Adv. Rohit Belakud

Rohit Belakud is the Founder of Mahamana News and a practicing Advocate engaged in legal analysis and jurisprudential discourse. He also helms The Legal QnA, a platform devoted to legal cognition and public legal literacy. With advanced proficiency in web development, he integrates law, technology, and digital media to curate authoritative and intellectually rigorous legal platforms.

Absconding Accused Cannot Benefit From Witness’s Death: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that the testimony of a deceased witness recorded during the trial of co-accused can be relied upon against an...

Threatening Words During Quarrel Do Not Automatically Amount to Criminal Intimidation: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that abusive or vulgar language, by itself, does not amount to "obscenity" under Section 294(b) of the Indian Penal...

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Supreme Court Allows Karnataka HC To Issue Appointment Notification For Civil Judges

The Supreme Court has granted permission to the Karnataka High Court to notify appointments of Judicial Officers in the Civil Judge cadre after being...

Woman Cannot Be Prosecuted For Stalking U/S 354D IPC As Provision Applies To ‘Any Man’: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a woman accused of harassing her boyfriend’s wife for a mutual consent divorce, holding that...

High Court Cannot Assume The Role Of Super-Examiner: Supreme Court Sets Aside Jharkhand HC’s Interference With Civil Judge Answer Key

The Supreme Court on February 9, 2026, set aside key directions of the Jharkhand High Court that had interfered with the answer key of...

Cane Is Not a Dangerous Weapon Under Section 118(1) of BNS: Kerala High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Teacher

The Kerala High Court quashed criminal proceedings against a school teacher accused of beating a student with a cane, holding that the alleged act...

Two Phone Calls Alone Cannot Establish Organised Crime Links: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on February 9, 2026, granted bail to Akashdeep Karaj Singh, an accused in the murder case of former Maharashtra minister...

An employee’s Right To Receive Salary Cannot Be Withheld Or Reduced Except On The Basis Of A Proper Enquiry: Supreme Court

“An employee’s right to receive salary cannot be withheld or reduced except on the basis of a proper enquiry,” the Supreme Court held while...

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Absconding Accused Cannot Benefit From Witness’s Death: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that the testimony of a deceased witness recorded during the trial of co-accused can be relied upon against an...

Threatening Words During Quarrel Do Not Automatically Amount to Criminal Intimidation: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that abusive or vulgar language, by itself, does not amount to "obscenity" under Section 294(b) of the Indian Penal...

Supreme Court To Consider Plea Seeking Recognition of PSU Law Officers’ Experience for 3-Year Judicial Service Practice Requirement

The Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether legal experience gained by law officers serving in government departments and public sector undertakings (PSUs) should...

Acts Of Removing Salwar And Molestation Attract Section 354 IPC, Not Attempt To Rape: Patna HC

The Patna High Court has set aside the conviction of a studio owner who had been found guilty of attempting to commit rape and...