The Supreme Court of India dismissed criminal appeals filed by Bal Kumar Patel, also known as Raj Kumar, refusing to quash ongoing proceedings. The Court stressed, ‘No Withdrawal of Cases Against Lawmakers Without High Court Leave,’ upholding the requirement.
The Supreme Court of India annulled an anticipatory bail granted by a High Court to four murder suspects, criticizing the High Court for its lack of reasoning. The case involved a fatal assault stemming from a pathway dispute. The Supreme Court emphasized the need for thorough judicial scrutiny in serious crime bail decisions.
New Delhi, March 7: The Delhi High Court has ruled that merely touching and pressing the lips of a minor girl or sleeping next to her cannot be considered “aggravated sexual assault” under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act unless there is a sexually motivated intent behind it.
The Bombay High Court criticized a trial court’s death sentence in a multi-murder case, finding its reasoning, which cited the Mahabharata, “strange” and unwarranted. The High Court emphasized the need for individualized assessments in trials, ultimately commuting the death penalty to life imprisonment for some convicts while acquitting one due to lack of evidence.
The Karnataka High Court ruled that saying “go hang yourself” does not automatically amount to abetment of suicide under the Indian Penal Code. Complexities of the human mind and varied reasons for suicide were highlighted. The court quashed a case against a man accused of abetment, emphasizing the difficulty in understanding motives behind suicide.