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Hardik Patel’s application against sedition order dismissed(01.10.2015)
The Gujarat High Court turned down Hardik Patel’s application to recall a previous order by which the judge had called for an investigation to determi.....
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SC: Confession of Co-accused Inadmissible Against Another Accused if They Were Tried Separately(02.04.2020)
Supreme Court has held that under Section 15 of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 if for any reason, a joint trial is not.....
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Bombay HC Grants Bail to Doctor Accused of Illegal Abortion on Pledge of Serving COVID-19 Patients(03.04.2020)
Bombay High Court has granted bail to a doctor on ground of his pledge to serve people in need during subsistence of the Coronavirus outbreak.
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Bombay HC: Release of Accused/Convict Breaching Lockdown Not 'Extremely Urgent' Matter(06.04.2020)
Bombay High Court has rejected two bail applications, observing that release of an accused or a convict in 'breach of the lockdown order' and at the c.....
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Bombay HC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Distinction Between Accused Under IPC & Special Acts(06.04.2020)
Bombay High Court has issued notice to the State of Maharashtra, Maharashtra Prison Department, Director General of Prisons and the Undertrial Review .....
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Bombay HC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Distinction Between Accused Under IPC & Special Acts(06.04.2020)
Bombay High Court has issued notice to the State of Maharashtra, Maharashtra Prison Department, Director General of Prisons and the Undertrial Review .....
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Supreme Court: Judge Can’t Close Criminal Case by Simply Recording Its End Results(09.01.2017)
Supreme Court, while maintaining that accused are “not lone receivers of justice” and that victims of a crime must be treated equally, has ruled that .....
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Supreme Court: Accused Party Armed with Weapons Cannot Claim Advantage of Sudden Fight(30.09.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that when the Accused Party came armed at the scene of crime it clearly indicates that the occurrence did not take place in th.....
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Madras HC Grants Bail to Man Accused of Impregnating Minor Girl(05.11.2020)
Madras High Court has granted bail to a man accused of impregnating a 17-year-old girl after he expressed his willingness to marry the victim girl whe.....
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MP HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Posting Vulgar Pictures of Dr. Mohan Bhagwat(06.11.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has denied to grant the benefit of Anticipatory Bail to a man accused of posting the vulgar photograph of the Rashtriya Sway.....
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Allahabad High Court Puts Condition While Granting Bail to Person Accused of Selling Beef(09.11.2020)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a person accused of selling beef, on a condition that he will deposit Rs. 35,000/- in the account of U.P. Gau.....
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P&H HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Person Accused of Hurting Sentiments of SC/ST Castes(09.11.2020)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted Anticipatory Bail to one Mandeep accused of hurting the sentiments of the SC/ST castes by making a TiktTok vid.....
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CRIMINAL - Delhi HC Refuses to Spare 2G Accused of Punishment of Nurturing Trees(07.03.2019)
Delhi High Court has declined request of Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa and others to spare them the task of nurturing trees, which they wer.....
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CRIMINAL - Accused Not Entitled to Bail Solely on Ground That She is a Woman: Himachal Pradesh HC(11.03.2019)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has observed that an accused is not entitled to bail solely on ground that she is a woman and said that it is discretion .....
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SC Confirms Life Imprisonment for Man Accused of Murdering Two Kids(17.02.2021)
Supreme Court has confirmed punishment of life imprisonment for remainder of natural life awarded to a man named Gauri Shankar accused of murdering tw.....
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Delhi HC Grants Bail to Riots Accused Noting That Accused Was Not in Vicinity of Affected Area(17.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted Regular Bail to Riots Accused, Cab Driver named Mohd. Danish, noting that as per the CDR details of the petitioner, he wa.....
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Delhi HC Grants Bail to Accused Who Allegedly was Linked to Khalistan Movement(17.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted bail to an accused arrested under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 charges for his alleged links to Khalistan mov.....
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Madras HC Directs Narcotics Control Bureau to Pay Compensation to Petitioner-Accused(17.02.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Narcotics Control Bureau to pay a compensation of Rs. 1 lakh to the Petitioner-accused noting that the petitioner's.....
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Bombay HC Grants Bail to Stepfather Accused of Sexually Assaulting Minor Step-Daughters(16.07.2020)
Bombay High Court has allowed a bail application of a man accused of sexually assaulting his step daughters, one of whom is a minor.
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P&H HC Direct Subordinate Courts to Dedicate Rooms for Production of Accused for Remand(20.07.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed all the District and Sessions Judges across the states of Punjab, Haryana and Union Territory of Chandigarh.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Directions to Ensure Supply Copy of FIR to Accused Within 24 Hours(23.07.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed seeking issuance of directions to the Director General of Police of States and respective Home Secretaries for devising a .....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Issuance of Directions to Ensure Supply Copy of FIR to Accused(24.07.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed seeking issuance of directions to the Director General of Police of States and respective Home Secretaries for devising a .....
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Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Bail to Gang-Rape Accused(24.07.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has denied bail to a gang-rape accused, observing that merely because the DNA report of the rape victim does not match w.....
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P&H HC Denies Bail to Accused Found in Possession of Contraband Intoxicant Tablets(02.07.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that showing sympathy towards alleged drug peddlers at the time of granting bail often proves counterproduc.....
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Delhi High Court Asks Police to Protect Rape Accused from His Accuser(22.10.2018)
Delhi High Court has asked Delhi Police to protect a man, after he alleged that a woman, who has lodged a rape case against him, is harassing him phys.....
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Delhi HC: Undertrials Accused of Economic Offences Not Eligible for Interim Bail(11.08.2020)
Delhi High Court has refused to quash decision of the High Powered Committee constituted to decongest the prisons whereby under trial prisoners accuse.....
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Bombay HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Army Major Accused of Rape(17.08.2020)
Bombay High Court has granted bail to Major Aunshuman Jha who is accused of rape by a 28-year-old IT Engineer in a telecom company.
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Bombay HC Directs Man Accused of Verbal Assault on Tehsildar to Deposit Amount to CM's Welfare Fund(24.08.2020)
Bombay High Court has directed a man accused of verbally assaulting a public servant who was discharging her duty, to deposit Rs.50,000 with the Chief.....
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P&H HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to Accused of Locking Medical and Para-Medical Team(24.08.2020)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has denied the benefit of pre-arrest bail to a lady, who had locked certain staff of medical and the para-medical team ins.....
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SC Refuses Pre-Arrest Bail to Man Accused of Making Objectionable Facebook Post Against Smrit Irani(12.07.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition filed by a man seeking anticipatory bail in a First Information Report registered by the Uttar Prade.....
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Uttarakhand High Court: Every Accused has Right to be Defended(04.09.2019)
Uttarakhand High Court has restrained all bar associations of the State from passing resolutions to prevent advocates from representing a person or pe.....
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Calcutta High Court: Accused has Right to Remain Silent(06.09.2019)
Calcutta High Court has exonerated a convict from a murder charge by observing that Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 does not discharge th.....
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SC Permits Accused Doctors to Re-Enter College and Resume Studies(09.10.2020)
Supreme Court has permitted the doctors accused of abetting the suicide of Dr.Payal Tadavi to re-enter the College and the Hospital to pursue their co.....
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MP HC Grants Bail to Persons Accused of Hoisting Pakistan Flag(12.10.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted bail to uncle-nephew duo accused of hoisting the Pakistani flag at their house.
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SC: Subsequent Filing of Chargesheet Does Not Extinguish Right of Accused for 'Default Bail'(13.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the accused gets an indefeasible right to 'default bail' if he makes an application after the maximum period for inves.....
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Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Order Granting Bail to Murder Accused(29.07.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that setting aside a High Court order granting bail to murder accused. The Court has observed that in a case where an earli.....
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P&H HC Grants Bail to Man Accused of Performing 'Ardas' for Gurmeet Ram Rahim's Early Release(30.07.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to a man accused of performing Ardas (prayer) in the Gurdwara making praises of the head of a Dera, Gur.....
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MP HC: Article 20(3) Isn't Violated If Magistrate Directs Accused to Give Voice Samples(05.07.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed when an accused is asked to give a voice sample by the Magistrate, it can't be said that he is being compelled .....
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MP HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Raping Live In Relationship Partner(05.07.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a man accused of raping his live in relationship partner on the promise to marry her by imp.....
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Rajasthan HC Issues Directions to Trial Courts to Compile Necessary Details of Accused Persons(05.07.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has issued a slew of directions to all the trial courts in the State to compile necessary details of accused persons in a compreh.....
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MP HC: Accused Cannot be Denied Rights to Adduce Evidence Within Parameters of Law(05.07.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that an accused can't be denied his right to adduce evidence within parameters of the law, and if accused wishe.....
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Telangana HC Upholds Preventive Detention of Man Accused of Duping Poor Farmers(06.07.2021)
Telangana High Court has upheld preventive detention of a man accused of duping farmers of their hard-earned agricultural produce, observing that whit.....
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MP HC Denies Bail to Man Accused of Abetment of Suicide of Minor Girl(12.07.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has denied bail to a man accused of abetment to suicide of a minor girl after observing that he instilled a feeling of helpl.....
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MP HC Upholds Detention of Man Accused of Black Marketing of Remdesivir Injections(13.07.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the detention of a man, accused of black marketing of Remedesivir injections amid Covid-19 pandemic, under the Na.....
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J&K HC: Act of Accused to Take Off Clothes Amounts to Sexual Harassment Under POCSO Act(14.07.2021)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that the act of an accused to take off his own and victim's trousers, in the absence of penetration, does not am.....
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P&H HC Grants Bail to Accused Booked Under UAPA Act(16.07.2021)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted bail to an accused booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, while noting that though alleg.....
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P&H HC Denies Bail to Man Accused of Committing Unnatural Sex with 8 Year Old Child(16.07.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has denied bail to a man accused of committing unnatural sex with an 8 year old child after observing that he may victim.....
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Kerala HC: Accused Charged with Attempt to Rape Entitled to Statutory Bail(31.08.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that an accused charged for attempt to rape under Section 511 read with Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 , is ent.....
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SC Refuses Bail to Teen Accused of Killing Minor in Gurugram School in 2017(03.09.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to grant bail to a teenager accused of killing a 7-year old boy at a Gurugram school in 2017.
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MP HC Grants 2-Month Bail to Rape Accused to Marry Complainant(07.09.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted temporary two-month bail to a man so that during this period the appellant can solemnize the marriage with the p.....
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J&K HC: Omission to Record Statement of Accused Not Fatal to Validity of Trial(21.07.2021)
Jammu & Kashmir High Court has held that in the absence of any prejudice to the accused or demonstrated failure of justice, omission to record his sta.....
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Karnataka High Court Denies Bail to Accused in Gauri Lankesh Murder Case(26.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition seeking bail filed by Mohan Nayak who is an accused in the journalist Gauri Lankesh murder case, observi.....
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Kerala High Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail to Two Accused in ISRO Espionage Case(27.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted interim anticipatory bail to former police officers S. Vijayan and Thampi S. Durga in the ISRO espionage case for two we.....
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Bhopal Court Hears Vyapam Case Till 2 am, Issues Arrest Warrants Against 200 Accused(29.11.2017)
Bhopal Court Hears Vyapam Case Till 2 am, Issues Arrest Warrants Against 200 Accused
Tags : The 1500-page CBI chargesheet had named 592 accused in connection with 2012 Pre-medical Test scam. The accused included officials of four private medical colleges involved in selling seats for profits and several government officials.
