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News
Delhi HC Dismisses Plea for CBI Probe Into Allegations of Sexual Abuse Against Clergy(30.01.2019)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL for a thorough investigation by CBI or an SIT into all allegations of sexual abuse made against the clergy.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Allegations of Sexual Abuse Against Clergy
J&K&L HC: S.482 CrPC Can’t be Invoked to Check Correctness of Allegations(27.12.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while observing that powers of the court under Section 482 Cr.P.C are to be exercised with great amount of cau.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Section 482, Allegations, Caution
SC Directs Manning of Polling Booths in View of Allegations of Violence on Election Day(26.11.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Home Secretary of Tripura Government, the State Election Commission and the Director General of Police to ensure that e.....
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Bombay HC Imposes Cost of Rs. 20,000 on Advocate who Levelled Allegations Against Sitting Judges(08.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 20,000 on advocate Arvind Waghmare, who along with four others levelled allegations against sitting judges.....
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SC Holds 3 Persons Guilty of Contempt of Court over 'Scurrilous & Scandalous' Allegations(28.04.2020)
Supreme Court has convicted three lawyers for contempt of court for making scurrilous allegations against two of its judges, observing that shutting i.....
Tags : Supreme Court, 'Scurrilous & Scandalous' Allegations
SC Sentences 3 Contemnors to 3 Months Imprisonment for Scandalous Allegations Against Judges(06.05.2020)
Supreme Court has sentenced three contemnors to three months imprisonment for raising scandalous and scurrilous allegations against sitting Supreme Co.....
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Supreme Court: Court Which Granted Bail Can Cancel it if Serious Allegations Made(21.05.2024)
SC has observed that if there are serious allegations against accused, bail can be cancelled by same Court that has granted it, even if accused has no.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Relevant Material, Serious Allegations
Bombay HC: Unfounded Allegations of Adultery Cannot be Ground for Denying Custody(07.07.2021)
Bombay High Court has held that unfounded allegations of adultery against a woman cannot be a ground for denying her the custody of her children. The .....
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MP HC Quashes Rape Case Filed by Second Wife After a Delay of 18 Years(13.06.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed a rape case against a man registered after a delay of 18 years by his second wife as the Court noted that it was.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Rape, False Allegations
Del. HC: Baseless Targeting of Doctors is Bound to Seriously Prejudice Public Interest(04.07.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that baseless targeting of doctors, unmindful of the consequences, is bound to seriously prejudice public interest, h.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Doctor, Baseless Allegations
SC: Detailed Enquiry Into Merits of Allegations Not Warranted While Exercising Jurisdiction(04.08.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a detailed enquiry into the merits of the allegations is not warranted while exercising jurisdiction under Section 4.....
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Delhi HC Restrains Ex-Employee of Air India from Posting Allegations Against Company(12.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has restrained an ex-employee of Air India from directly or indirectly, publishing and/or commenting or communicating or issuing any .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, posting of Allegations Against Air India by Ex-Employee
Delhi HC: Allowing Fabricated Allegations Against Entire Family May Lead to Misuse of Process of Law(13.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that if false implications by fabricated allegations against the entire family in matrimonial disputes are allowed, it may l.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, False Allegations, Process of Law
Bombay HC: Allegations Against Police Officer Would Not Incite Action Against Government(01.12.2020)
Bombay High Court has ruled that allegations levelled against a police officer that he is involved in criminal activities and publishing news report r.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Allegations Against Police Officer
Del. HC: Bald Allegations against IO Insufficient for Transferring Probe to Another Agency(10.02.2025)
Delhi HC has stated that accusation against an investigating officer alone is not sufficient to transfer investigation unless there is sufficient mate.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Investigating Officer, Bald Allegations
SC Asks for Compilation of Corruption Allegations Against Allahabad HC Judge(11.12.2018)
Supreme Court has asked for a compilation of corruption allegations against Justice Ram Krishna Gautam, who was appointed judge of the Allahabad High .....
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Bombay HC Quashes FIR Against In-Laws of Woman Alleging Harassment(22.10.2020)
Bombay High Court has quashed a First Information Report against in-laws of woman who alleged harassment at their hands, observing that it has become .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Harassment Allegations Against In-Laws
Ker. HC: Concept that Women Won't Make False Sexual Assault Allegations is Outdated(17.03.2025)
Kerala High Court has observed that nowadays the old concept that women won't make false sexual assault allegations is outdated as there are cases of .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Sexual Assault, False Allegations
P&H HC Orders DCP of Punjab Police to Form All-Women SIT to Probe Into Rape Allegations(27.05.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered the DCP of Punjab Police to form a three-member all women SIT (Special Investigation Team) to probe into the.....
