The Delhi High Court has quashed FIR No. 774/2015 of Police Station Dabri against Hari Govind under Sections 498A, 406 and 354 read with Section 34 IPC, holding that continuing the case would serve no useful purpose after the spouses settled for Rs 11.7 lakh through mediation, divorced by mutual consent and the complainant said she had no objection.
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court has granted bail to Naim @ Mohd. Naeem, accused by the NIA of arranging weapons for an alleged ISIS-linked terror module, noting that he has been in custody since January 2019, that only 42 of 112 witnesses have been examined, and that there is no possibility of the trial concluding soon.
With 40 of 120 witnesses examined and the appellant in custody since December 2018, the Delhi High Court granted bail in an NIA case, holding that a High Court must decide on the law as it stands even though the interplay between Article 21 and Section 43D(5) of the UAPA has been referred to a larger Bench.
The Delhi High Court acquitted Gir Raj in a murder case, setting aside his conviction and life sentence under Section 302 IPC. The Bench held that the prosecution failed to prove an unbroken chain of circumstances beyond reasonable doubt and reiterated that suspicion cannot replace evidence.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a mother’s habeas corpus plea seeking custody of her four-year-old daughter living with father in Singapore. The Court held disputed international custody matters should be decided by Family Court, not writ jurisdiction.
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.
A fresh plea before the Delhi High Court seeks contempt action against Arvind Kejriwal over an alleged coordinated campaign targeting Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, with the petition filed by advocate Ashok Chaitanya listed before Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja.
Delhi High Court has sought responses from Arvind Kejriwal and others in a criminal contempt case over alleged remarks against Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma . The matter has been listed for further hearing on August 4 for consideration.
A Division Bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja of the Delhi High Court will tomorrow hear contempt proceedings against Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh after Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma flagged “defamatory and vilifying” allegations.
The Delhi High Court refused to release Christian Michel, accused in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, dismissing his petition and stressing that the legal process must continue. The court said custody will remain until proceedings conclude as required.
