Is an Anticipatory Bail Application Maintainable After Arrest? — Jharkhand High Court Reaffirms Principle and Dismisses Application as Infructuous

The Jharkhand High Court has reaffirmed that an anticipatory bail application becomes infructuous once the petitioner is arrested, upholding settled

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November 4, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Can High Courts Quash FIRs in Predominantly Civil Disputes Based on Settlement Between Parties? — Reaffirmation of Inherent Powers under Section 482 CrPC

High Court of Jharkhand reaffirms that in cases primarily civil in nature, FIRs and criminal proceedings may be quashed under

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Does Employment in a Statutory Canteen Automatically Create an Employer-Employee Relationship with the Principal Employer? – Jharkhand High Court Upholds Supreme Court Precedent

The Jharkhand High Court has clarified that workers engaged by contractors in statutory canteens are considered employees of the principal

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Does Employment in a Statutory Canteen under a Contractor Confer Direct Employment Status with the Principal Employer? High Court Reaffirms Supreme Court Precedent and Restricts Employer-Employee Status to the Factories Act

The Jharkhand High Court, reaffirming established Supreme Court precedent, has held that workmen engaged through contractors in statutory canteens are

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Can Conviction Under Section 498A IPC Be Set Aside on the Basis of Compromise Between Husband and Wife? — Jharkhand High Court Reaffirms Supreme Court Precedent

Where spouses have amicably settled matrimonial disputes and resumed cohabitation, courts may set aside convictions under Section 498A IPC based

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Can Successive FIRs Be Registered for the Same Incident Against the Same Accused? Jharkhand High Court Affirms Prohibition and Clarifies Section 181 of BNSS, 2023

The Jharkhand High Court, reaffirming prior Supreme Court precedents, held that a second FIR concerning the same occurrence and accused

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Can Non-Bailable Warrants and Attachment Orders Be Issued Without Proof of Service of Earlier Process? Jharkhand High Court Affirms Mandatory Compliance with Section 73 CrPC: Binding Precedent

The Jharkhand High Court has clarified that before issuing a non-bailable warrant or further coercive steps such as proceedings under

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Does Engagement in Statutory Canteens Under Contract Constitute an Employer-Employee Relationship With the Principal Establishment? — Jharkhand High Court Applies and Clarifies the Law Laid Down in ‘Balwant Rai Saluja’

The Jharkhand High Court reaffirms that workmen engaged by contractors to run statutory canteens are not ipso facto employees of

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

When Should Courts Uphold the Convenience and Financial Constraints of a Wife in Matrimonial Transfer Petitions under Section 24 CPC?

The Jharkhand High Court has affirmed that courts must consider the convenience and lack of independent income of a wife

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

When Can Courts Interfere with Punishments in Departmental Proceedings? Reaffirming the “Shockingly Disproportionate” Standard and Employer’s Discretion in Disciplinary Penalties

Courts may intervene in disciplinary punishments only when the penalty is “shockingly disproportionate” to the misconduct proved—reaffirming Supreme Court precedent

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Does Section 371 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, Confer Territorial Jurisdiction for Succession Certificates at the Deceased’s Ordinary Residence or Property Location? — Jharkhand High Court Clarifies and Reaffirms Law

The High Court of Jharkhand reaffirms that, under Section 371 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, jurisdiction to grant a

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Can Conviction Under Section 302/149 IPC Stand When Primary Witnesses Are Hearsay and Forensic Corroboration Is Absent?

The Jharkhand High Court has re-affirmed that conviction for murder under Sections 302/149 of the IPC cannot be sustained solely

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand