Delhi High Court Acquits POCSO Convict, Holds Trial Court Wrongly Applied Section 29 Presumption Without Establishing Foundational Facts
The Delhi High Court has set aside a POCSO conviction carrying up to 20 years’ imprisonment, holding that the statutory presumption under Section 29 cannot be invoked merely because an…
Rajasthan High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance After Woman Denied Parole for Her Own Illness Dies in Jail
The Rajasthan High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of a gap in the State’s parole rules after a seriously ill woman prisoner died in custody while her plea for…
Delhi High Court Settles the Law on Sanction Under Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2018 Amendment
The Delhi High Court has clarified the retrospective scope of the 2018 amendment to Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The Court held that the expanded sanction protection…
Bombay High Court Weighs Appointment of “Mitigating Investigators” in Death Reference, Seeks State’s Response on Duplication of Mitigation Exercise
The Bombay High Court has sought the State’s response on whether permitting a privately appointed mitigating investigator to interview a death-row convict would duplicate the mitigation assessment already envisaged under…
Andhra Pradesh High Court Sets Aside Preventive Detention Order, Orders Immediate Release of Detenu
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed a preventive detention order after finding that the detaining authority failed to consider relevant material before passing the detention order. While directing the…
Rajasthan High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance: Judges’ Bungalows, Geeta Bhawan, Schools and Temples Found Entered as Waqf Property in Jodhpur
The Rajasthan High Court has initiated suo motu PIL proceedings over alleged irregularities in recording government, religious, educational, and residential properties in Jodhpur as Waqf assets. Ordering status quo, the…
Supreme Court Overhauls Motor Insurance Framework: Four-Layer Policy Structure, Enhanced Mandatory Cover Periods, and Nationwide Enforcement Directions
The Supreme Court has issued sweeping directions to strengthen India’s motor insurance regime, mandating a four-layer policy structure, longer compulsory third-party coverage, technology-based detection of uninsured vehicles, and consumer disclosure…
Supreme Court Reaffirms: “Imprisonment for Remainder of Natural Life” Is Constitutional, and Clemency Orders Cannot Be Sat in Appeal Over
The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that imprisonment for the remainder of a convict’s natural life, including without remission in appropriate cases, is constitutionally valid. Dismissing writ petitions under Article 32,…
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