allahabad high court… Allahabad High Court Acquits Accused in 1986 Murder Case After 37 Years – Holds Chain of Circumstantial Evidence Not Complete 20 Jun 2026 The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court allowed the criminal appeal and acquitted the surviving appellant in a decades-old murder case, citing serious gaps in the prosecution’s circumstantial evidence.…
Madhya Pradesh High Court… Bail is the Rule and Jail is the Exception; Accused in Consensual Relationship Case Entitled to Bail Where Complainant Allegedly Threatened to Falsely Implicate: Madhya Pradesh High Court 7 Jun 20267 Jun 2026 The High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Indore has granted regular bail to an applicant accused of offences under Sections 69 and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, arising…
News Update… Continuation of Criminal Proceedings After Amicable Settlement Between Parties in Road Accident Case Would Be Abuse of Process of Law: Rajasthan High Court Quashes FIR Under BNS 7 Jun 2026 The High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Bench at Jaipur, has held that where an amicable settlement has been arrived at between the parties in a road accident case and…
bombay high court… Bombay High Court Holds that Mere Failure of Wife to Perform Domestic Chores like Cooking and Cleaning Does Not Amount to Cruelty; Sets Aside Divorce Decree and Awards Maintenance 21 May 2026 The Bombay High Court, in its judgment dated 08.05.2026 delivered by Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Manjusha Deshpande in Family Court Appeal Nos.159 and 161 of 2010, allowed the appeals…
News Update… Rajasthan High Court Allows Application Under Section 311 CrPC Directing Summoning Of Doctor Who Prepared Injury Report, Holds That Prosecution’s Prerogative Cannot Deny Accused Opportunity To Examine Material Witness Essential For Just Decision 18 Apr 2026 The Rajasthan High Court has allowed a criminal miscellaneous petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and set aside the order dated 15.01.2026 passed by…
News Update Kerala High Court Holds Unattested Alteration in Will Has No Legal Effect and Grants Probate by Excluding Tampered Portion Changing Bequest from Sole Daughter to All Children 18 Apr 2026 The Kerala High Court has held that any obliteration, interlineation or alteration made in an unprivileged Will after its execution shall have no legal effect unless the alteration is executed…
allahabad high court… Allahabad High Court Holds Reference Court Under Land Acquisition Act Has No Power To Set Aside Collector’s Award And Remand Matter For Fresh Determination 18 Apr 2026 The Allahabad High Court has held that the Reference Court under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, acting as an original court for determining compensation, is not empowered to set aside…
madras high court… Madras High Court Holds Remarriage of Widow Does Not Extinguish Her Right to Claim Compensation in Motor Accident Cases 18 Apr 2026 The Madras High Court has held that a widow’s right to claim compensation for the death of her husband in a motor accident does not stand extinguished merely because she…
News Update… Rajasthan High Court Criticizes State’s Procedure of Terminating Contractual Employee Without Inquiry and Imposes Cost of Rs. 25,000 18 Apr 2026 The Rajasthan High Court has held that the entire procedure adopted by the respondents-authority in terminating the petitioner without an enquiry is unknown to the law and has caused undue…
News Update… Rajasthan High Court Sets Aside Revisional Court Order Directing Framing of Charges in Theft Case, Reiterates That Even at Stage of Framing Charge, Judicial Order Must Reflect Conscious Application of Mind and Cannot Be Cryptic or Mechanical 13 Apr 2026 The Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur has allowed a criminal revision petition and restored the order of discharge passed by the trial Court in a case involving alleged tampering of…
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