HIGH COURT DECEMBER 2024 WEEKLY ROUNDUP | Stories on Balachandra Menon’s bail; Trade mark of Jack Daniels; Bhopal Gas Tragedy Cleanup; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
Zero FIR
Purpose of Zero FIR under BNSS is to ensure victims can file complaints regardless of jurisdiction: Kerala HC directs Magistrate to reconsider DBS Bank application to register FIR
“Under Section 173(1) of BNSS, the police cannot refuse to register an FIR on the ground of “not having territorial jurisdiction” over the offence for the reason that some part of the offence was committed outside the local jurisdiction of that concerned police station.”
Clarified | Difference between ‘FIR’ & ‘Zero FIR’: Woman alleged to have been kept as a hostage and repetitively raped, approached police station but PS GTB Enclave denied filing an FIR || Read Del HC’s decision
Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., expressed that, “…it is unfortunate that institutions that are supposed to protect the life and liberty
Kar HC | Police officer who defaulted in registering FIR in a cognizable case was directed to clean the front of his police station for 1 week; Laid emphasis on FIR and Zero FIR
Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of S. Sunil Dutt Yadav and P. Krishna Bhat, JJ., emphasized on the importance of jurisdictional
Mandatory action by police in cases of crime against women: Advisory by MHA
Government of India has taken steps to strengthen legislative provisions to deal with incidents of sexual offences against women and girls. Government