The Supreme Court has ruled that offences under Section 195A IPC are cognizable, allowing police to register FIRs for threatening witnesses without requiring a court complaint, a major step toward stronger witness protection in India.
The Rouse Avenue Court has directed Delhi Police to expedite the probe into a 2019 public property defacement case involving AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal. The police sought more time, stating Kejriwal is currently not in Delhi.
The Allahabad High Court, led by Justice Subhash Vidyarthi, held that the correctness of allegations cannot be tested under Section 482 CrPC, dismissing Sahara’s plea to quash the Enforcement Directorate’s money laundering investigation.
The Supreme Court declined to interfere in a case against a law graduate who posted that the Babri Masjid “will be rebuilt.”
The Bench said the defence can be raised before the trial court as the plea was withdrawn after brief exchanges.
Supreme Court to Hear Ashoka University Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad’s Plea on ‘Operation Sindoor’ Remarks on November 18. FIRs filed by Haryana Police over his social media posts; bench led by Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said the case requires detailed hearing.
The Karnataka High Court bench led by Justice M I Arun has reserved its verdict on former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa’s plea challenging the cognisance of a POCSO case registered against him, keeping the much-awaited decision pending for now.
Jammu & Kashmir court has asked police to submit a report on a complaint seeking FIR against SMVDSB officials for alleged negligence in the landslide that killed 34 pilgrims. The tragedy occurred during the Vaishno Devi Yatra after heavy rains triggered a cloudburst.
The Calcutta High Court ordered a joint SIT of the CBI and West Bengal Police to investigate four cases against BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, while quashing 15 FIRs and lifting his earlier protection from new cases.
Today, On 15th October, In the Cash-for-Vote Case, Telangana CM A. Revanth Reddy told the Supreme Court that the ACB’s operation in 2015 was “completely illegal,” as it happened before any FIR was filed. The hearing is now adjourned to October 16.
Today, On 14th October, Supreme Court Questions ED in TASMAC Scam, asking, “Is It Not Encroaching Upon the Right of the State to Probe a Case?” The Court scrutinized the Enforcement Directorate’s role in the alleged Rs. 1,000 crore Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation scandal.
