The Delhi High Court granted bail to Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez, who had been in NIA custody since November 2021. Setting aside the trial court’s December 2024 order, the Court allowed his appeal and directed his release subject to conditions.
The Delhi High Court sought Delhi Police’s response to former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain’s bail appeal in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots conspiracy case. The appeal challenges the trial court’s refusal of bail and seeks condonation of an 87-day delay. The matter is listed for hearing on July 16.
The Karkardooma Court refused interim bail to Umar Khalid in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, rejecting his plea seeking temporary release to care for his ailing mother and attend the Chehlum ritual of his deceased uncle.
The Delhi High Court transferred the excise policy case involving Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and other AAP leaders to Justice Manoj Jain after Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma directed reassignment following initiation of contempt proceedings.
The Delhi High Court withdrew judicial duties from Rohini Court District Judge Rakesh Kumar and attached him to the Delhi Judicial Academy after a viral courtroom confrontation involving lawyers, including the Rohini Court Bar Association president, during proceedings in Court No. 212.
The Delhi High Court granted bail to a gym trainer accused of rape and blackmail, with Justice Girish Kathpalia observing that morality must remain separate from criminal determination and noting material presented prima facie indicated a consensual relationship between the parties.
The Delhi High Court held that repeated taunts over inadequate dowry, including remarks about a “small car” and insufficient gold, may constitute cruelty under Section 498A IPC. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma partly restored charges against a husband in a dowry death case.
The Delhi High Court directed residents of three slum clusters near the Prime Minister’s residence in Delhi’s Race Course area to vacate within 15 days and shift to government-provided accommodation, warning authorities could initiate legal action if occupants failed to comply within the prescribed timeframe.
The Delhi High Court upheld Rajender Sharma’s conviction in a child sexual assault case, ruling that a child victim’s testimony can sustain conviction even without conclusive medical evidence, while clarifying that hymen rupture is unnecessary to establish penetrative assault under Section 3(a) POCSO Act.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma stepped aside from hearing Naresh Balyan’s bail plea in a serious MCOCA case before the Delhi High Court. The matter will now be heard by another bench on April 23, keeping focus on the high-profile case.
