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May 23, 2026

Non-Recovery Of Mobile Phone Or Video Not Fatal To Criminal Intimidation Charge If Victim's Testimony Is Credible: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"Failure of the prosecution to procure and produce the mobile phone or video would not be fatal, so long as the prosecutrix was under the genuine belief that it existed,"...

May 23, 2026

Large Time Gap In 'Last Seen Together' Theory Snaps Chain Of Circumstances; Supreme Court Acquits Murder Accused

By: sayum

"When the time gap is large then there could be intervening circumstances, which snaps the link and prevents an adverse inference against the accused merely for the reason that the...

May 23, 2026

Recoveries From Open Spaces Without Proof Of Concealment Don't Qualify Under Section 27 Evidence Act: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"Concealment and its knowledge, revealed from the statement of the accused, is the crucial ingredient of Section 27 which can lead to that being used in a criminal trial, any...

May 23, 2026

Judicial Sanctity Cannot Be Given To Adulterous Relationships; No Habeas Corpus For Married Woman Living With Husband: Himachal Pradesh High Court

By: sayum

"Judicial sanctity cannot be given to an adulterous relationship which is apparently existing between the petitioner and the detenue," Himachal Pradesh High Court, in a significant ruling, held that a...

May 23, 2026

FCI Cannot Unilaterally Reduce Rent Or Recover 'Excess' Payment Without Landlord's Consent & Notice: Punjab & Haryana High Court

By: sayum

"Any unilateral alteration affecting the rights and obligations of the parties, without mutual consent, cannot ordinarily be sustained in law," Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a significant ruling, held...

May 23, 2026

Reporting Court Proceedings & Good Faith Complaints To Authorities Not Defamation: Allahabad High Court Quashes Summoning Order

By: sayum

"Summoning an accused in a criminal case is a serious matter, and criminal law cannot be set into motion as a matter of course. The order of the Magistrate summoning...

May 23, 2026

Statutory Mandate Of Section 17-B: Payment Of Minimum Wages Means Revised Rates From Time To Time, Not Frozen Amount: Delhi High Court

By: sayum

"Expression ‘minimum wages’ occurring in the order dated 21.09.2007 cannot be frozen to the wage rates prevailing on the date of the order itself," Delhi High Court, in a significant...

May 23, 2026

Complainant’s Failure To Provide Specific Loan Details & Evidence Of Parties' Involvement In Ponzi Scheme Rebuts Section 139 NI Act Presumption: Calcutta High Court

By: sayum

"If the accused is able to raise a probable defence which creates doubts about the existence of a legally enforceable debt or liability, the prosecution can fail," High Court at...

May 23, 2026

Mere Use Of Surname No Defence If Adoption Is Dishonest & Causes Confusion In Pharma Trade: Delhi High Court Restrains 'Reddy Pharmaceuticals'

By: sayum

"It is true law recognizes and preserves the right which every man has to use his own name including for carrying on trade or business provided such use is not...

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