Pat HC | Court reiterates that it has no role to play while investigation by police is still underway
Patna High Court: Ashwani Kumar Singh, J. dismissed an application for the quashing of FIR by the petitioner under Articles 226 and
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MP HC | ‘Early conclusion of trial a bleak possibility and prolonged pre-trial detention an anathema to the concept of liberty’; bail granted to externed accused
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vivek Rusia, J. dealt with a bail application where the petitioner sought bail for the offence under Section
Pat HC | No cognizable offence disclosed in FIR though the apparent allegation of embezzlement of money held to be a legitimate ground for proceeding trial
Patna High Court: Birendra Kumar, J. dismissed a criminal miscellaneous application filed by the petitioner challenging the order of cognizance passed against
Kar HC | Bail granted when no prima facie case of commission of offence with pre-meditation made out during investigation
Karnataka High Court: Sunil Dutt Yadav, J. granted regular bail on the ground that the case of the commission of offence with
Kar HC | Statement in presence of doctor to police officer cannot be discarded at stage of investigation; bail rejected
Karnataka High Court: H.B. Prabhakara Sastry, J. dismissed the petition under Section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure for an offence punishable
Chh HC | Principles laid down by SC for registration of FIR against doctors under S. 154(1) CrPC, apply with equal force while CJM acting under S. 156(3)
Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K. Agarwal, J. while allowing a writ petition filed by a registered medical practitioner, held that the jurisdictional criminal
Gau HC | Criminal prosecution can’t be permitted to continue on whims and pleasures of litigants, criminal case based on likelihood of suspicion quashed
Gauhati High Court: Reiterating that mere likelihood of suspicion cannot be a reason to charge someone for an offence, Rumi Kumari Phukan, J.
PMLA Appellate Tribunal | Properties seized must be defrozen after lapse of statutorily prescribed time period of 90 days
Appellate Tribunal for Prevention of Money Laundering: A Coram of Justice Manmohan Singh (Chairperson) and G.C Mishra (Member) allowed an appeal against
Guj HC | Plea seeking registration of FIR allowed with instructions to police officials to complete inquiry in stipulated time
Gujarat High Court: A Bench of Sonia Gokani, J., while hearing the grievance of the petitioner regarding non-filing of FIR, ordered the
PMLA Appellate Tribunal | No extension of time for investigation when time period mentioned in the Act
Appellate Tribunal for Prevention of Money Laundering: The Coram comprising of Manmohan Singh, J. (Chairperson) and G.C. Mishra (Member) allowed the appeal
Madras HC | Prohibiting demonstration of democratic dissent is violation of fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution
Madras High Court: M. Dhandapani, J., quashed a case registered against the petitioner along with others for demonstrating and raising slogans against the
Ori HC | Court should not take cognizance if the act complained of appears to have inseparable nexus with discharge of official duty
Orissa High Court: The Bench of Dr A. K. Mishra, J., allowed a petition filed to quash the order passed taking cognizance
Pat HC | Court exercising extraordinary writ jurisdiction cannot issue direction for arrest of a person only because he is named in the FIR
Patna High Court: The Bench of Ashwani Kumar Singh, J. dismissed a petition praying for the arrest of a few persons named
Cal HC | Cyber crimes on the rise | Directions issued to train and familiarise members of police force in regard to “electronic evidence”
Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Manojit Mandal and Joymalya Bagchi, JJ., in the wake of rising cyber crimes in
All HC | Ingredients constituting offence prima facie made out – FIR cannot be quashed
Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Karuna Nand Bajpayee and Ifaqat Ali Khan, JJ. dismissed a petition seeking quashing of a
Justice B N Srikrishna’s report declares former CEO of ICICI Bank Chanda Kochhar guilty of violating Bank’s Code of Conduct
As reported by media, the board of ICICI Bank had appointed Retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice Srikrishna to investigate in regard to
Tri HC | No infirmity in order refusing to take cognizance of police report filed on basis of incomplete investigation
Tripura High Court: The Bench of S. Talapatra, J. dismissed a criminal revision petition challenging an order whereby the Sessions Court refused
Tri HC | Why is it so facile for NDPS accused to get bail: DGP to submit report on manner of investigation
Tripura High Court: Appalled at the shocking revelations made in a bail application, the Bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ. asked for a
All HC | Investigation is an independent area of operation not be interfered with except in rarest of rare cases
Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Karuna Nand Bajpayee and Ifaqat Ali Khan, JJ., dismissed a petition on the ground
J&K HC | Further investigation under Section 173(8) CrPC allowed on ground that relevant evidences were left out
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: A Bench of Sanjay Kumar Gupta, J. allowed this petition seeking a direction to the official respondents