Can Anticipory Bail Be Made Absolute Post-Charge-Sheet When No Custodial Interrogation Is Required?

The Uttarakhand High Court answers in the affirmative—anticipatory bail can be made absolute once the charge-sheet is filed and custodial interrogation is unnecessary, reaffirming personal liberty under Article 21 and providing a binding precedent on bail conditions in healthcare-sector FIRs.   Summary Category Data Case Name ABA/311/2025 of GAURAV AGARWAL Vs STATE OF UTTARAKHAND CNR […]

Can interim bail orders be made absolute as anticipatory bail under Article 21 without adjudicating the merits?

Affirming existing precedent, the Uttarakhand High Court holds that personal liberty under Article 21 warrants anticipatory bail, converting interim bail into final relief with conditions; persuasive authority in criminal cases   Summary Category Data Case Name ABA/265/2025 of RISHI BAJAJ Vs STATE OF UTTARAKHAND CNR UKHC010033292025 Date of Registration 11-03-2025 Decision Date 18-08-2025 Disposal Nature […]

When Should High Courts Exercise Discretion to Grant Anticipory Bail Under Article 21 and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

Upholding Personal Liberty in Non-Heinous Offences, Binding on Subordinate Courts   Summary Category Data Case Name ABA/291/2025 of RITIK Vs STATE OF UTTARAKHAND CNR UKHC010036962025 Decision Date 18-08-2025 Disposal Nature ALLOWED Judgment Author Hon’ble Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Verma Court High Court of Uttarakhand Type of Law Criminal Law Questions of Law When and how […]

Can an unchallenged High Court precedent bar a state appeal against a service-transfer restraint?

Upholding existing precedent and enforcing statutory transfer rules under Chapter VI of the Uttarakhand Panchayati Raj Act, 2016, High Court’s answer: An appeal against a Single Judge’s transfer-restraint order grounded on an unchallenged Division Bench judgment cannot be entertained. The Competent Authority must issue fresh transfer orders in accordance with Chapter VI of the Uttarakhand […]

Can Anticipatory Bail Be Granted When an Accused Marries a Minor under the BNSS and POCSO?

Calcutta High Court Affirms That Minor’s Consent Is Invalid and Section 182 BNSS Protection Cannot Be Extended Post Charge-Sheet, Rejecting Anticipatory Bail   Summary Category Data Case Name CRM (A)/2763/2025 of PPPPPPP Vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANR CNR WBCHCA0352832025 Date of Registration 01-08-2025 Decision Date 18-08-2025 Disposal Nature REJECTED Court Calcutta High Court […]

Can High Courts Grant Bail Under Section 439 CrPC Read With Section 483 BNSS Act When Injuries Are Non-Serious and a Charge-Sheet Has Been Filed Despite Criminal Antecedents?

Yes. The Calcutta High Court reaffirmed that bail under Section 439 CrPC read with Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 may be granted if the material on record does not justify continued detention—even when antecedents exist—and held the order as binding on subordinate courts.   Summary Category Data Case Name CRM(M)/1075/2025 of […]

Does the parity principle entitle similarly situated co-accused to bail under Section 439 CrPC and Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?

Calcutta High Court reaffirms the parity principle in bail applications where the State does not oppose, extending identical relief to co-accused under criminal procedure law.   Summary Category Data Case Name CRM(M)/1076/2025 of SAMRAT SINGH Vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL CNR WBCHCA0320812025 Date of Registration 16-07-2025 Decision Date 18-08-2025 Disposal Nature ALLOWED Judgment Author HON’BLE […]

Can the absence of victim identification and minimal complicity justify bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?

Calcutta High Court reaffirms discretionary bail where the accused has no nexus to the offence and the victim fails to identify him—persuasive authority in criminal bail proceedings   Summary Category Data Case Name CRM(M)/1082/2025 of ROKY HAZRA @ ROKI HAZRA Vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL CNR WBCHCA0324162025 Decision Date 18-08-2025 Disposal Nature ALLOWED Judgment Author […]

Can a High Court under Article 226 grant protective directions to adult petitioners who solemnize marriage without family consent?

High Court reaffirms Supreme Court precedents (Lata Singh, Arumugam Servia), disposes petition at threshold stage; clarifies no opinion on personal‐law validity per Doly Rani   Summary Category Data Case Name WP(C)/1963/2025 of ASHA BANO AND ANR Vs UNION TERRITORY OF J AND K (HOME) AND ORS CNR JKHC010041732025 Date of Registration 13-08-2025 Decision Date 18-08-2025 […]

Can High Courts dispose of service writ petitions by granting liberty to file fresh representations with stipulated timelines?

  Summary Category Data Case Name WP(C)/22485/2025 of NIMAI CHARAN DANDSENA Vs STATE OF ODISHA CNR ODHC010565502025 Decision Date 18-08-2025 Disposal Nature Disposed Off Judgment Author MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY Court Orissa High Court Bench Single Judge Precedent Value Persuasive Authority Type of Law Service Law / Administrative Law Ratio Decidendi Under Article 226 […]

Can High Courts Modify Interim Withdrawal Limits in Railway Compensation Appeals?

Orissa High Court permits 50% interim withdrawal of awarded compensation instead of 10% on grounds of financial hardship, illustrating appellate jurisdiction to adjust interim relief in railway claims.   Summary Category Data Case Name FAO No. 376 of 2025 of PRMESHWAR NAYAK@PARMESHWAR NAYAK Vs UNION OF INDIA CNR ODHC010562432025 Decision Date 18-08-2025 Disposal Nature Disposed […]

Can a Civil Revision Petition Be Dismissed for Default When the Petitioner Fails to Appear at Successive Hearings?

Court Reaffirms That Non-Appearance Under Section 115 CPC Warrants Dismissal for Default; Madras High Court Single-Judge Ruling Binding on Parties   Summary Category Data Case Name C.R.P.(NPD).No.3262 of 2017 of S. Prabakaran Vs A.R. Govardhan CNR HCMA011870092017 Decision Date 03-09-2021 Disposal Nature Dismissed for default Judgment Author V.M. Velamani, J. Court High Court of Judicature […]