The Calcutta High Court dismissed criminal proceedings, holding that a prolonged consensual relationship cannot be termed rape in marriage. Chaitali Chatterjee Das noted that years of intimacy, shared travel, and voluntary hotel stays reflected mutual consent, not misconception.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court denied bail to DIG HS Bhullar in the bribery case, keeping him in custody. In October 2025, the CBI seized Rs.7.5 crore cash and documents of over 50 properties from his Chandigarh residence.
The Rajasthan High Court held that bond conditions must reflect a prisoner’s financial capacity, stressing that poverty cannot justify continued incarceration. The court criticised authorities for mechanically insisting on sureties from indigent prisoners seeking parole as unjust and unfair.
Today, On 18th December, Supreme Court heard a plea by Rajasthan Judicial Officer Anu Aggarwal, with CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi examining bail handling. “You Cannot Act As A Gatekeeper,” the Court said, pulling up the officer over bail handling.
A Tarn Taran court released Akali leader’s daughter Kanchanpreet Kaur after a rare late-night hearing that continued past 1 am. The court ruled her arrest unconstitutional and removed the non-bailable charge added by police
Delhi High Court criticised the ED for freezing a woman’s bank account without proper legal grounds and mixing up key PMLA procedures. The Court said suspicion cannot replace “reason to believe” and called the ED’s approach a legal “khichdi.”
After nearly seven years, the trial against 26/11 accused Abu Jundal will restart as the Bombay High Court quashes a 2018 order blocking proceedings. The court’s decision ends a long legal halt in one of India’s most significant terror cases.
The Delhi High Court has ordered the Election Commission of India to allot a common symbol to the Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. The move comes after the party’s earlier application was rejected by the ECI.
Today, On 8th August, The Supreme Court asked Karti Chidambaram to respond to the Enforcement Directorate’s challenge against the Delhi High Court’s decision to defer the PMLA charge hearing. The Court noted the High Court “issued its direction a little prematurely.”
Supreme Court to hear challenge against High Court order handing over colonel assault probe to CBI.
Petitioner alleges Chandigarh Police failed to act despite serious claims.
