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Rajasthan High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance After Woman Denied Parole for Her Own Illness Dies in Jail

Introduction A Division Bench of the Rajasthan High Court, comprising the Acting Chief Justice Mr. Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Sanjeet Purohit, has taken suo motu cognizance of a troubling…

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Bombay High Court Weighs Appointment of “Mitigating Investigators” in Death Reference, Seeks State’s Response on Duplication of Mitigation Exercise

Introduction In an interlocutory order that touches on an evolving and important area of death penalty jurisprudence — how courts gather mitigating circumstances before confirming a death sentence — the…

Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds Arrest Illegal for Violating Constitutional Safeguards in NDPS Case

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that an arrest made in an NDPS case became illegal because mandatory constitutional safeguards were not followed. Justice Surya Partap Singh ruled…

Supreme Court Grants Relief to Ugandan Woman Languishing in Tihar Jail Despite Bail in NDPS Case: “Article 21 Applies Even to Foreign Nationals; Financial Constraints Cannot Bar Release

24 Mar 202624 Mar 2026

The Supreme Court on Wednesday came to the rescue of a 32-year-old Ugandan woman who was granted bail by the Delhi High Court in a Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances…

Orissa High Court Sets Aside Arms Licence Cancellation, Stresses Fair Procedure

In a significant ruling reinforcing safeguards under the Arms Act, the Orissa High Court has quashed the cancellation of a businessman’s arms licence. The court held that authorities cannot refuse…

Supreme Court: Police Attempt to Reconcile Dispute Cannot Prevent Registration of FIR for Criminal Acts; Cancels Anticipatory Bail Granted by Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Supreme Court has held that the mere attempt by the police to reconcile a dispute between clashing groups cannot prevent them from taking cognizance of criminal acts and registering…

Supreme Court Issues First-Ever Passive Euthanasia Order Under Common Cause Judgment: Allows Withdrawal of Life Support for Man in Irreversible Vegetative State for 13 Years

The Supreme Court on Wednesday passed its first-ever order permitting passive euthanasia in terms of the 2018 Common Cause judgment (as modified in 2023), recognising the fundamental right to die…

Rajasthan HC Grants 40-Day Interim Bail to Under-Trial in Organized Crime Cases for Father’s Urgent Prostate Surgery: “Humanitarian Imperative Outweighs Prosecution Concerns”

The Rajasthan High Court has granted interim bail for 40 days to under-trial prisoner Vikram Singh Rathore, recognizing the grave medical emergency of his father as a compelling humanitarian ground…

Rajasthan HC Allows Minor Girl to Stay in Children’s Home Till Majority, Citing Fear of Parental Torture Amid Father’s Alleged Illegal Activities

The Rajasthan High Court has directed that a minor girl, referred to as Mst. 'G', shall remain in a Children's Home in Udaipur until she attains the age of majority,…

Supreme Court Mandates Two-Month Disposal of Bail and Anticipatory Bail Applications, Directs High Courts to Curb Pendency

13 Sep 202513 Sep 2025

The Supreme Court issued a landmark directive compelling High Courts and trial courts across India to dispose of bail and anticipatory bail applications within a preferred timeframe of two months…