CBI Files 2012 PMT Scam Chargesheet in Bhopal Court, Names 592 Accused(29.11.2017)
CBI Files 2012 PMT Scam Chargesheet in Bhopal Court, Names 592 Accused
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Don't Deny Legal Aid to Accused in Court Martial: Supreme Court(21.12.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that principles of natural justice demanded that whenever an accused Army person sought legal assistance during trial, he/she .....
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Bombay HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Outraging Modesty of Woman(16.10.2020)
Bombay High Court granted anticipatory bail to a man accused of outraging the modesty of a woman who worked in his office as an Assistant. The Court h.....
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Patna HC Acquits Rape & Murder Accused Who Was Sentenced to Death by Trial Court(21.10.2020)
Patna High Court acquitted a rape and murder accused setting aside the death sentence awarded by the Trial Court.
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Delhi Court Grants Interim Bail to Accused Who Suffered Bullet Injury During Riots(07.09.2021)
Delhi Court has granted three months interim bail to one Mohd. Shahid, accused in a riots case, after taking note of the precarious health conditions.....
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Rajasthan HC Issues Bailable Warrants Against 6 Accused on Kin's Plea Against Their Acquittal(07.09.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has issued a bailable warrant against six persons who were acquitted in the year 2019 in the Pehlu Khan lynching case by an Alwar.....
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SC Grants Interim Protection to Rape Accused from Arrest Who Later Married the Victim(05.12.2018)
Supreme Court has granted interim protection from arrest to a ‘rape’ accused who was accused of kidnapping a girl and committing rape on her and later.....
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Bombay HC Imposes Fine of Rs 1 Lakh on Social Worker Accused of Assaulting Doctor(27.10.2020)
Bombay High Court imposed a hefty fine of Rs 1 Lakh on a Social Worker, accused of assaulting a Doctor and abusing medical staff of the hospital after.....
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HP High Court Denies Bail to Husband Accused of Posting Nudes of Wife(29.10.2020)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has denied the benefit of Anticipatory Bail to a Husband accused of posting and uploading nude photographs of his wife in .....
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P&H HC: Arrest of Accused Not Automatic on Registration of FIR(30.10.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that even though registration of First Information Report is mandatory when a complaint discloses commiss.....
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Allahabad HC Grants Protection to Accused Engaged in Development of Krishna Janmbhumi(03.11.2020)
Allahabad High Court has granted protection from any coercive action to 3 Applicants/Petitioners/Accused who are allegedly engaged in the work of deve.....
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Kerala HC: Person Arraigned as Accused Can Only be Witness Against Other Accused(31.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that a person arraigned as an accused can only be examined as a witness against the other accused in a trial relating to th.....
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Minor Girl Going with Accused on Her Own is a Mitigating Circumstance to Grant Bail: Gujarat HC(01.02.2019)
Gujarat High Court has granted bail to man accused of sexually harassing a 17-year-old girl and court considered it a "mitigating circumstance" that a.....
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Delhi HC Tells State to Decide in 2 Weeks Parole Plea of Sikh Riots Accused Balwan Khokhar(01.02.2019)
Delhi High Court has asked Delhi Government to decide in two weeks the parole plea of Balwan Khokhar, who along with former Congress leader Sajjan Kum.....
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Supreme Court Permits Vyapam Scam Accused to Travel Abroad for Studies(09.12.2019)
Supreme Court has allowed Vyapam Scam Accused, Sanket Vaidya, to travel abroad for further studies on the ground that he furnishes a fixed deposit of .....
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SC: Failure of Accused to Discharge Burden Not Relevant in Case Governed by Circumstantial Evidence(16.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the failure of accused to discharge burden under Section 106 of the Evidence Act, 1872 is not relevant in a case gover.....
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Delhi High Court Grants Bail to Two Men Accused of Firing Bullets in Riots Case(17.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted bail to two men namely Shiva and Nitin accused of allegedly firing bullets during the North East Delhi riots. The Court h.....
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SC Quashes Criminal Case Against Girl Accused of Abetting Suicide of Man by Refusing Marriage(20.09.2021)
Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a girl accused of abetting suicide of a man by allegedly refusing to marry him. The Court has r.....
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Magistrate Not Liable to Record Reasons for Summoning Accused in Case Instituted on Police Report: SC(06.02.2019)
Supreme Court has re-iterated that in a case based upon the police report, the Magistrate is not required to record any reason at the stage of issuing.....
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Delhi HC Imposes a Punishment on 2G Case Accused to Plant Trees(08.02.2019)
Delhi High Court has asked Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa, another businessman Rajiv Aggarwal and two private firms to plant more than 20,00.....
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P&H HC: No Harm in Publishing Names of Persons Declared as Absconding Accused(05.01.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that there is no harm in the publishing of the names of persons declared as absconding accused as are statu.....
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J&K HC: Accused Cannot be Kept in Custody Merely Because Accusation of Serious Nature(05.01.2021)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has made it clear that an accused cannot be kept in custody merely for the reason that the offence alleged to have commit.....
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SC: Accused Released on Default Bail Cannot be Re-arrested on Filing of Charge Sheet(07.01.2021)
Supreme Court has held that an accused who was released on default bail cannot be re-arrested on filing of charge-sheet by police.
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Madras HC: Delay in Producing Accused Before Court Would Violate Liberty Under Art. 21(11.01.2021)
Madras High Court has observed that the delay in producing the accused person before the Court after a formal arrest through a Prisoner on Transit war.....
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Delhi HC: Scrutiny Must While Examining Question of Determination of Age of Accused(25.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that scrutiny, inspection and analysis is a must while examining the question of determination of age of the accused und.....
