A Leading Law firm terminates partner accused under POCSO Act for alleged assault of six-year-old daughter; Bombay High Court to hear bail challenge.
Read Full ArticleKarnataka High Court quashes bail condition mandating continuous mobile location-sharing, holding it amounts to impermissible electronic surveillance.
Supreme Court rules police cannot arrest in private complaints without NBW; says High Courts should not entertain anticipatory bail in such cases.
Telangana High Court grants Pawan Khera one-week transit anticipatory bail in Assam FIR, allowing him time to seek regular bail before jurisdictional court.
Delhi HC denies anticipatory bail in Rs 12 crore property fraud, citing key role in money laundering and conspiracy; calls accused a “maestro.”
Tis Hazari Court grants interim anticipatory bail in ₹5 crore cyber fraud case; allows WhatsApp notice and bars coercive action against accused.
Allahabad High Court grants anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, rules Section 29 POCSO presumption not applicable at pre-arrest stage.
Kerala High Court rules illegal sand mining can attract charges under both the Sand Act and BNS theft provisions; earlier contrary orders held per incuriam.
Supreme Court cancels anticipatory bail in SC/ST Act case, holding that police attempts at reconciliation cannot prevent registration of FIR for criminal acts.
Supreme Court rules anticipatory bail has no time limit, continues after chargesheet, and High Courts can’t restrict protection to investigation stage.
Supreme Court sets aside anticipatory bail to absconding murder accused in MP political rivalry case, calls HC order perverse and unjustified.
Supreme Court sets aside Jharkhand High Court orders, reiterates that bail or anticipatory bail cannot be made conditional on monetary deposits.
Kerala High Court grants pre-arrest bail to a YouTube editor, holding political commentary does not amount to obscene or sexually explicit content.
Supreme Court rules that bail for accused added under Section 319 CrPC requires strong and cogent evidence, not mere probability of complicity.
Calcutta High Court rules SC/ST Act not applicable to caste-based abuses over telephone, holding such conversations are not in public view.
Orissa HC refused to quash proceedings in a crypto fraud case, holding cryptocurrency cannot shield accused persons from criminal liability for fraud.
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Bombay High Court set aside a divorce decree, holding wives are not maids, and awarded the wife Rs 20,000 monthly maintenance and housing support.
27 May, 2026 04:13 PM
Supreme Court upholds Bihar’s 2025 Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, affirming ECI’s constitutional power under Article 324.
27 May, 2026 03:07 PM
Supreme Court quashes criminal and DV proceedings against husband’s relatives, holding vague and general allegations are insufficient.
27 May, 2026 02:43 PM
P&H HC CJ Sheel Nagu rebukes lawyers’ strike over Advocate Gagandeep Jammu firing case, stressing duty towards litigants.
27 May, 2026 02:16 PM
MP High Court rules that advocates running offices from their homes cannot be charged commercial electricity tariffs.
27 May, 2026 01:32 PM
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