2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1589+ words) Because the prosecution alleged grave sexual offences against young children, the case resulted in the imposition of the extreme penalty of death by the Special POCSO Court. The State consequently placed the matter before the High Court through a reference…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1590+ words) The petitioner was a 20-year-old woman and, therefore, a major in the eyes of law. She informed the Court that she had chosen to follow Shwetambar Jain Dharma and wished to pursue the religious path of Diksha. Her decision, according…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1315+ words) The Court consequently examined whether the FIR contained the necessary foundational facts to establish that the petitioners themselves had committed the alleged acts. It found that the allegations were “inherently vague, omnibus and lacking in specific particulars” and that no…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (987+ words) The matter assumed greater significance because criminal and other legal proceedings had already been initiated in relation to the allegations, including registration of an FIR and proceedings before competent authorities. Despite the pendency of those proceedings, the private religious body…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1631+ words) Following investigation, the police submitted a chargesheet against the landlord. The Magistrate thereafter took cognizance of the alleged offence and issued the necessary summoning order. The landlord challenged the chargesheet dated September 7, 2025 and the cognizance/summoning order dated November 15, 2025 before…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1596+ words) The issue therefore travelled beyond the petitioner’s request for removal of his own name. The Court became concerned with the legal obligation to protect the identity of a survivor of sexual harassment and the responsibility of a government authority publishing…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1046+ words) The Court found this omission particularly significant because the complainant himself proved the relevant document concerning the alternate suspect. The investigation, in the Court’s view, proceeded on a version which the complainant had himself disowned, while the alternate version was…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1149+ words) The principle recognises that where a defendant raises a potentially valid defence of justification by truth, an interlocutory injunction should ordinarily not be granted unless the Court is satisfied that the defence is certain to fail at trial. The existence…...

4+ day, 54+ min ago   (1264+ words) Years later, Singh approached the Supreme Court seeking consideration of his premature release. His plea rests principally on the reformative theory of punishment and the passage of more than two decades in custody. He has asserted that the crime was…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1182+ words) An additional complication arose concerning the petitioner’s assertion that the FIR had already been quashed by the Supreme Court. The High Court noted that this contention had not been raised in the petition itself. Further, the State disputed the factual…...