The Bombay High Court dismissed a woman’s plea seeking to reopen a rape and criminal intimidation case against JSW Group MD Sajjan Jindal. The Court held that once the complainant accepted the closure report and declined to pursue the case, no further interference was warranted.
The Supreme Court Today (Dec 9) expressed surprise at the Delhi High Court registry classifying a petition filed under Article 227 read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) as ‘criminal writ petition’. A Bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Sandeep Mehta sought the response of the Registrar General of the Delhi High Court on this aspect.
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The Delhi High Court reserved its decision on hearing a criminal writ petition filed by Bibhav Kumar against his arrest for assaulting MP Swati Maliwal. Kumar seeks to declare his arrest as illegal, citing a violation of his rights. This case involves political figures and their accusations, adding complexity to the situation.
