2+ day, 19+ 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…...

3+ day, 19+ 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, 19+ 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, 19+ hour ago   (1353+ words) The Commission declined to accept this second certificate because it had not been uploaded within the prescribed period along with the first certificate. The appellant challenged the decision before the High Court, but her writ petition was dismissed by the…...

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…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1554+ words) The State Government, however, issued a notification dated November 18, 2025, which purported, among other things, to confer the relevant powers upon Superintendents of Police. It was pursuant to this notification that the Superintendent of Police, Belagavi, passed the externment order against…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (816+ words) The factual background showed that four eligible doctors had been considered by the DPC for two available posts in 2015. Dr. Mukesh Surya received a “Very Good” assessment, whereas Dr. Shikha Sood was placed in the “Outstanding” category and consequently ranked…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1625+ words) The complainant suspected that the family members had acted together to take the children away without her consent and ultimately send them to Italy. She further alleged that Inderjeet Kaur had threatened to kill her whenever she attempted to contact…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1636+ words) The Court noted that it did not find any reasonable prospect of the accused-appellant being traced and produced before it. It also observed that the appellant appeared to be uninterested in the disposal of her own appeal and had abused…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1416+ words) The defendants resisted the amendment. Their case was that the deceased first defendant had asserted ownership on the basis of a possessory agreement of sale allegedly executed by the plaintiff’s father in 1994. They argued that the plaintiff was fully aware…...