[ High Courts ]
The Gujarat High Court set aside a sessions court's refusal to discharge an accused under Sections 363 and 366 IPC, holding that a victim's voluntary departure negates the essential ingredient of kidnapping.
2026-05-21 · 5 min read
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Justice Anoop Chitkara reduced a cheque-dishonour convict's sentence to time already served, holding that imprisonment for non-payment of compensation must be proportionate to the money unpaid and consistent with Article 14.
2026-05-21 · 5 min read
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The Calcutta High Court held that a changed circumstance, conversion of conviction from a non-compoundable to a compoundable offence, permits fresh invocation of Section 482 CrPC even after the revisional court becomes functus officio.
2026-05-20 · 7 min read
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Delhi High Court dismisses revision petition of men who hurled a burning effigy onto a bungalow's security room, upholding charges of attempt to murder and mischief by fire.
2026-05-20 · 6 min read
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The Jodhpur bench held that a Special Court cannot mechanically direct FIR registration against public servants without first following the mandatory pre-cognizance safeguards under Section 223 of the BNSS, 2023.
2026-05-19 · 7 min read
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The Allahabad High Court dismissed a challenge to an SDM's encroachment removal order, holding that the petitioner's own objection admitted the existence of the disputed public street, making a Section 137 inquiry unnecessary.
2026-05-19 · 7 min read
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Dismissing a wife's criminal revision seeking higher maintenance, the Allahabad High Court held that enhancement requires fresh evidence and must be pursued before the trial court, not in revision.
2026-05-19 · 5 min read
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Justice Garima Prashad found the Family Court's maintenance quantum unjust and its effective date manifestly erroneous, remanding the matter for fresh adjudication within six months.
2026-05-14 · 6 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