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Supreme Court: Case Filed Against Acquittal Should Mention Period of Custody Undergone By Accused(06.11.2017)
Supreme Court has directed the Registry to ensure that all cases filed before it against an acquittal must mention the period of custody undergone by .....
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Accused’s Silence Leads to Adverse Inference Against Him: Supreme Court(27.11.2018)
Supreme Court has held that silence on part of accused as to questions put to him by the court under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, in.....
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SC Turns Down Police Plea to Cancel Bail Granted to Jamia Scholar Accused in Riots(24.11.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Delhi Police petition seeking cancellation of bail granted to Faizan Khan, accused of supplying SIM card to Delhi riots .....
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Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail to UAPA Accused to Take Care of Their Old Parents(25.11.2020)
Supreme Court has granted interim bail to two Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 convicts for one month to take care of their parents.
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J&K HC Grants Bail to Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Minor on Lack of Evidence(18.10.2021)
Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court has granted bail to a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor as it noted that the victim and her father had .....
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Allahabad HC Denies Bail to Gang-Rape Accused Noting the Gruesome Nature of Crime(20.10.2021)
Allahabad High Court has denied bail to a Gang-Rape accused while noting that the accused was involved in the September 2020 incident, wherein the rap.....
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Bombay HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Engineering Student Accused of Sexual Assault on Minors(14.12.2020)
Bombay High Court has granted pre-arrest bail to a 19-year-old engineering student accused of aggravated penetrative sexual assault on two minors and .....
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Kerala High Court Grants Bail to Prime Accused Swapna Suresh And Others(02.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted bail to the accused, including prime accused Swapna Suresh and Sarith P.S. in the infamous gold smuggling case which had.....
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Punjab and Haryana HC: Specifying Rights of Accused under NDPS Act Mandatory Requirement(08.11.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that a notice under Section 50 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 should specify what .....
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Kerala HC Upholds Continued Preventive Detention of Accused Rabins Hameed Under COFEPOSA(09.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has upheld the continued preventive detention of prime accused in the gold smuggling case, Rabins K Hameed under the Conservation of.....
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice on Plea Filed by Accused Shoaib Alam in Judicial Custody(10.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea filed by an accused namely Shoaib Alam, who has spent over 600 days in judicial custody, in connection wi.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses CBI Plea Challenging Order Allowing Inspection of Documents By Accused(10.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has dismissed the Central Bureau of Investigation's plea challenging a Special Judge's order directing it to allow the accused person.....
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SC: Accused Can be Summoned u/s 319 CrPC Even on Basis of Examination-In-Chief of Witness(16.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that an accused can be summoned under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 on the basis of even examination-.....
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Karnataka HC Grants Bail to Two Accused of Vandalizing Apple IPhone Unit Over Wages(18.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has granted bail to two persons, Uday Banu Singh C (23) and Vinod Kumar H (23), alleged to be involved in vandalizing Apple's IPh.....
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Kerala HC Declines Pre-Arrest to 18 Year Old Accused of Transmitting Morphed Content Online(22.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has declined pre-arrest bail to an 18-year-old accused of having morphed and transmitted the photographs of a family-friend over the.....
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Kerala HC: Consent of Accused Not Necessary to Acquire Voice Sample(18.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that the consent of an accused is not necessary to acquire their voice sample for the purpose of comparison, since it has .....
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P&H HC Grants Bail to Man Accused of Offence Prima Facie Less Serious Than Co-Accused(19.01.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to a man who was accused in an offence less serious than that of the co-accused who have been granted t.....
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Supreme Court Stays Juvenile Board Proceedings Against Kathua Rape Accused(10.02.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the proceedings before the Juvenile Justice Board against a ''minor'' allegedly involved in the gang-rape and murder of an ei.....
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SC: Non-Explanation by Accused Statement Cannot be Used as Link to Complete Chain of Circumstances(03.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that false explanation or non-explanation of the accused to the questions posed by the court under Section 313 of the Code .....
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Kerala High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to 2 Men Accused of Attacking Sabarimala Activist(05.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has allowed pre-arrest bail to two persons accused of being part of a group that sprayed 'chemical' spray on activist Bindu Ammini w.....
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Bombay High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail to Magistrate Accused of Corruption(08.03.2021)
Bombay High Court has refused anticipatory bail to a Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) from Maval Court, in Maharashtra, accused under the Preven.....
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Karnataka HC Dismisses Petition Filed by Rape Accused Seeking to Quash DNA Report(06.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a rape accused seeking to quash the DNA report which confirmed him to be the biological father .....
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Madras HC: Trial Where Police Officers are Accused Must be Transferred to Nearby District(08.02.2021)
Madras High Court has ruled that to ensure a fair trial in criminal cases and sessions cases where police officers or uniformed services personnel are.....
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Delhi HC Denies Bail to Man Accused of Being Part of Mob During North East Delhi Riots(17.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has denied bail to a man accused of being part of a mob that had killed one Suleman during the North East Delhi riots, considering th.....
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SC Stays Execution of Death Sentence Imposed on Man Accused of Raping a 7-Year Old Girl(21.12.2021)
Supreme Court of India has stayed the execution of the death sentence imposed on a man accused of raping a 7-year-old girl in Mandsaur in 2018, pendin.....
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Bombay HC Turns Down Plea by 8 Bhima Koregaon Accused for Factual Corrections in Order Denying Bail(24.12.2021)
Bombay High Court has refused a request by eight accused in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad Case for substantial factual corrections to the High C.....
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P&H HC Asks DGP as to Why Court Should Not Direct Interrogation of Accused Under Videography(20.12.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Director-General of Police (DGPs) of Punjab and Haryana State as to why the court should, not in appropria.....
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Karnataka High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail to Public Prosecutor Accused of Raping Law Intern(21.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to Special Public Prosecutor K S N Rajesh accused of sexual assault and attempt to rape by.....
