When can a High Court in criminal appeals quash a conviction and direct acquittal?
Bombay High Court reaffirms its appellate power to intervene and substitute acquittal in criminal appeals Summary Category Data Case
Bombay High Court reaffirms its appellate power to intervene and substitute acquittal in criminal appeals Summary Category Data Case
High Court Affirms Non-Interference with Concurrent Findings in Rent Suits and Revisions; Binding on Subordinate Courts Summary Category Data
Does basing preventive detention solely on apprehension of repeated narcotics offences, after bail has been granted under the NDPS Act,
Calcutta High Court reaffirms discretionary denial of bail where prior bail conditions were breached, antecedents are adverse, and co-accused remain
Division Bench, Bombay H.C., