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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...
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Children’s Right to Play Is Fundamental, Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Apartment Restriction

The Karnataka High Court has reaffirmed that every child enjoys a fundamental right to play and that apartment owners' associations cannot impose arbitrary restrictions...

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Salary Details Of Employee Are Personal Information Without Public Interest: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has upheld the denial of salary details of a government employee sought under the Right to Information Act, 2005, ruling...
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Federal Structure Cannot Be Allowed to Be Destroyed: Jharkhand HC Stays Dual FIR Investigation

The Jharkhand High Court on February 19, 2026, stayed further investigation in two criminal cases arising out of a road accident in Ranchi and...
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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...
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Extension Without Hearing Accused Violates Article 21: Punjab and Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed an order of the Special Court, Gurdaspur, refusing default bail to two accused under the NDPS...
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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...
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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...
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Humiliation Cannot Be Punishment For Students: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has set aside a direction requiring a university student to publicly carry a placard declaring that he would “never misbehave...
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Delay caused by accused cannot justify bail under UAPA: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on December 2, 2025 dismissed the criminal appeal filed by accused No.5, Afzal Basha, challenging the rejection of his bail...
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Surrendering weapons without resistance is grave misconduct: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has restored the dismissal of a Selection Grade Constable, holding that his removal from service for...
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Repayment cannot hinge on market success when contract says otherwise: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has set aside a ₹336 crore arbitral award arising out of a technology development assistance dispute between a government-controlled scientific...
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Wife Must Use 10% Of Maintenance For Skill Development To Become Self-Reliant: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to further enhance the maintenance granted to a wife and directed that a portion of the...
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Mere Filing of Complaints Not Defamation, Says Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has clarified that mere filing of complaints not defamation, even where such complaints are later found to be false, unless...
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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...
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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 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...
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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...