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Allahabad HC Directs UP Government to Remove Banners of Riot-Accused(11.03.2020)
Allahabad High Court has directed the Lucknow administration to remove banners containing pictures and details of the riot accused, stating that the m.....
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MP HC Denies Bail to Woman Accused of Female Foeticide(05.04.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has denied bail to a woman accused of female foeticide, calling for strict implementation of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Nata.....
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Delhi HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Doctor Accused of Raping Woman(05.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a Delhi based Doctor accused of raping a woman on the pretext of false promise of marriage, after ob.....
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HP HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Flesh Trade of Adolescent Girls(07.04.2021)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a man apprehending arrest in a case for allegedly being a part of racket involved in fishi.....
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Karnataka HC: Trial Court Bound to Appoint Legal Aid Advocate for Unrepresented Accused(17.02.2022)
Karnataka High Court has said that if an advocate representing the accused who is in custody fails to appear before the court, the trial court is boun.....
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Gujarat HC Grants Bail to HIV Positive Murder Accused(08.08.2016)
Gujarat HC has granted bail to a murder accused who is HIV positive and is at an advanced stage of the disease.
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Delhi HC Denies Bail to Accused Who Wanted to Support His Family as Father is Quarantined(13.04.2020)
Delhi High Court has denied interim bail to a person who wanted to take care of his family as his father has been quarantined due to COVID19. The Cour.....
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Punjab And Haryana HC Grants 3 Months' Interim Bail to NDPS Accused to Look After Newborn(17.04.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted three months' interim bail to a woman prisoner, arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance.....
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Delhi HC Refuses to Grant Bail to Riots Accused in Hashim Ali Murder Case(24.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has refused to grant bail to one Pankaj Sharma in connection with the Hashim Ali murder case which took place during the Delhi Riots,.....
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Allahabad HC: Defence of Accused Cannot be Looked Into While Considering Writ Petition(02.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has observed that the defence of the accused cannot be looked into while considering the writ petition seeking quashing of the Fi.....
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MP HC Grants Bail to Man Accused of Hiding Religious Identity from Prosecutrix(03.03.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted bail to one Tousif Khan, accused of developing relationship with a woman by lying to her about his religious ide.....
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Bombay High Court: Complainant Can’t Pick & Choose Accused As Per Convenience(25.04.2017)
Bombay High Court while refusing to quash an FIR registered u/s 420, 406, 467, 471 and 34 of IPC, has held that complainant cannot pick and choose an .....
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Delhi Court Grants Bail to Woman Accused of Dowry Death and Abortion(02.04.2021)
Delhi Court has granted bail to a woman, accused of dowry death and causing abortion of a three month old foetus, on the account of her being lodged i.....
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Delhi High Court Cancels Bail of 72 Yrs Old Accused in POCSO Case(01.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has cancelled the bail granted to a 72 years old man, who is accused of raping a 7 years old girl child and is booked for the offence.....
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Calcutta High Court: Magistrate Has to Record Reasons While Discharging Accused(04.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that a Magistrate while discharging an accused under Section 245(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has to record rea.....
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Calcutta HC: Grounds that Accused Did Not Commit Offence Must be More Than Prima Facie Grounds(04.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has opined that reasonable grounds to believe that the accused has not committed an offence must be more than mere prima facie gro.....
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Bombay HC Quashes FIR Against Man Accused of Sexually Harassing Minor Niece(07.02.2022)
Bombay High Court has quashed a first information report against a man accused of sexually harassing his minor niece after both the parties agreed tha.....
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Delhi Allahabad HC Allows Bail Plea of Five Accused of Carrying Chicken Meat During Lockdown(25.05.2020)
Allahabad High Court has allowed the bail application moved by five persons accused of carrying chicken meat, in violation of the lockdown measures.
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Andhra Pradesh HC: Deletion of Names will Not Preclude Court from Invocation of Section 319 CrPC(25.05.2020)
AP High Court has held that a mere order passed by a committal court accepting the deletion of names in the charge-sheet on the basis of the no-object.....
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Kerala HC Mandates Production of Accused Before Magistrate Via Electronic Means Only(26.05.2020)
Kerala High Court has instructed that production of an accused before the Magistrates and Special Judges in the State will be done via electronic mean.....
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Allahabad High Court Acquits Rape-Murder Accused, Sets Aside Death Penalty(17.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has rejected the reference made to it to confirm the death penalty awarded to a man accused of Raping and murdering a 75-year-old.....
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Allahabad High Court Acquits Rape-Murder Accused, Sets Aside Death Penalty(17.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has rejected the reference made to it to confirm the death penalty awarded to a man accused of Raping and murdering a 75-year-old.....
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Del HC: Responsibility of Justice System to Protect Rights of Accused Can’t be Ignored(21.03.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that Courts have to ensure that the right of fair trial to the complainant and rights of the accused of being protected from.....
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Allahabad High Court Quashes Detention Order Against Murder Accused(24.12.2021)
Allahabad High Court has quashed a detention order passed against a murder accused by exercising powers under the National Security Act, 1980 as it ob.....
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Delhi High Court Grants Bail to NDPS Accused Who Was in Custody for 9 Years(24.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted bail to a man who was in custody for 9 years in an Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances case, observing that while.....
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Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Man Accused of Making Extortion Calls Impersonating as UP CMO Official(29.12.2021)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to one Pradeep Kumar Srivastava who has been accused of making extortion phone calls impersonating himself as an.....
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Supreme Court Stays Bail Granted to Accused in Bulandshahr Violence(04.01.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the order of the Allahabad High Court granting bail to one of the main accused, Yogesh Raj, in the Bulandshahr mob violence c.....
