In a rare move under Article 142, the Supreme Court set aside a man’s POCSO conviction, noting the relationship was driven by “love, not lust.” The court observed the couple is now married with a child and living a peaceful life.
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.
Jharkhand High Court dismissed the third anticipatory bail plea of Harish Kumar Pathak, stressing that “judicial decorum no less than legal propriety” must prevail and ruling that there can be no revival of ‘reasons to believe’ in repeat applications.
Delhi High Court quashes FIR arising from a neighbourhood dispute after parties reach an agreement. The court orders the accused to host bhandaras for underprivileged children during the upcoming Navratra festival and Diwali celebrations.
The Supreme Court reclassified a 1986 triple homicide case from murder to culpable homicide, observing that knowing an act could cause death does not prove intent to kill. The accused, having served over 12 years, can now be released immediately.
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court ruled that even a criminal has the right to sell their land. It clarified that pending cases cannot be used as a reason to withhold revenue records required for property sale.
A Pune Magistrate dismissed Satyaki Savarkar’s plea seeking to stop Rahul Gandhi from deleting an alleged defamatory video. The court said, “The complainant has filed the CD of the alleged defamatory video. That can be relied upon by the Court during trial.”
The Supreme Court of India, in a bench led by CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran, temporarily suspends the life imprisonment of Father Edwin Pigarez, convicted of raping a minor, noting he has already served nearly half of his sentence. Bail is granted pending appeals.
Ambulance and DTC bus also share guilt, argued the accused in the BMW crash case that killed a senior finance ministry official. She told the court during her bail plea that negligence worsened the tragedy, sparking wider outrage nationwide.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea by terror convict Nasir Mohd Sodozey, jailed for over 26 years, seeking early release. The court said his crime was of the “gravest order,” striking at the State’s security.
