The Allahabad High Court directed authorities to deploy two security guards for Haseen Khan after he alleged he was stopped from offering namaz on his private property in Mohammad Ganj and claimed police forced his thumb impression on an undisclosed document.
The Allahabad High Court has postponed the hearing on a petition challenging a Sambhal court order that refused to register an FIR against Rahul Gandhi. The case relates to his alleged remark about fighting the BJP, RSS, and the “Indian State,” with the next hearing scheduled for March 25.
The Patiala House Court granted interim protection from arrest to T-shirt designer Umesh Chandra Padala in a case linked to protests during the AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam, directing Delhi Police to give seven days’ notice before arrest.
The Kerala High Court stayed a trial court order directing rape-accused MLA Rahul Mamkootathil to reveal the passwords of his mobile phones to the police. The court will examine whether forcing an accused to disclose phone passcodes violates constitutional protections against self-incrimination and privacy.
The Karnataka High Court refused to quash criminal proceedings in a female foeticide case, with Justice M Nagaprasanna stating such acts are a “moral blight and constitutional affront,” stressing strict action against those enabling illegal sex determination and foetus termination.
A Delhi District Court issued a show-cause notice to notary Suman Sharma for attesting a defective affidavit in Suresh Nakhua’s defamation suit against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee after she repeatedly failed to appear despite summons, even through video conferencing.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a plea seeking recall of its order quashing an FIR in a rape-on-promise-to-marry case. It held that a final judgment cannot be reopened due to the statutory bar under Section 403.
The Bombay High Court directed a father to hand over custody of his one-year-old daughter to her mother. Justices S. V. Kotwal and Sandesh Patil noted the child is breastfeeding, stating, “The child is dependent on the mother to some extent on breastfeeding.”
The Patna High Court directed the Government of Bihar to halt eviction of Mahadalit woman Saroj Devi from a Musahar settlement in Begusarai. Justice Ajit Kumar passed the order while hearing her petition.
The Allahabad High Court held that a Special Court or Magistrate is not obliged to order FIR registration merely because an applicant from the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe community files an application under Section 173(4) of BNSS.