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SC: Bail Application Filed Through Advocate Not to be Considered Appearance of Absconding Accused(18.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that filing of an anticipatory bail through an advocate would not and could not be treated as an appearance before a court by a.....
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Delhi HC Grants Bail to NDPS Accused on Lack of Medical Evidence(30.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has granted bail to a person accused under sections 20 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 by noting tha.....
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SC: Court Cannot Dismiss Appeal Filed by Accused on Default of Advocate of Accused(18.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a Court cannot dismiss the appeal filed by an accused merely because of non-representation or default of the advocate .....
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Delhi HC Denies Bail to Nepali Citizen Accused of Dealing Narcotic Substances(18.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has denied bail to a Nepal citizen accused of dealing in narcotics substances, observing that consequences of drug abuse menace can b.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to CBI on Plea Opposing Bail of Accused Vinod Bhave(19.08.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a plea filed by Mukta Dabholkar, kin of murdered anti-superstition activis.....
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Gauhati HC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail to Reporter Accused of Extorting Money from Doctor(23.08.2021)
Gauhati High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a Press Reporter who allegedly threatened the District Immunization Officer of Assam's Dibrugarh of.....
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Supreme Court: Cannot Allow Bail Condition Enabling Police to Track Movement of Accused(08.07.2024)
Supreme Court has held that there can't be a bail condition defeating the very objective of bail. There can't be a bail condition enabling the police .....
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Supreme Court: Accused Cannot be Indefinitely Kept in Jail for his Inability to Produce Regd Surety(21.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that an Accused cannot be indefinitely kept in jail for his inability to produce registered surety for reasons beyond his c.....
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SC: Displeasure of Accused About Investigation Not Grounds to Transfer Investigation To CBI(20.05.2020)
Supreme Court has observed while declining Arnab Goswami's plea to transfer investigation to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that the displeasur.....
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SC Stays Rajasthan HC Order Restraining Police from Making Arrest of Accused Persons(26.05.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the Rajasthan High Court Order which restrained the police from making the arrest of the accused persons, who are charged wit.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Probe into Alleged Custodial Torture of Raghu Rama Krishna Raju(26.05.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a writ petition filed by the son of YSR Congress MP Raghu Rama Krishnam Raju seeking an investigation by the Centra.....
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Bombay HC Seeks Report on Medical Treatment of Accused in Bhima-Koregaon Case(28.05.2021)
Bombay High Court has sought a report from the private hospital regarding the medical treatment of Delhi University Associate Professor Hany Babu, an .....
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SC Grants Protection from Arrest to Man Accused of Raping Olympian Mayookha Johny's Friend(10.09.2021)
Supreme Court has granted protection from arrest to C.C Johnson, the man accused of raping Olympian Mayookha Johny's friend, and for capturing her nud.....
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MP HC Upholds Death Sentence of Two Men Accused of Gang Raping an 8-Year Old Girl(13.09.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the death sentence awarded to two men accused of gang rape of an eight year old girl. The Court has observed that.....
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Kerala HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to 3 Women Accused of Assaulting YouTuber Over Vulgar Comments(10.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has granted anticipatory bail to famous dubbing artist Bhagyalakshmi and feminist activists Diya Sana and Sreelakshmi Arackal who ar.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Police Response on Plea Challenging Sanction to Prosecute Accused for Delhi Riots(11.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has sought response of police on a plea by an accused, booked under the stringent anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Ac.....
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Karnataka HC: Investigating Agency Cannot Retain Username/Password of Accused Person(17.11.2020)
Karnataka High Court has held that an investigating agency cannot retain the username and password of the social media platform of the accused person .....
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Delhi HC Grants Bail to Man Accused of Speeding Away Car With Cop on Bonnet(29.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted bail to a man accused of speeding away his car with a police officer on its bonnet. The Court said that he will not be ab.....
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Karnataka HC Sets Aside Order Passed by Trial Court Acquitting Person Accused of Raping Minor(01.10.2021)
Karnataka High Court has set aside the order passed by a trial court acquitting a person accused of raping a minor, observing that "guilt of the accus.....
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P&H HC: Interrogation of Accused Cannot be Substituted by Video Conference(24.12.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that interrogation of an accused is a statutory right of police and cannot be substituted by video conference.
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SC: Duty of Police to Produce Accused Before Trial Court(11.09.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that when accused is in prison, it is the duty of the police authorities to produce him before the Trial Court. The petitio.....
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Allahabad High Court Denies Bail to Man Accused of Slaughtering a Cow(02.09.2021)
Allahabad High Court has denied bail to one Javed who has been accused of slaughtering a cow, observing that cow should be declared as national animal.....
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Bombay HC: Mere Allegation That Accused Abused Complainant Not Offence u/s 504 IPC(21.10.2021)
Bombay High Court has held that a mere allegation that the accused abused the complainant does not itself satisfy the ingredients of offence under sec.....
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Kerala HC: Police Officers Entitled to Use Necessary Force to Arrest Fleeing Accused(27.07.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that police officers are entitled to use necessary force to arrest an accused while discharging their official duty, mostly.....
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Supreme Court: Benefit of Infirmities in Investigation is to Be Given to Accused(14.11.2017)
Supreme Court has said that benefit of infirmities in the investigation by the prosecution is to be given to the accused.
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MP HC Grants Bail to Rape Accused Considering His Medical Report(16.09.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted bail to a person after considering his medical report that he is not medically fit and competent to perform sexu.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Anticipatory Bail Plea to Man Accused of Raping Olympian’s Friend(12.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of C.C Johnson, the man accused of raping Olympian Mayookha Johny's friend, and for capturi.....
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Delhi HC Rejects Bail Plea of Rape Accused Who Misled Court on Settlement Via Fake Affidavit(22.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has rejected the bail application of a rape accused who filed a fake affidavit with forged signatures and a fake Aadhar card copy of .....
