The Bombay High Court quashed a Magistrate’s order summoning in-laws, with Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe stressing issuing process is a “serious matter” requiring judicial application of mind to facts, allegations, and supporting evidence.
The Supreme Court upheld anticipatory bail granted to MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in a rape case but removed adverse remarks made by the Kerala High Court against the survivor. The Court said such observations were unnecessary and ordered them to be expunged.
The Delhi High Court said Asif Iqbal Tanha’s plea on alleged disclosure statement leak has “nothing left,” with Justice Saurabh Banerjee noting five-year delay and near infructuous status.
The Supreme Court of India directed States to assess staffing for special NIA courts to ensure UAPA trials conclude within one year, with a bench led by Surya Kant stressing time-bound trial completion.
Today, on 24th March 2026, the Supreme Court of India issued notice on a PIL by Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking measures against false cases, including display boards on penalties, with a bench led by Surya Kant listing hearing for May 11, 2026.
The Supreme Court dismissed Gujarat’s plea to cancel bail of a 23-year-old accused in the Vadodara crash case. It held that drug consumption alone and non-deliberate offence are not sufficient grounds to deny bail.
The Delhi High Court refused to cancel Rajpal Yadav’s sentence suspension, saying there is no risk of him absconding. The Court stressed that he remains an “ordinary litigant” and will decide the case finally on April 1.
The Supreme Court of India will examine police powers under Bihar prohibition law, including home entry for breath tests, while hearing the state’s appeal against a Patna High Court ruling that breath analysis alone is not conclusive proof.
The Kerala High Court dismissed a quashing plea by editors of the Vellinakshathram website, holding that republishing defamatory statements causing reputational harm can attract criminal liability under Sections 499 and 500 IPC, refusing to quash proceedings sought under Section 482 CrPC.
A Delhi court dismissed a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Delhi Law Minister Kapil Mishra over the 2020 Delhi riots. The Rouse Avenue Court held that grounds were insufficient to order an FIR under Section 156(3) CrPC.
