The Delhi High Court set aside the summoning order against a former Raheja Developers director, holding that a Magistrate must identify the material relied upon when summoning a person placed in Column 12 of a charge-sheet.
Read Full ArticleCJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to five-day judicial custody for entering Jantar Mantar a day after Delhi Police denotified it as a protest site. A third leader, Ajinkya Shinde, was released on a personal bond.
The Supreme Court finds a prima facie case of contempt over alleged non-compliance with its earlier directions on Delhi Metro and railway restrictions. It directs normal transport and internet services, ensures free movement subject to lawful restrictions, and prohibits illegal detention, particularly of peaceful, unarmed groups outside areas covered by Section 163 BNSS. The matters will be heard again on October 13, 2026.
A Mumbai Magistrate discharged an accused in the Bulli Bai App case, holding that merely following the app and contacting a co-accused did not constitute an offence.
Allahabad High Court sets aside Raghvendra Dubey’s arrest over missing police station CCTV feeds and inadequate arrest grounds, directing 24/7 CCTV and safeguards during outages. Indian Kanoon
Delhi High Court holds that under Section 223(1) BNSS, a Magistrate must first examine the complainant and witnesses, then hear the accused before formally taking cognizance of a private complaint.
Supreme Court holds that cognizance was taken when the trial court found a prima facie case and issued process, not when it accepted a protest petition, and that the accused must be heard first under ...
Telangana High Court sets aside the order permitting a potency test on trainee IPS officer M. Uday Krishna Reddy, holding that such an examination cannot be ordered routinely without showing its relev...
Delhi High Court reduced the sentence of a man convicted in a 2009 minor rape case, noting the adolescent relationship, mutual name tattoos, long passage of time and settled lives of both parties.
The Allahabad High Court rejected Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan’s bail plea in the Bareilly violence case, observing that his call for a large gathering without permission and subsequent conduct could n...
Karnataka High Court declares arrest illegal after police arrested a man nearly 48 hours before the appearance date in a Section 35(3) BNSS notice and imposes ₹3 lakh personal costs on police office...
Delhi High Court declines urgent relief in habeas corpus plea by Karni Sena chief after Delhi Police said he was neither arrested nor detained and was free to move.
Karnataka High Court refuses to reduce maintenance for wife and minor daughter, observing that marriage is not a license to control, command or dominate a wife's freedom.
Supreme Court quashes criminal proceedings against mother in promise-of-marriage case, holding allegations were bland, unsubstantiated and did not inspire confidence.
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