Supreme Court rules limitation in Drugs Act cases begins when identity of accused is known, not from first complaint; Section 202 CrPC not mandatory for public servants.
Read Full ArticleAllahabad High Court stayed proceedings against MLA Abbas Ansari under Section 174-A IPC over alleged non-compliance with proclamation proceedings.
Telangana High Court quashes case against girlfriend, holds she is not a “relative” under Section 498A IPC and cannot be charged with stalking under Section 354D.
Gauhati High Court quashes Section 354 IPC case against IIT Guwahati professor, holding that mere hand touch without mens rea or force is not an offence.
Supreme Court restores murder conviction, holding that absence of motive is not fatal when a credible and trustworthy dying declaration exists.
Noida court rejects UP government’s plea to withdraw prosecution in the 2015 Akhlaq lynching case, orders day-to-day trial citing gravity of offence.
Supreme Court acquits Govind Mandavi, citing fatal omission in FIR, unreliable eyewitness testimony and lack of credible evidence linking him to the crime.
Kerala High Court allows rapper Vedan to travel abroad for concerts, modifying his bail condition in a rape case on false promise of marriage, citing professional rights.
Delhi HC quashes neighbours’ FIRs, directs them to serve pizzas & buttermilk to kids at childcare home as unique community service.
Punjab & Haryana HC slams Punjab Police for 15-year delay in filing cancellation report, fines Rs 1 lakh for lackadaisical conduct.
SC acquits woman, brother & brother-in-law in 2006 policeman murder case, citing unreliable confessions and lack of evidence.
SC quashes cases against Ashis Nandy over Jaipur Lit Fest remarks, citing age and apology, but strongly condemns his comments on communities.
SC schedules hearing in 2026 on Udhayanidhi Stalin’s plea to club FIRs over his controversial ‘Sanatan Dharma’ remarks filed across multiple states.
SC stays probe into FIRs against CSDS co-director Sanjay Kumar over Maharashtra polling data post; says multiple cases show harassment motive.
SC strips Allahabad HC judge Prashant Kumar of criminal jurisdiction, calls his civil dispute order “absurd, shocking & unpardonable.”
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