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Karnataka High Court Quashes BJP Defamation Case Against Former CM Siddaramaiah Over 'Corruption Rate Card' Advertisements
Legal News Criminal Law 18h ago

Karnataka High Court Quashes BJP Defamation Case Against Former CM Siddaramaiah Over 'Corruption Rate Card' Advertisements

The Karnataka High Court has quashed the criminal defamation case filed by the BJP against former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over Congress's controversial 'Cor…

Criminal Law Criminal Defamation
Karnataka High Court: ₹1 Lakh Compensation Too Meagre for Minor POCSO Victim Who Became Pregnant
Legal News Criminal Law 18h ago

Karnataka High Court: ₹1 Lakh Compensation Too Meagre for Minor POCSO Victim Who Became Pregnant

The Karnataka High Court enhanced compensation for a minor POCSO survivor from ₹1 lakh to ₹7 lakh, holding that the original amount was grossly inadequate consi…

POCSO Act Criminal Law
Madras High Court Grants Bail to NDPS Accused Over Failure to Provide Written Grounds of Arrest
Legal News Criminal Law 18h ago

Madras High Court Grants Bail to NDPS Accused Over Failure to Provide Written Grounds of Arrest

The Madras High Court granted bail to FIITJEE executive Ankur Kumar Jain after finding that police had failed to furnish written grounds of arrest in a language…

Constitutional Rights bail
Madras High Court Upholds Remand of Four Police Officers in Custodial Death Case
Legal News Criminal Law 18h ago

Madras High Court Upholds Remand of Four Police Officers in Custodial Death Case

The Madras High Court has dismissed petitions filed by four police officers challenging their judicial remand in the B. Ajith Kumar custodial death case. The Co…

Police Accountability Criminal Justice
Madras HC: Police serve the State, not a political party; bail granted to DMK leader
Legal News Criminal Law 1d ago

Madras HC: Police serve the State, not a political party; bail granted to DMK leader

The Madras High Court granted anticipatory bail to a DMK councillor accused of making derogatory remarks against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay. Emphasi…

anticipatory bail Police Accountability
Delhi Court Seeks Action Taken Report On Woman Journalist's Plea For FIR Against ACP Vivek Bhagat Over Alleged Sexual Assault
Legal News Criminal Law 1d ago

Delhi Court Seeks Action Taken Report On Woman Journalist's Plea For FIR Against ACP Vivek Bhagat Over Alleged Sexual Assault

A Delhi court has directed the Delhi Police to submit an action-taken report on a woman journalist's complaint seeking an FIR against ACP Vivek Bhagat over alle…

Delhi Court Delhi Police
Supreme Court dismisses K.N. Nehru's plea in alleged ₹634-crore cash-for-jobs scam
Legal News Criminal Law 2d ago

Supreme Court dismisses K.N. Nehru's plea in alleged ₹634-crore cash-for-jobs scam

The Supreme Court has dismissed former Tamil Nadu Minister K.N. Nehru's plea challenging the Madras High Court's direction to register an FIR in an alleged ₹634…

Supreme Court FIR
Supreme Court: Five Criminal Antecedents Not Proof of Guilt, Grants Bail in 23-Kg Cow Meat Case
Legal News Criminal Law 2d ago

Supreme Court: Five Criminal Antecedents Not Proof of Guilt, Grants Bail in 23-Kg Cow Meat Case

The Supreme Court has granted regular bail to Mohammad Aarif Abdul Razak Samol, accused of procuring and storing 23 kg of cow meat in Gujarat, despite five simi…

Supreme Court Article 21
Kerala Court questions police over online disclosure of a minor accused's identity
Legal News 4d ago

Kerala Court questions police over online disclosure of a minor accused's identity

The Ernakulam Additional District and Sessions Court in Kerala questioned the cyber police over their failure to act against social media posts disclosing the i…

Criminal Law Child Protection
Supreme Court clarifies the burden of explaining disproportionate assets
Legal News Criminal Law 4d ago

Supreme Court clarifies the burden of explaining disproportionate assets

The Supreme Court has ruled that once the prosecution establishes that a public servant possesses assets disproportionate to their known sources of income, the …

Supreme Court of India Criminal Law
Supreme Court cancels anticipatory bail of Karnataka IPS officer accused of corruption
Legal News Criminal Law 4d ago

Supreme Court cancels anticipatory bail of Karnataka IPS officer accused of corruption

The Supreme Court has cancelled the anticipatory bail granted to Karnataka IPS officer Srinath Joshi Mahadev in an alleged corruption and extortion case linked …

Supreme Court anticipatory bail
Supreme Court cancels suspension of sentence of convicted murder accused in political rivalry case
Legal News Criminal Law 4d ago

Supreme Court cancels suspension of sentence of convicted murder accused in political rivalry case

The Supreme Court of India has cancelled the suspension of sentence granted to the principal accused convicted in a politically motivated murder case involving …

Supreme Court of India Criminal Law
Supreme Court: Relationship breakdown alone cannot turn consensual sex into rape
Legal News Criminal Law 4d ago

Supreme Court: Relationship breakdown alone cannot turn consensual sex into rape

The Supreme Court of India has ruled that consensual physical intimacy during an ongoing relationship cannot retrospectively be classified as rape merely becaus…

Supreme Court Criminal Justice
Kochi Mercedez-Benz Crash: Kerala Court Asks State To Remove Minor's Name From Bail Cancellation Plea
Legal News Criminal Law 5d ago

Kochi Mercedez-Benz Crash: Kerala Court Asks State To Remove Minor's Name From Bail Cancellation Plea

A Kerala court has directed the State government to remove the identifying details of a 17-year-old accused from its appeal seeking cancellation of bail in the …

Criminal Law Juvenile Justice Act
Tiger Shroff Firing Case: After Mumbai Police Invokes MCOCA, All 11 Accused Sent To Police Custody Till November 6
Legal News Criminal Law 6d ago

Tiger Shroff Firing Case: After Mumbai Police Invokes MCOCA, All 11 Accused Sent To Police Custody Till November 6

A special Mumbai court has remanded 11 accused in the firing case involving actor Tiger Shroff to police custody until November 6 after authorities invoked the …

Criminal Investigation Court Proceedings
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