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A Division Bench at Jodhpur suspended the sentence of a murder convict whose severe neurological disorder, cardiac history, and repeated prior interim releases on medical grounds made continued incarceration unjustifiable.
The Jodhpur Bench held that a Magistrate who disagrees with a negative Final Report must record cogent reasons; mere reliance on a protest petition will not suffice.
The Rajasthan High Court found the ACB failed to communicate grounds of arrest to Dr. Mahesh Joshi in writing, but held habeas corpus could not lie once multiple judicial remand orders had been passed.
Rajasthan High Court dismisses husband's writ petition seeking joint narco-analysis, polygraph and DNA tests to rebut impotency allegations, finding the application belated and legally untenable.
A Rajasthan vacation bench held Tehsildar Tejpal Pareek personally liable for keeping an HIV-positive man confined for 53 days after his sentence was suspended, directing personal compensation and departmental inquiry.
Rajasthan High Court dismisses petition challenging bail cancellation after Section 452 IPC was added, holding that bail for bailable offences cannot continue once graver non-bailable offences are added.
Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand set aside cognizance taken under Section 319 CrPC against a widowed Jethani, holding that omnibus dowry allegations without specific overt acts cannot sustain a prima facie case.
Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand declined to quash a Section 376 IPC FIR on the basis of a compromise between the prosecutrix and the accused, holding that rape proceedings cannot be extinguished by private settlement.
A Division Bench held that CSD's transfer policy is a guideline, not an enforceable right, and that administrative exigency alone justified moving an LDC from Jaipur to Mumbai headquarters.
The Rajasthan High Court set aside a Board of Revenue order that allowed a revision petition at the admission stage without notice, without hearing, and without first deciding a pending delay-condonation application.
The Rajasthan High Court set aside a Special POCSO Court's order accepting a closure report on the basis of a minor rape victim's consent, holding that a minor's consent is immaterial at every stage of proceedings.
Rajasthan High Court dismisses a wife's writ seeking inclusion in her retired husband's Pension Payment Order, holding the petition premature while the pensioner remains alive.
The Rajasthan High Court held that an ex-Sepoy with Radial Nerve Palsy was entitled to invalid pension under Army Pension Regulations, after the Army discharged him without conducting a Release Medical Board.
Rajasthan High Court holds that legal heirs of a deceased complainant-victim fall within Section 2(wa) CrPC and can seek leave to continue an appeal against acquittal, flagging a legislative gap in Section 394 CrPC.
Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that continuing criminal proceedings against parents-in-law, after a consent divorce and full alimony payment, amounted to abuse of process of court.
The Rajasthan High Court dismissed a writ petition by a candidate denied appointment as Naib-Tehsildar, holding that acquittals by benefit of doubt in two impersonation-and-extortion cases were not honourable.
Justice Sanjeet Purohit held that prison accommodations granted on medical grounds survive the conclusion of appellate proceedings and directed restoration of facilities for the 85-year-old POCSO convict.
Rajasthan High Court directs trial court to secure a conclusive investigation report within six weeks, holding that Magistrates must actively supervise probes ordered under Section 156(3) CrPC.
A retired Patwari waited over two years for pension after superannuation; the Jodhpur Bench held that an incomplete service book maintained by the State cannot justify withholding earned benefits.
The Rajasthan High Court held that contractual vocational trainers serving under a government scheme cannot be replaced by another set of contractual employees through a new service provider.
Rajasthan High Court holds that a negative final report exonerating a candidate of a false rape FIR triggers eligibility under the State's 2019 character-verification circular, not disqualification.
The Rajasthan High Court dismissed a challenge by Senior Residents who lacked one year of post-MD experience by the 29 January 2025 application deadline for Assistant Professor posts.
A vacation bench at Jodhpur invoked Article 226 jurisdiction after newspaper reports flagged encroachments on Rupsagar Talab, structural failures in Madar Canal, and commercial development near Fatehsagar Lake.