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Telangana High Court Orders Magisterial Inquiry Into Death of Hyderabad Rape Accused(20.09.2021)
Telangana High Court has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the death of Palakonda Raju, the 30-year-old accused in the case pertaining to the rape an.....
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MP HC Directs State to Pay Compensation to NDPS Accused for Violation of Fundamental Right(20.09.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed state government to pay 50,000/- to an Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 accused within 15 d.....
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Delhi HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Giving Fake COVID-19 Report(22.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a man accused of giving fake Covid-19 report for the purpose of release of his son from jail on inter.....
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SC Reduces Jail Sentence Awarded to Man Accused of Killing a Person for Stealing Pigeon(22.09.2021)
Supreme Court reduced jail sentence awarded to an accused who allegedly killed a person for 'stealing' his pigeon. The Court has said that the killing.....
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Delhi HC: Accused Cannot be Kept in Custody Only on a 'Hunch' That He Will Impede Trial(27.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has stated that the personal liberty of an accused person cannot be curtailed by denying him bail merely on the basis of the investig.....
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Orissa HC Releases on Bail Man Accused of Rape of Minor Upon Marriage to Victim(28.07.2020)
Orissa High Court has granted bail to a man accused of rape of a minor, noting his submission that while availing interim bail, he has married the sur.....
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Allahabad HC Grants Interim Relief from Arrest to Govt Counsel Accused of Sexual Harassment(04.08.2020)
Allahabad High Court has restrained the Police from arresting a Government counsel in connection to a rape case lodged against him by a young lawyer.
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SC: If Sufficient Evidence of Involvement Exists, Person Not Named in FIR can be Added as Accused(08.06.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if evidence on record shows the involvement of a person in the commission of a crime, the said person can be arraigned as .....
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All. HC: Can’t Implicate Co-Accused u/s 149 when there is No Meeting of Mind Regarding Common Object(06.09.2024)
Allahabad High Court has held that when other co-accused are not present at the spot where the offence was committed and when there is no meeting of m.....
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SC: Witness Making Self-Incriminating Statements Can be Summoned as Additional Accused(13.09.2024)
Supreme Court has held that he qualified privilege under the proviso to Section 132 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 does not grant complete immunity .....
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Supreme Court: 'Accused Can't Claim Unfettered Right to Inspect Case Diary '(25.04.2017)
Supreme Court, while rejecting plea of an accused facing trial to produce certain pages of police diary obtained by him through RTI for the purpose of.....
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Supreme Court Frees Man Accused of Sodomizing a Minor Allowing His Juvenility Claim(02.03.2020)
Supreme Court has directed to release a person convicted for sodomizing on the ground that he was juvenile at the date of offence.
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Bombay High Court Upholds Bail Granted to Youth Accused of Joining ISIS(24.02.2021)
Bombay High Court has upheld bail granted to one of the first Islamic State recruits from India, Areeb Majeed and disposed of an appeal by the Nationa.....
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Ker HC: If Presence of Accused Can’t be Secured Despite Best Effort, Magistrate can Stop Proceedings(07.12.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that in cases where the presence of the accused cannot be secured notwithstanding the earnest and sincere efforts of the Pr.....
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Kerala HC: Evidence of Witness Can be Recorded in Absence of Accused(15.01.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that evidence of witnesses can be recorded in the presence of the counsel for the accused even in situations where the cour.....
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Kar. HC: Juvenility of the Accused Must be Ascertained Before Trial; Court Lays Guidelines(16.01.2024)
Karnataka High Court while issuing guidelines to be followed by Trial Court and Special Courts for ascertaining juvenility of accused, has observed th.....
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Allahabad High Court: Power of Court u/s 482 CrPC Limited, Can’t Examine Contention of Accused(19.01.2024)
Allahabad High Court has held that while deciding an application under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the High Court cannot examine the co.....
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Madras High Court Sets Aside Capital Punishment of Rape & Murder Accused(29.11.2021)
Madras High Court has reiterated the settled law on circumstantial evidence and the nature of inferences drawn therefrom for convicting an accused in .....
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Karnataka HC Grants Bail to Rape Accused Noting Victim Used to Video Call Accused(29.11.2021)
Karnataka High Court has granted bail to a rape accused noting that the victim, a married woman herself, used to make video calls to the accused early.....
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SC: Benefit of Doubt to be Given to Accused on Failure to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt(08.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that where evidence indicates that prosecution has failed to prove guilt of accused beyond reasonable doubt and that a view dif.....
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Delhi HC: While Granting Bail Court to Have Reasonable Grounds to Believe Innocence of Accused(24.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that while granting bail under Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, a Court must have.....
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Madras High Court: Rape Accused Who Was Later Acquitted Has a ‘Right to be Forgotten’(06.03.2024)
Madras High Court has held that the principle of ‘Right to be Forgotten’ shall be applicable to a person who has been accused of rape and later acquit.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Explain Steps to be Taken for 8-Year Old Girl Accused of Theft(07.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to explain what it proposed to do for the 8-year-old girl who was mortified by a pink police offic.....
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SC Issues Safeguards for Preventing Misuse of Power to Summon Additional Accused U/S 319 CrPC(23.02.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing appeal challenging Punjab and Haryana High Court order that allowed an application seeking to summon an additional accused.....
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Supreme Court Starts Concealing Identities of Accused in Rape Cases Turning Out to be False(20.03.2024)
Supreme Court on an interesting note has started concealing the names of the accused in rape cases that turn out to be false.
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Delhi High Court Rejects Bail Plea of Delhi Riots Accused Shahrukh Pathan(15.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has rejected the bail application of a Delhi riots-accused, Shahrukh Pathan Khan, who faces charges of firing shots at a Head Constab.....
