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J&K and Ladakh High Court upheld the decision of the J&K State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, allowing the respondents to claim the payment of double the sum assured, as per their deceased father’s life insurance policy, which had a “Double Accident Benefit Cover” clause
The Delhi High Court while granting bail to a man accused of cheating held that undertrial prisoners cannot be placed in custody for indefinite periods of time when a speedy trial does not appear to be a possibility.
The Court acquitted the accused and held that the prosecution failed to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt.
The legislation in its own wisdom have planned to use the state machinery to investigate into all those offences, in which the women are poor victims of the atrocities committed by male.
Delhi High Court grants bail to accused persons reiterating that, no accused can be indefinitely detained in custody having already undergone 50% of the sentence.
The missing person has not been traced either dead or alive and the stalemate continues, thus, taking into consideration the overall situation and without being too harsh on the State Government and instead, on humanitarian ground, the Madras High Court directed the State to pay compensation to the missing man’s family.
Ansad Badruddin and Firoz Khan, members of PFI were denied bail by Allahabad High Court, as various contraband articles were recovered from their possession, including a diary disclosing their aim and object of fighting against Hindu religious organisations and to promote the ideology of PFI.
A Child-in-conflict with law (CIL) was granted bail considering that she was a young girl; her family was poor; she had less understanding to distinguish between right and wrong and her family atmosphere was good. The Court also discussed situations in which a CIL could be denied bail even in bailable offences as per Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.
In this case, the Delhi High Court held that the right to investigation cannot be taken away from the investigating officer only because the conduct of Test Identification Parade (TIP) was ordered after the release of articles to the person who was in lawful custody of the articles.
Bombay High Court: In an application filed seeking bail against FIR registered for the offense punishable under sections 317, 302,
Kerala High Court: In a case filed concerning recurring violence against Doctors and Healthcare Professionals, a Division Bench of Devan
Delhi High Court denied bail to a married person as he wanted to take advantage of the complainant by getting the complainant’s Date of Birth on the Aadhar Card changed so that when the applicant established physical relationship with the complainant, she would not have been a minor.
Rajasthan High Court: The Court exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code (Code), quashed the First
“The High Court, while forming an opinion whether a criminal proceeding or complaint or FIR should be quashed in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC, must evaluate whether the ends of justice would justify the exercise of the inherent power”
Delhi High Court: In a case where a Nepalese citizen moved the bail application in relation to FIR registered under
Delhi High Court: While granting bail to the person accused of offences under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO),
Supreme Court: In a case wherein the appeal challenged the final judgment and order passed by the High Court of
Madras High Court: In an appeal against the order passed by the Special Court rejecting the appellant’s bail, the division
Supreme Court: In a writ petition relating to the issue of implementation of the recommendations of the Justice B.N. Srikrishna commission constituted
by Sanjay Vashishtha †
Cite as: 2022 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 80