Can a Rape Conviction under Section 376 IPC Be Sustained on a Sterling Witness without Corroboration?

  Summary Category Data Case Name CRA No. 256 of 2007 of Kole @ Deeman Rathore vs State of Chhattisgarh CNR CGHC010007092007 Date of Registration 04-04-2007 Decision Date 02-09-2025 Disposal Nature Allowed Judgment Author Hon’ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey Court High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur Bench Single-Judge Bench (Justice Rajani Dubey) Type of Law […]

Does a complainant have a right to appeal an acquittal under the proviso to Section 372 CrPC following Celestium Financial?

  Summary Category Data Case Name ACQA/303/2019 of Brijmohan Agrawal Vs Avinash Kumar Sahu CNR CGHC010131892019 Date of Registration 11-04-2019 Decision Date 01-09-2025 Disposal Nature DISPOSED OFF Judgment Author Hon’ble Shri Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari Court High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur Bench Single Judge Bench Precedent Value Affirming Supreme Court precedent Overrules / Affirms […]

Can a Murder Conviction Rely Solely on Extra-Judicial Confessions and Incomplete Circumstantial Evidence?

Reaffirming the Complete-Chain Rule in Circumstantial Cases and the Rigorous Test for Extra-Judicial Confessions; Quashing of Life-Sentence Upholds Supreme Court Precedents   Summary Category Data Case Name Crl.A. No. 2 of 2024 of TIRET MAWLONG Vs STATE OF MEGHALAYA CNR MLHC010000532024 Date of Registration 05-02-2024 Decision Date 30-08-2025 Disposal Nature Disposed Off Judgment Author W. […]

Can police avoid compliance with Section 41A CrPC prior to arrest without departmental scrutiny?

Patna HC upholds mandatory notice requirement under Section 41A CrPC, directs departmental inquiry; persuasive for police procedure   Summary Category Data Case Name CR. WJC/109/2022 of RUBI DEVI Vs The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Deptt. of Home, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. CNR BRHC010041872022 Date of Registration 04-02-2022 Decision Date 30-08-2025 Disposal Nature […]

Can State Governments Authorize Liquor Shops Adjacent to National or State Highways in Meghalaya Post-Balu Judgments?

Reaffirmation of Supreme Court Directions with Exemption for Meghalaya and Time-Bound Administrative Review   Summary Category Data Case Name PIL No. 9/2025 of ARBIANGKAM KHARSOHMAT Vs THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY OF EXCISE GOVERNMENT OF MEGHALAYA AND ANR. CNR MLHC010011472025 Decision Date 30-08-2025 Disposal Nature Disposed Off Judgment Author Hon’ble Mr. Justice I. P. Mukerji, Chief […]

Can an appeal under Section 96 CPC be dismissed for non-prosecution when the appellant fails to pay process fee despite sufficient time?

Court’s affirmation of procedural strictness under the CPC: non-compliance with process-fee obligations warrants dismissal   Summary Category Data Case Name RFA No. 1693 of 2023 of Sri. Kanteppa Tengli Vs Sri Sridhar Dhanashri CNR KAHC010441232023 Judgment Author Hon’ble Mr Justice V Srishananda Court High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru Bench Single Judge Disposal Nature Dismissed […]

Can a Preventive Detention Order Stand Without Communicating Representation Rights and Relying on Stale Acquitted Cases?

  Summary Category Data Case Name HCP/32/2025 of MOHD ABDULLAH GUJJAR @DULLAH TH NOOR DIN Vs UT OF J AND K TH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HOME DEPARTMENT JAMMU AND OTHERS CNR JKHC020007182025 Date of Registration 13-02-2025 Decision Date 30-08-2025 Disposal Nature Disposed Off Judgment Author HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M A CHOWDHARY Court High Court […]

Can a High Court Dispose of a Writ Petition by Adopting a Mediation Agreement into the Judgment?

Upholding the Use of Court-Mediated Settlements in Writ Proceedings and Incorporating the Agreement as Part of the Dispositive Order   Summary Category Data Case Name WP(C)/398/2024 of SARITHA A. MARAK Vs THE STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND 3 ORS. CNR MLHC010012892024 Date of Registration 06-11-2024 Decision Date 30-08-2025 Disposal Nature Disposed Off Judgment Author Hon’ble Mr. […]

Can High Courts Dispose First Appeals by Incorporating Mediated Settlement Agreements into Their Judgments?

  Summary Category Data Case Name FA/4/2025 of LITA KHARLYNGDOH Vs BINA THABAH CNR MLHC010005082025 Decision Date 30-08-2025 Disposal Nature Disposed Off Judgment Author Hon’ble Mr. Justice H.S. Thangkhiew Court High Court of Meghalaya at Shillong Bench Single Judge Ratio Decidendi Where parties reach settlement in court-annexed mediation, the High Court may dispose the appeal […]

Can a Government Contract Be Cancelled Without Notice or Compliance with Contractual and Rule-Based Requirements?

High Court of Meghalaya Reaffirms Natural Justice in Administrative Cancellations: Cancellation Without Hearing Violates Contract Terms and Rule 31 of the 1951 Rules, Setting Aside Impugned Order and Directing Fresh Decision   Summary Category Data Case Name WP(C) No. 255 of 2025 of Smti Kwenlin Sun vs. Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council & 2 Ors. […]

Can Meghalaya Issue Excise Licences for Highway Liquor Shops After the Supreme Court’s Ban?

Affirmation of Supreme Court’s prohibition on highway liquor shops with Meghalaya’s 500 m exemption and a mandatory Secretary-level review within four weeks, binding on the Excise Department.   Summary Category Data Case Name MC(PIL)/4/2025 of ARBIANGKAM KHARSOHMAT Vs THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY OF EXCISE GOVERNMENT OF MEGHALAYA AND ANR. CNR MLHC010011482025 Date of Registration 27-08-2025 […]

Does Misappreciation of Material Witness Testimony in an Acquittal Require Interference When Evidence of Criminal Conspiracy Is Overwhelming?

High Court Partially Reverses Sessions Court Acquittal, Affirms Conspiracy Principles Under Sections 120B and 302 IPC, and Establishes Binding Precedent for Subordinate Courts   Summary Category Data Case Name CRAA 12/2011 of State of Jammu and Kashmir through Additional Advocate General (302 RPC) Vs Mohammad Ibrahim and Others CNR JKHC010006582011 Date of Registration 03-01-2011 Decision […]