The Allahabad High Court flagged non-compliance by a trial court for maintaining illegible order sheets despite clear directions, while granting bail in a 2018 police firing case and ordering systemic corrective measures to ensure readable judicial records.
The Supreme Court held that a woman’s statement recorded by police under Section 161 CrPC can be treated as a valid dying declaration. The Court also summoned the husband’s relatives for further proceedings in the case before it.
The Delhi High Court ruled that adjournments and pass overs are discretionary courtesies extended by the court and cannot be used to delay proceedings or make the opposite party suffer. The court dismissed a 2006 civil suit petition, imposing a Rs 10,000 cost on the petitioner.
Karnataka High Court heard Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra argue that the rape conviction of suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna lacked strong evidence and had been improperly influenced by an intense media trial, undermining fairness seriously.
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.
A Delhi court has lifted the gag order restraining journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta from reporting on Adani Enterprises. The trial court has been asked to hear the case and pass fresh orders.
The Karnataka High Court dismissed former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna’s plea to transfer two ongoing rape cases to a different court. The Court held that previous adverse remarks by the trial judge do not indicate bias and directed the cases to proceed on their merits.
Today, On 8th September, Supreme Court has raised concern over Kerala High Court hearing anticipatory bail pleas directly, bypassing the sessions court. The bench observed, “This does not happen in any other High Court,” highlighting a worrying deviation from standard practice.
The Delhi High Court has granted four more weeks to the trial court to reconstruct missing records in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. The move comes as the court re-examines the acquittal of five accused, including ex-Congress councillor Balwan Khokhar.
The Delhi High Court has reserved its order on Law Minister Kapil Mishra’s plea seeking copies of the chargesheet in a case over his alleged objectionable tweets during the 2020 Delhi Assembly polls. The case stems from a complaint filed by the returning officer under Section 125 of the Representation of the People Act.
