The Calcutta High Court allowed the application filed by a rape accused seeking DNA Test of the child and clarified that when “non-access” to a relationship is claimed by the accused, it is his right to have the same proved by way of evidence available/possible. The High Court was considering a revisional application preferred against an order of the Additional Sessions Judge arising out a criminal case registered under Sections 376 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code. The Single-Judge Bench of Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) said, “Thus, when “non-access” is claimed in such a relationship, it is the right of the accused to have the same proved by way of evidence available/possible.”
The Delhi High Court Today (March 14th) fined Kunwar Mahender Dhwaj Prasad Singh Rs 1 lakh for a delayed and unsubstantiated claim to ownership of extensive lands in Agra, Meerut, and Aligarh areas. Singh’s petition, filed more than 70 years after India’s independence, lacked evidence and was deemed inappropriate for writ proceedings. The court dismissed Singh’s baseless claims, emphasizing the challenges of litigating historical ownership.