The Delhi High Court has ruled that a Magistrate cannot instruct a Superior Officer to carry out an investigation or file an FIR under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The Court...
The Delhi High Court has decided that the time spent in mediation can be excluded when calculating the deadline for submitting a Written Statement under the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018. This...
The Chhattisgarh High Court has determined that non-consensual anal sex or any other non-consensual sexual act by a husband against his adult wife is not an offense under Section 375 or Section 377 of...
The Calcutta High Court has decided that putting CCTV cameras in the living areas of a home, without getting permission from other residents or co-trustees, violates their privacy rights. In this case, the appellant...
The Madras High Court ruled that Section 46(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and Section 43(5) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), which prohibits the arrest of women from sunset to...
The Delhi High Court has stated that moving an investigation to a different agency should only happen in rare and special situations, especially when senior state officials are involved. The Court pointed out that...
The Allahabad High Court emphasized that one coordinate Bench cannot critique the decisions or judgments made by another coordinate Bench of the same level. The Court was reviewing a request to overturn an order...
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has stated that the authority for preventive detention does not interfere with prosecution, even if it is based on facts that could lead to prosecution. The...
The Telangana High Court has mandated disciplinary measures against a Revenue Officer for changing revenue records and issuing a Pattadar Passbook to a private party, despite a court order to maintain the status quo....
The Madhya Pradesh High Court instructed the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences to create a new State Merit List for NEET-PG 2024 for in-service candidates. This new list should use their normalized...
