Open for Courts to order house arrest under Section 167 CrPC: Supreme Court
Supreme Court: In a major verdict, the bench of UU Lalit and KM Joseph*, JJ has held that it is open for
judicial custody
J&K HC| “Non-application of mind by detaining authority is fatal” HC sets aside order of preventive detention for alleged involvement in militant activities
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Sanjeev Kumar, J. heard the instant petition against the impugned order passed by District Magistrate (the detaining
NHRC | Two policemen got involved in a squabble at an eatery over payment of bill for food they consumed; 10 men falsely implicated & arrested
Cause of Suo Motu Cognizance The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that in Etah
NHRC holds Judicial Inquiry by an Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate as shady into a death in Ahmedabad prison
In a case of a death in judicial custody, the National Human Rights Commission, India has set aside the conclusion of an
Ori HC | Whether filing of forged and fabricated document amounts to Contempt of Court? HC explains
Orissa High Court: S. K. Sahoo J., ordered the petitioner to be detained in judicial custody and rejected the prayer sought. The
Telangana HC | If consequences of an offence are suffered at a different place than the place where offence occurred, which Court will have jurisdiction for trial of case? HC explains
Telangana High Court: The Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ and Vijaysen Reddy, J., observed that if the consequences of an offence
AP HC | Can the Magistrate apart from police officer be liable for departmental action along with Contempt of Court before HC? Law explained in light of Arnesh Kumar’s decision by SC
Andhra Pradesh High Court: Lalitha Kanneganti, J., addressed a matter wherein the accused was arrested without warrant alleged to have posted certain material
Allegations made by women for being subjected to gang-rape in lockup: NHRC takes suo motu cognizance
The National Human Rights Commission issued notice to the Chief Secretary, Director General of Police and the Director-General of Prisons, Madhya Pradesh
Utt HC | Freedom can’t be denied just because a person is poor; Court reduces amount of sureties for bail
Uttaranchal High Court: Ravindra Maithani, J., allowed an application that was made in order to reduce the amount of sureties for bail.
Rhea Chakraborty taken into Judicial Custody by Narcotics Control Bureau [Explainer of NDPS Sections charged]
Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) had sought 14 days Judicial Custody of Actress Rhea Chakraborty for being involved in the procurement and distribution
Ker HC | Is a woman entitled to bail under S. 437(1) CrPC for being a woman? HC explains case of woman accused for murder of minor with cyanide poisoning
Kerala High Court: P.V. Kunhikrishnan, J., dismissed a bail application of a woman who was involved in six murder cases. Petitioner was accused
Del HC | Bail granted to tycoon accused of money-laundering sums in excess of Rs 2000 crores; Court cites principle of presumption of innocence
Delhi High Court: Anup Jairam Bhambhani J., granted bail to an accused in a money-laundering case involving a sum of more than
Jhar HC | Regular bail granted considering the length of judicial custody
Jharkhand High Court: Rajesh Shankar J., held that the petitioner was in judicial custody for more than a year; hence he is
Bom HC | No restriction on power of Sessions Judge to remand the accused in judicial custody for a particular period
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.S. Shinde and N.B. Suryawanshi, JJ., dismissed a petition whereby the petitioners sought their release by
Ker HC | Bail granted to applicants because of delay in filing final report after completion of investigation
Kerala High Court: Raja Vijayaraghavan V., J. allowed this application of bail filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,
Ori HC | Delay in lodging FIR in rape cases cannot be used as a ground against prosecution’s case
Orissa High Court: S.K. Sahoo, J. dismissed a criminal appeal for the acquittal of the appellant under Section 376 of the Penal
Mad HC | Third Party has no locus standi to prosecute criminal proceedings; petition by a forum in regard of judicial death of prisoner dismissed
Madras High Court: N. Anand Venkatesh, J. dismissed a petition filed by Prisoners Right Forum against the order of the Chief Judicial Magistrate
Ker HC | NDPS Act: Bail application of accused may be allowed if he did not possess ‘commercial quantity’ of psychotropic substance
Kerala High Court: The Bench of N. Anil Kumar, J. allowed the bail application of a person accused of illegal possession of
Delay in filing of charge sheet is a ground for grant of bail to accused: Kerala HC
Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Raja Vijayaraghavan, J., decided a bail application filed under Section 239 of the CrPC
Sentence reduced in light of period of custody previously undergone by accused
Patna High Court: In a criminal appeal decided by a Single Judge Bench comprising of Vinod Kumar Sinha, J., the period of