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Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Accused Parveen Kumar Gupta in UP Power Corporation EPF Scam(09.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to the former General Manager of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited and prime accused in the Corporation's .....
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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Handicapped Accused Who Was Undetrial for 4 Years(09.02.2022)
Supreme Court has granted bail to an accused charged under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and Maharashtra Control of Organised C.....
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Delhi HC Directs Man Accused of Outraging Modesty of Woman to do Community Service(15.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed a man, accused outraging modesty of a woman, to do community service for a month observing that he cannot be let off sim.....
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Orissa HC: Right of Accused to Recall Witnesses u/s 311 CrPC Cannot be Denied(07.03.2022)
Orissa High Court has ruled that the right of an accused to recall witnesses under Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 cannot be denie.....
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Kar HC: Before Passing Extern. Order It is Mandatory to Provide Hearing, Material Relied on to Acc.(08.04.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that before passing an externment order against the accused, it is mandatory to grant reasonable opportunity and also to.....
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SC: To Use Accused’s State. on Fact Discovery, Prose. Needs to Establish That No One Knew About it(12.04.2024)
Supreme Court has held that if the statement of the accused is to be used on discovery of a fact the prosecution will have to establish that, nobody h.....
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Karnataka HC: State Bar Council Should Act Against Resolutions to Not Defend Accused(22.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has observed that the State Bar Council should take swift action against Bar Associations which pass resolutions calling upon its.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Jail Superintendent to Provide Treatment to Accused in Private Hospital(07.03.2022)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Superintendent of Jail to shift and provided treatment to K T Naveen Kumar, an accused in the journalist Gauri L.....
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Gujarat HC: It Is The Right Of Accused Under NDPS Act To Be Searched In Presence Of Magistrate(08.03.2022)
Gujarat High Court has confirmed the order of the acquittal by the lower Court on the ground that the Respondent-Accused was not made aware of his rig.....
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Allahabad HC Acquits Minor's Rape-Murder Accused, Sets Aside Death Sentence(09.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has rejected the reference made to it to confirm the death penalty awarded to a man accused of burning a 14-year-old girl alive a.....
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Madras HC: Avoid Unnecessary Summoning of Accused(06.07.2016)
Madras HC has said, “Courts are entitled to compel the appearance of the accused in criminal cases but such insistence should not be for the mere plea.....
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Delhi Court Grants Bail to Bulli Bai App Case Accused(29.03.2022)
Delhi Court has granted bail to accused in Bulli Bai App case on humanitarian grounds stating that since the accused were first-time offenders, consta.....
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SC: To Summon Person u/s 319 CrPC as Additional Accused, Stronger Evidence is Needed(06.05.2024)
SC has observed that degree of satisfaction required to exercise power under Section 319 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is well settled. Evidence be.....
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Delhi HC Calls for Use of GPS Tracking System to Monitor Movement of Accused Released on Bail(07.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has called for the use of tracking systems such as GPS tracking system to monitor the movement of accused who have been released on b.....
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Madras HC Denies Bail to Man Accused of Robbery(12.05.2020)
Madras High Court has denied bail to a robbery accused that has been in custody for almost 2 months. The Court has further observed that there would b.....
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Telangana HC Upholds Preventive Detention of Man Accused of Stalking, Voyeurism(19.07.2021)
Telangana High Court has upheld the detention order passed against a 22 year old accused of stalking women, voyeurism and allegedly inducing them to d.....
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Allahabad HC Denies Bail to Nurse Accused of Throwing Unadministered COVID Vaccines in Garbage(19.07.2021)
Allahabad High Court has denied pre-arrest bail to a Nurse allegedly involved in criminal wastage of 29 doses of COVID vaccine by thrown the same in t.....
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Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs Digital Detoxification of Student Accused(07.08.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court, while granting bail to a 'student' accused, has directed him to perform digital detoxification of himself by not using What.....
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Kerala HC Sets Aside Conviction on Grounds of Non-Determination of Soundness of Mind of Accused(15.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has set aside conviction and sentence passed against the accused in a matter of matricide and double filicide, on the ground that th.....
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All. HC: Not Mandatory for Passport Authority to Impound Passport of Accused Persons(26.07.2024)
All. HC has held that legislature u/s 10 (3)(e) of Passports Act, 1967 had deliberately used word ‘may' meaning that passport officer by recording rea.....
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SC: Accused to be Tried Only if Record and Documents Disclose Ground for Proceedings Against Him(17.07.2024)
SC has held that an accused will be made to stand the ordeal of trial only if the record of the case and the documents submitted therewith disclose gr.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Bail of Accused in Case of Stealing of Spirit in Transportation(04.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the bail petition of an accused in the case relating to the stealing of 20,386 litres of spirit while transporting it .....
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Delhi HC: Extraordinary Power U/S 482 CrPC Can't Be Exercised At Disposal of Affluent Accused(16.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that extraordinary powers of High Court under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure are not meant to be exercise at .....
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Gujarat High Court: Statement of Co-accused Can’t Be the Sole Basis for Conviction(23.05.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that the Statement or admission of the co-accused cannot be proved in evidence against the maker of it and it cannot be th.....
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Orissa HC Grants Bail to Man Accused of Urging People to Assault Former CJI(08.07.2021)
Orissa High Court granted bail to a man accused of posting a message in a WhatsApp group urging people to join him on a mission to assault the former .....
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Allahabad HC Denies Bail to Man Accused of Operating Illegal International Call Set Up(12.07.2021)
Allahabad High Court has denied bail to a man accused of operating an illegal international call set up and who was terminating foreign calls in India.....
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Karnataka High Court: ‘Opportunity of Being Heard’ Not an Empty Formality(30.09.2024)
Karnataka High Court has stated that, in terms of Section 223 of BNSS the magistrate has to issue a notice to the accused who is given an opportunity .....
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