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Wife Alive, Husband Jailed for Six Months in Abetment of Suicide Case: Karnataka HC Orders Probe [Read Order]
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Wife Alive, Husband Jailed for Six Months in Abetment of Suicide Case: Karnataka HC Orders Probe [Read Order]

Karnataka High Court quashed an abetment of suicide case, freed a husband jailed for six months, and ordered an enquiry against the police officer.

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Calcutta HC Acquits Man Jailed for 4 Years in POCSO Case, Flags Conspiracy Between Wife and Prosecutor Judiciary
Calcutta HC Acquits Man Jailed for 4 Years in POCSO Case, Flags Conspiracy Between Wife and Prosecutor

Calcutta HC acquits professor in POCSO case after 4 years in jail, cites conspiracy, orders ₹10 lakh compensation, and seeks action against officials.

SC Grants Bail To Undertrial Prisoner Jailed For Nine Years, Holds Right To Speedy Trial Violated [Read Order] Judiciary
SC Grants Bail To Undertrial Prisoner Jailed For Nine Years, Holds Right To Speedy Trial Violated [Read Order]

Supreme Court grants bail to undertrial jailed for over 9 years, holding that prolonged incarceration violates Article 21 right to speedy trial.

Hyderabad Prison Launches ‘Feel the Jail’ Experience for Public Executive
Hyderabad Prison Launches ‘Feel the Jail’ Experience for Public

Hyderabad’s Chanchalguda Prison launches ‘Feel the Jail’, allowing citizens to voluntarily spend up to 24 hours inside prison cells.

Delhi Court Grants Bail in ‘False Promise to Marry’ Case, Calls It a Consensual Relationship Between Adults [Read Order] Judiciary
Delhi Court Grants Bail in ‘False Promise to Marry’ Case, Calls It a Consensual Relationship Between Adults [Read Order]

Delhi Court grants bail in false promise to marry case, observing the relationship appeared consensual between two mature adults.

SC Quashes 35-Year-Old Criminal Case, Flags Crisis of Undertrial Delay in Uttar Pradesh [Read Order]

Supreme Court quashes a 35-year-old criminal case, calls undertrial delays a violation of Article 21, and seeks data on UP’s justice backlog.

SC Issues Sweeping Directions to Speed Up Bail Hearings in High Courts, Bans Casual Adjournments to Governments

Supreme Court directs High Courts to fast-track bail hearings, avoid casual adjournments to governments, and ensure timely FSL reports.

Delhi HC Refuses Bail to Maulvi Accused of Raping Minor Girl on Pretext of Curing Her of Evil Spirits, Cites Gravity of Allegations and Advanced Stage of Trial [Read Order]

Delhi High Court denies bail to Maulvi accused of raping a minor girl under the guise of spiritual healing, citing serious allegations and advance trial stage.

At Least 50 Orders in Six Months: How One Orissa High Court Judge Made Cleaning Police Stations, Hospitals and Temples a Bail Condition

Supreme Court flags Odisha HC judge’s 50 bail orders imposing cleaning duties, raising legality, proportionality, and caste bias concerns.

Reporting an FIR Is Not a Media Trial: Sikkim High Court Dismisses Writ Seeking Gag on Press Coverage of Criminal Case [Read Judgment]

Sikkim HC holds FIR reporting isn’t a media trial, dismisses plea to restrain press coverage and uphold privacy claims under Article 21.

Innocent Man Framed in False Rape Case: Delhi HC Upholds Conviction of Lawyer, SI; Enhances Compensation to ₹3 Lakh [Read Judgment]

Delhi HC upholds conviction of lawyer, SI in false rape case; orders ₹3 lakh compensation to innocent man’s family for wrongful implication.

Madras HC Grants Bail to Man Who Showed Intimate Pictures of Former Girlfriend to Her Prospective Husband, Causing Her Marriage to Fall Through [Read Order]

Madras High Court grants bail to man accused of sharing intimate photos of ex-girlfriend with her prospective groom, leading to cancellation of marriage.

“Appointing Poster-Pasting Politicians as Public Prosecutors Compromises Justice”: Madras HC Slams Tamil Nadu Govt Over Merit-Blind Law Officer Appointments [Read Order]

Madras HC slams Tamil Nadu over politically motivated law officer appointments, warns merit-blind selections compromise justice and harm litigants.

Court Uses Doll to Record Testimony of Deaf-Mute Rape Victim, Conviction Upheld [Read Judgment]

Chhattisgarh HC upheld a rape conviction, recognising doll-assisted gestural testimony of a deaf-mute victim as valid and reliable evidence.

Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail to Accused in ₹5 Crore Cyber Fraud Case; Directs Joining of Investigation on Notice Through WhatsApp [Read Order]

Tis Hazari Court grants interim anticipatory bail in ₹5 crore cyber fraud case; allows WhatsApp notice and bars coercive action against accused.


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