Can a Complainant Appeal an Acquittal in a Section 138 NI Act Case Under the Proviso to Section 372 CrPC?

Supreme Court’s Celestium Doctrine Applied to Section 138 Appeals, Upholding Victim’s Right to Challenge Acquittal   Summary Category Data Case

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can a High Court under Section 173 MVA enhance compensation for 100% functional disability post-amputation?

High Court of Chhattisgarh reaffirms standard compensation computation methodology, upholds its jurisdiction to enhance awards under Section 173, binding on

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Is the Complainant Entitled to Appeal an Acquittal under the Proviso to Section 372 CrPC Following Celestium Financial?

  Summary Category Data Case Name ACQA Nos. 396 of 2023 & 206 of 2025 of Indian Agro And Food

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does the Revenue Bear the Burden to Disprove Genuineness under Section 68 Once the Assessee Proves Identity, Creditworthiness and Genuineness?

Reaffirming That Once an Assessee Discharges the Initial Onus under Section 68, the Burden Shifts to Revenue; and That Estimations

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can an appeal dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to pursue alternative remedy serve as binding precedent on appellate practice?

The High Court of Chhattisgarh upholds its discretionary power to dismiss an appeal as withdrawn with liberty for alternative remedies—affirming

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can a Murder Conviction Be Converted to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder When Death Results from a Sudden Assault Without Premeditation?

HC affirms homicidal death but applies Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC to convert conviction under Section 302 to Section

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can a High Court Uphold a Section 135-A Electricity Theft Conviction Yet Modify the Fine Based on Interim Deposit and Pendency?

The Chhattisgarh High Court affirms conviction for unauthorized electricity “hook-up” under Section 135-A of the Electricity Act, 2003, while exercising

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Is a Writ Petition Under Article 226 Premature When It Challenges Only a Police Recommendation Absent the Final Parole Rejection Order?

High Court reaffirms the necessity to invoke writ jurisdiction against final executive orders and permits withdrawal with liberty, reinforcing procedural

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can a Murder Conviction Under Section 302 IPC Be Converted to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder Under Section 304 Part II When There Is No Premeditation but Only Knowledge of Fatal Consequences?

High Court Clarifies Application of Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC, Affirms Conversion of Section 302 Conviction to Section 304

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can an Appointment of a Village Development Board Secretary Be Quashed for Improper Disqualification under the Village Development Boards Model Rules, 1980?

Clarifying that Secretaries Must Be Elected Only from a Properly Constituted Management Committee and Quashing Appointments That Violate Rule 5

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September 4, 2025 | Gauhati High Court

Can Police Invoke Section 179 BNSS to Summon Persons Beyond Territorial Limits and Above 65 Years?

Clarification of Section 179 BNSS’s Territorial and Age Restrictions; Quashing of Extraterritorial Summons as Binding Authority for Anti-Corruption Investigations  

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September 4, 2025 | Gauhati High Court

Can a Post-Selection Urban Reclassification of a School Defeat a Rural-Quota Admission Under Article 21A?

Clarifying that a notification-driven change from “rural” to “urban” status cannot override a child’s merit-based selection under the Right to

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh