantively Amended: Madhya Pradesh High Court Divorce | Initial Bickering Between Spouses During Early Marriage Does Not Constitute Cruelty: Madras High Court Sports Council Cannot Dissolve Registered Society Or Conduct Its Elections; Can Only Withdraw Recognition: Kerala High Court Incarceration Without Trial Amounts To Punishment: Himachal Pradesh HC Grants Bail To Murder Accused Denied Medical Care In Jail Compliance Is Not Protection: Kerala High Court Holds Local Authority Cannot Deny Industrial License Merely Over Unscientific Public Protests Allotment Of Seat By Bypassing Higher-Ranked Candidates In Merit List Results In Gross Injustice: Calcutta High Court Dismisses LLM Admission Plea Blacklisting Not An Automatic Consequence Of Contract Termination, Requires Specific Show-Cause Notice: Supreme Court Power Of Attorney Cannot Operate As Mode Of Succession To Religious Office Of Sajjadanashin: Supreme Court Higher-Ranking Employees Cannot Claim Parity In Punishment With Subordinates Under Article 14: Supreme Court Waqf Board Lacks Jurisdiction To Appoint 'Sajjadanashin', Civil Court Can Decide Dispute As Office Is Distinct From 'Mutawalli': Supreme Court 144 BNSS | Husband Cannot Directly Challenge Ex-Parte Maintenance Order In High Court, Must Apply For Recall: Allahabad High Court No Absolute Bar On Relying Upon Post-Notification Sale Deeds For Determining Land Acquisition Compensation: Bombay High Court 138 NI Act | Plea That Cheque Was Stolen Is An Afterthought If No Police Complaint Is Lodged: Orissa High Court Upholds Conviction Cannot Expect Claimant To Preserve Every Bill: P&H High Court Enhances Accident Compensation From Rs 95,000 To Rs 7.7 Lakhs Auction Sale Remains 'Inchoate' If 75% Balance Paid Beyond Statutory Time, Borrower Can Redeem Property: Supreme Court

"CRIMINAL LAW" Digest

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 – Section 43-D(5) – Bail – Prolonged Custody – Right to Speedy Trial – Article 21 – Appellant accused of aiding and abetting hoisting of “Khalistani” flag on D.C. Office, Moga, under influence of banned organization “Sikhs for Justice” – No recovery from appellant except mobile phone &ndash...

Criminal Law – Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. – Direction to Register FIR – Commercial Dispute – Allegations Do Not Disclose Cognizable Offence – Magistrate’s Order Set Aside by Revisional Court – Upheld – Petitioners entered MoU for real estate investment; alleged misrepresentation and fraud by developers – Magistrate directed FIR registration under S...

Criminal Law – Rape Allegation – Acquittal – Appellant convicted by trial court under Section 376(2)(i) IPC and Section 3/4 POCSO Act, 2012 for allegedly committing rape on a 7-year-old girl – Trial court sentenced him to 14 years RI under IPC and 7 years RI under POCSO Act with fines under both provisions – On appeal, High Court finds that key prosecution witnesses i...

Criminal Law – Section 313 CrPC – Improper Examination – Vitiation of Trial – Appeals allowed – Conviction Set Aside – Matter Remanded – Appellants convicted for murder and other offences under IPC – Trial court and High Court upheld conviction – Supreme Court found serious procedural irregularities in the recording of accused persons’ st...

Criminal Law – Counterfeit Currency – Interpretation of Section 489B IPC – Possession vs. Trafficking – Mens Rea – Reference Answered by Larger Bench – Where substantial amount of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) are recovered and the accused offers no explanation during examination under Section 313 CrPC, possession is not dormant but active – Use of ph...

Prevention of Money Laundering – Discharge Application – Scope under Section 227 CrPC – Petitioners sought discharge from prosecution under PMLA on the ground that cognizance in predicate offence (scheduled offence) stood quashed – Special Court rejected the application – Held: Offence under Section 3 PMLA is a standalone and continuing offence – Proceedings und...

Criminal Law – Cognizance – Non-speaking Order – Directors of Pharmaceutical Company – Accused persons including Directors of M/s Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and associated distributors challenged cognizance order for offences under Drugs and Cosmetics Act – Held: Order passed without assigning reasons or recording satisfaction – Magistrate failed to demonstrate...

Criminal Law – Murder – Circumstantial Evidence – Benefit of Doubt – Appellants convicted under Sections 120B, 302, 364, 404 & 201 IPC for kidnapping, murdering, dismembering, and disposing of body in river – Trial court imposed concurrent life sentences – On appeal, High Court found major inconsistencies and missing links in chain of circumstantial evidence...

Cybercrime – Bail Denied – Elderly Victims – Digital Arrest – Accused impersonated Cyber Police officials and placed 84-year-old couple under illegal 'digital arrest' – Extorted ₹2.02 crore between 30.04.2025 and 08.05.2025 – Petitioners received ₹45 lakh – Bail applications rejected due to gravity and corroborated financial trail – Court...

Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 – Section 12 – Bail to Child in Conflict with Law (CCL) – Gravity of Offence vs. Statutory Mandate – Held: While the alleged offence (RPG attack on Police Station) is grave, Section 12 mandates bail as a rule for juveniles, irrespective of the nature of the offence (bailable or non-bailable) – Bail can only be denied if there are reasonable ...