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Criminal complaint against Akshay Kumar concerning “Jolly LLB 2” movie

On 4th August, Rajasthan High Court dismissed a criminal complaint of defamation filed in the year 2017 against Actor Akshay Kumar concerning the movie Jolly LLB 2. The fact was,…

Madhya Pradesh HC held that not every social media post by govt functionary is necessarily followed

Justices Sujoy Paul and Anil Verma while hearing a plea of Sonu Bairwa who was detained on orders from the District Magistrate under the National Security Act, 1980 (NSA) for…

The Delhi HC has issued an order on a request for financial assistance for leprosy patients

The Delhi High Court has given notice in a petition filed by leprosy sufferers seeking directions to the Delhi Government and the District Magistrate of South East Delhi for the…

P&H HC orders state police to video-record the entire time gangster Bishnoi is in custody

After the Vikas Dubey encounter by the UP Police, gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, 35, who is currently confined in Bharatpur Jail in Rajasthan, had moved a petition in the Punjab and Haryana…

U.P. Governor promulgates religion ordinance 2020 on unlawful conversion

The governor of Uttar Pradesh has signed the UP prohibition of Unlawful conversion of religious ordinance 2020. The ordinance was cleared by the State Cabinet and was promulgated on November…

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…

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…

Kerala HC: Complaint to Magistrate should be backed with an affidavit

The High Court of Kerala in Prashant v. CV Kuriakose and anr. emphasised that allegations which are made in a Criminal Complaint before a Judicial Magistrate should be backed by an…

No bar in filling Anticipatory bail application in Triple Talaq cases: But should plead reasons for not approaching Magistrate

Kerela high court stated that Anticipatory bail application under section 438 crpc is not barred where the offence lies under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019.A…