A victim’s appeal against an order of acquittal passed by a Magistrate lies to the Court of Session, and not to the High Court, the Supreme Court held, clarifying the effect of the proviso to Section 413 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita on a victim’s right of appeal. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has […]
The Supreme Court used Article 142 to quash NEET-protest FIRs so they “cease to exist,” bypassing the closure-report route. Here’s how the mechanism works and why it matters. New Delhi: When the Supreme Court quashed the FIRs against the July NEET-protest students on Tuesday, the most consequential part of the exercise was not that the […]
The Allahabad High Court issued detailed guidelines governing preventive detention under the BNSS and CrPC, holding that detainees should ordinarily be released on personal bonds without sureties. The Court also introduced compensation for unlawful detention beyond 24 hours, strengthening accountability and protection of personal liberty.
The Supreme Court of India ruled that once a bail order is signed, it cannot be recalled or reversed due to a staff member’s typing mistake. Invoking Section 362 CrPC, the Court restored anticipatory bail, holding that changing “allowed” to “rejected” amounts to an illegal review, not a clerical correction.