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Delhi HC Directs Congress Leaders to Remove Social Media Posts Against Smriti Irani & Daughter(29.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has passed ad interim injunction directing Congress leaders to delete and remove the allegations made during the press conference aga.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Injunction, Defamation, Allegations
Del Court to Tihar DGP: Install CCTVs Inside Offices of Senior Jail Officials to Ensure Transparency(01.08.2022)
Delhi Court has directed the Director General of Prisons, Tihar to install CCTV cameras inside offices of Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent in .....
Tags : Delhi Court, Tihar, CCTV, False Allegations
Criminal Complaints can't be Quashed Just because Allegations Appear to be of Civil Nature: SC(13.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that criminal complaints cannot be quashed only on the ground that the allegations made therein appear to be of a civil nat.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Criminal Complaints, Criminal Complaints can't be Quashed Merely Because Allegations Appear to be of Civil Nature
MP HC: Judicial Officers While Acting in Capacity are Protected Under Law(19.06.2025)
MP High Court has held that judicial officers while acting in their judicial capacity, are protected under law and cannot be subjected to prosecution .....
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MP HC: Judicial Officers While Acting in Capacity are Protected Under Law(19.06.2025)
MP High Court has held that judicial officers while acting in their judicial capacity, are protected under law and cannot be subjected to prosecution .....
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Delhi High Court: Arrest of Person Based on Allegations has Potential to Destroy Reputation(24.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that the arrest of a person based on mere allegations has the potential to destroy his reputation and thus it is necessa.....
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P&H HC Quashes Case over Allegations Against Judge, Orders Police Awareness on S.215 BNSS(06.03.2026)
Punjab and Haryana High Court quashed criminal proceedings against a man accused of making false allegations against a judicial officer, holding that .....
Tags : Allegations, Judge, Police Awareness
Orissa High Court Grants Bail in OTET Leak Case, Ruling Allegations Alone Can’t Punish(09.03.2026)
Orissa High Court granted bail to eight individuals, including the Vice-President of the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha, arrested for their alle.....
Tags : Special Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test, Bail, Allegations
Supreme Court: Cheating and Criminal Breach of Trust Cannot Be Based on Identical Allegations(26.09.2025)
Supreme Court held that the offences of cheating and criminal breach of trust cannot coexist based on the same allegations. Cheating involves dishones.....
Tags : Cheating, Criminal Breach of Trust, Allegations
Bombay HC: Making Unfounded Allegations Against Spouse to Cause Disturbance at Job is Mental Cruelty(22.02.2021)
Bombay High Court has stated that making of unfounded allegations against the spouse or his/her relatives in the pleadings or making complaints with a.....
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Kerala HC: Oral Allegations Alone Insufficient to Sustain Bribery Charges Against Ministers(05.11.2025)
Kerala HC held that bribery allegations against ministers or high officials cannot be based solely on oral statements and require thorough scrutiny. T.....
Tags : Oral Allegations, Bribery, Scrutiny
SC: Court Cannot Probe Credibility of FIR Allegations While Entertaining Quashing Plea(10.11.2025)
Supreme Court set aside the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s order quashing an FIR under Sections 498A IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The court held th.....
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Del. HC: Making Unsubstantiated Allegation Against Husband and His Family is Extreme Cruelty(06.11.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that making serious and unsubstantiated allegations and waging a legal war against husband by implicating him and his family.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Cruelty, Wife, Unsubstantiated Allegations
SC: Evidence is Often Fabricated Using AI And False Allegations are Rampant in Matrimonial Cases(21.01.2026)
Supreme Court expressed serious concern over AI-generated and fabricated evidence in matrimonial disputes, noting that parties, eager to 'teach the ot.....
Tags : Evidence, False Allegations, Matrimonial Cases
Cal HC: Theft Claims and Public Humiliation Alone Don’t Amount To Abetment of Suicide U/S 306 IPC(04.02.2026)
Calcutta HC set aside convictions u/s 306/34 IPC, holding that while the deceased died by suicide, mere allegations of harassment or being labelled a .....
Tags : Theft Allegations, Public Humiliation, Abetment of Suicide
Delhi HC Directs Social Media Platforms to Remove Weblinks of Offending Article Against Judge(21.11.2018)
Delhi High Court has directed two social media platforms to block the weblinks of an offending article levelling scandalous allegations against a high.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Scandalous allegations judge, Removal of Web Links
Judgments
Application for curbing media reporting of case can be moved in Court where it is pending(30.10.2019)
The Plaintiff has instituted present suit for (i) recovery of damages for defamation; (ii) restraining the Defendant from further defaming the Plainti.....
Tags : Defamatory allegations, Media reporting, Legality
Confirming divorce between publicly vocal couple, High Court says “sometimes it is better to be a blind wife and a deaf husband”(18.08.2015)
The High Court upheld a finding of mental cruelty by the Respondent against the Petitioner on the basis of scandalous and frivolous allegations made t.....
Tags : Divorce, alimony, fault, false allegations