Bombay High Court reaffirms its appellate power to intervene and substitute acquittal in criminal appeals Summary Category Data Case Name Criminal Appeal No. 11 of 2020 of Sheshabai W/O. Kisanrao Shinde and Anr Vs The State of Maharashtra CNR HCBM030005562020 Decision Date 25-08-2025 Disposal Nature DISPOSED OFF Court Bombay High Court Bench Hon’ble Justice […]
High Court Affirms Non-Interference with Concurrent Findings in Rent Suits and Revisions; Binding on Subordinate Courts Summary Category Data Case Name A227/2195/2022 of RAKESH KUMAR JAISWAL Vs ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSION JUDGE, COURT NO. 09, RAEBARELI AND 3 OTHERS CNR UPHC020343332022 Decision Date 11-08-2025 Disposal Nature Dismissed on merits Judgment Author Hon’ble Pankaj Bhatia, […]
Does basing preventive detention solely on apprehension of repeated narcotics offences, after bail has been granted under the NDPS Act, violate the statutory and constitutional safeguards? Summary Category Data Case Name WPA(H)/22/2025 of JAHANARA BIBI @ JAHANARA BEGAM @ JAHANARA MONDAL @ JANU Vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. CNR WBCHCA0102832025 Date of Registration […]
Calcutta High Court reaffirms discretionary denial of bail where prior bail conditions were breached, antecedents are adverse, and co-accused remain at large—binding on all subordinate courts Summary Category Data Case Name CRM(M) 741 of 2025 of Suraj Tewary @ Suraj Tiwari vs State of West Bengal CNR WBCHCA0270972025 Decision Date 25-08-2025 Disposal Nature Rejected […]
Division Bench, Bombay H.C., Goa holds that a writ petition challenging planning authority action must be disposed of when the same relief is granted administratively, reaffirming mootness principles Summary Category Data Case Name WP 307/2025 of SHELLY SHARMA, rep. by her POA NILESH KUMAR and Anr vs State of Goa through Chief Secretary & […]
Yes—High Court of Jharkhand upholds settled bail principles by granting bail in non-heinous extortion allegations absent any complainant, serving as persuasive authority for similar applications under the B.N.S. Act, 2023. Summary Category Data Case Name B.A. No. 1389 of 2025 of JALKARAN Vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND CNR JHHC010418442024 Neutral Citation 2025:JHHC:25078 Decision Date […]
Reaffirming the principle that bail is the rule and jail the exception under Article 21; High Court of Uttarakhand allows release on bail in a BNS 2023 case, offering binding guidance for similar applications. Summary Category Data Case Name BA1/1529/2025 of KARAN Vs STATE OF UTTARAKHAND CNR UKHC010130502025 Decision Date 25-08-2025 Disposal Nature ALLOWED […]
The High Court answers in the affirmative, upholding and applying Rajkumar Agrawal (2017) and Girdhar Gopal Jagrawal (2021), alongside the State’s 07.04.2022 clarification. This decision binds all Rajasthan subordinate courts and offers persuasive value elsewhere. Summary Category Data Case Name CW/19187/2019 of GOPAL KRISHNA SHARMA SON OF SHRI RAMPAL SHARMA Vs STATE OF RAJASTHAN […]
Bombay High Court reaffirms Bhajan Lal guidelines, declines to quash FIR for offences under Section 376(2)(n) IPC and POCSO — binding on subordinate courts Summary Category Data Case Name WP/1147/2023 of SHAMKUMAR DEVANAND PURBHE AND OTHERS Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER CNR HCBM030317312023 Decision Date 25-08-2025 Disposal Nature DISMISSED Judgment Author Hon’ble […]
High Court of Allahabad upholds the necessity of clear statutory designation and precise show-cause notices, affirming existing precedent and binding subordinate courts in Uttar Pradesh. Summary Category Data Case Name WRIT-C No. 1497 of 2022 of KAILASH KUMAR Vs STATE OF U.P. THRU. SECY. FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES LKO. AND OTHERS CNR UPHC020121892022 Date […]
The Madras High Court held that a writ petition may be dismissed both for non-prosecution and because the relief sought has ceased to exist; this decision reaffirms existing procedural practice under Article 226 and serves as persuasive authority for future challenges involving infructuous relief. Summary Category Data Case Name WP/23582/2010 of TAMILNADU ADVOCATE ASSOCIATION […]
Madras High Court upholds the discretionary bail framework under Section 483, BNS Code, reaffirming P.K. Shaji conditions for breach; a persuasive authority for subordinate courts Summary Category Data Case Name Crl.O.P.No.23529 of 2025 of Mohanraj vs. State rep. by Inspector of Police, Minjur Police Station CNR HCMA011872842025 Decision Date 25-08-2025 Disposal Nature Granted Judgment […]