[ High Courts ]
A division bench led by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha dismissed the State's acquittal appeal in the Tadmetla / Chintalnar case, finding the prosecution had failed to identify the accused, produce an FSL report on the seized explosives, or conduct a Test Identification Parade.
2026-05-12 · 5 min read
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Justice L. Victoria Gowri at the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has quashed a POCSO prosecution against a school teacher, holding that a classroom scolding cannot be converted into a sexual offence and that the child herself, examined in camera, denied any sexual abuse.
2026-05-12 · 5 min read
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Justice Gajendra Singh held that 28 NCRP complaints under investigation cannot satisfy Section 111 BNS’s pre-condition of more than one prior charge-sheet in the past ten years; the trial court was directed to instead consider Section 112 BNS on petty organised crime.
2026-05-12 · 6 min read
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Justice Rakesh Kainthla dismissed Dalel Singh's revision against concurrent convictions under Sections 279, 337 and 304A IPC, holding that swerving a bus to save one cyclist while crushing two motorcyclists cannot be sheltered by Section 81 of the Indian Penal Code.
2026-05-11 · 6 min read
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The Lucknow bench rules that listing a case crime number in the arrest memo is not enough — and holds the State liable after three months of illegal detention.
2026-05-10 · 5 min read