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Entitlement of compensation under Section 357A (4) can be availed by victims even prior to the enactment

Case title - District Collector Alappuzha v. District Legal Service Authority, Alappuzha and others [WP(C).No.7250 OF 2014(E)]. A landmark judgement was passed by Kerala High Court about the Section 357A…

Karnataka High court orders police officer to clean road for failing in registering the FIR.

24 Dec 202024 Dec 2020

In Tarabai v. State of Karnataka, the High Court of Karnataka orders the house officer of the police station to clean roads near the station for a week as a…

Anticipatory bail application not maintainable by person who apprehends arrest after cancellation of regular bail

In the case of Manish Jain v Haryana Pollution Control Board (SLP(Crl) 5385/2020, a bench comprising Justices Navin Sinha and K M Josephhas held that an anticipatory bail application cannot…

When an unnatural death takes place inside the house, an explanation should be given by inmates of the house

In the case of Jayanthilal Verma v. State of M.P, the Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of the husband who strangled his wife to death. If the death takes…

Andhra Pradesh HC: Magistrate can also be held for contempt of court along with police officers

In Jangala Sambasiva Rao v. State of A.P., the instant criminal petition was filed to quash the FIR wherein the petitioner was accused 1 was alleged to have committed the…

Chhattisgarh HC states that Section 320 of the CrPC does not bar quashing of FIR in matrimonial matters

In Gurumukh Das Chandani v. State of Chhattisgarh, the petitioners’ counsel for the petitioners submitted that as per the agreement and statement of recorded before the Additional Registrar (Judicial) it…

Chhattisgarh HC states that Section 320 of the CrPC does not bar quashing of FIR in matrimonial matters

In Gurumukh Das Chandani v. State of Chhattisgarh, the petitioners’ counsel for the petitioners submitted that as per the agreement and statement of recorded before the Additional Registrar (Judicial) it…

Indore: ‘Computer baba’ arrested over illegal encroachment of land

Former Madhya Pradesh minister Namdeo Tyagi alias Computer Baba was arrested on Sunday morning during the demolition of the portion of his ashram “illegally built on 2 acres of government-owned…

Karnataka High Court declares former State Home Minister KJ George innocent of abetment to suicide charges

9 Nov 20209 Nov 2020

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against former Minister KJ George and two IPS officers in a case involving the abetment to suicide of police officer…

Yes Bank Scam: Bombay High Court denies bail to Wadhawan brothers

The Bombay High court has denied the Bail request of the promoters of DHFL, accused in the YES Bank scam case. This order has been passed by a single judge…