Supreme Court Restores Acquittal in Criminal Breach of Trust Case
Supreme Court restored an acquittal because entrustment, misappropriation and dishonest intention were not proved.
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Cattle Transport Cases Did Not Justify Preventive Detention
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court quashed detention based on cattle-transport cases lacking a public-order nexus.
Courts Need Cogent Grounds Before Declaring Accused Absconders
Delhi High Court set safeguards for declaring an accused absconding and quashed a prosecution based on defective service.
Bombay High Court Limits Anticipatory Bail Window in Child Rape Cases
A narrow preliminary review is permitted, but both child rape anticipatory-bail applications were held barred.
Rajasthan High Court Denies NDPS Bail Despite Extended Custody
The Rajasthan High Court on 6 October denied bail to a man accused over the recovery of 210 kilograms of poppy straw, holding that prolonged...
Supreme Court Restores Attempted Murder Charge in Tractor Assault
The Supreme Court on 7 October restored an attempted-murder charge arising from an alleged tractor and axe attack in Rajasthan. It held that the High...
Supreme Court Reduces Robbery Conviction to Grievous Hurt
The Supreme Court on 7 October set aside a man’s conviction for voluntarily causing hurt during robbery and substituted a conviction for grievous hurt in...
Blind Accused Must Receive Witness Testimony in Braille
The Uttarakhand High Court has restored a blind accused’s opportunity to cross-examine a prosecution witness and directed the trial court to supply witness testimony in...
Three-Year Consensual Relationship Cannot Become Criminal Leverage
The Supreme Court has quashed a prosecution arising after a three-year consensual relationship ended without marriage.
Suppressed Relationship Supports Deceitful-Means Charge and Bail Denial
Kerala High Court finds a prima facie deceitful-means offence and refuses anticipatory bail.