[ High Courts ]
Rajasthan High Court held that two Bangladeshi approvers in an illegal kidney transplantation case could not remain in custody after their statements were recorded, when all principal accused had already been bailed out.
2026-05-22 · 8 min read
[ Supreme Court ]
A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B. Varale held that general accusations against a group, absent specific individual acts, cannot compel an accused to face trial.
2026-05-20 · 7 min read
[ High Courts ]
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
[ High Courts ]
The Himachal Pradesh High Court quashed a Section 500 IPC complaint against a news reporter and a complainant, holding that FIR contents and police complaints are protected from defamation liability.
2026-05-19 · 7 min read
[ High Courts ]
Patna High Court set aside cognizance taken by a Special SC/ST Court, finding the FIR was lodged by a domestic caretaker at her landlord's behest to wreck vengeance on the accused family.
2026-05-18 · 7 min read
[ Supreme Court ]
A Division Bench of Justices Pardiwala and Bhuyan quashed a 1989 police-mess assault case, then directed Allahabad High Court to furnish comprehensive undertrial pendency data for Uttar Pradesh.
2026-05-13 · 9 min read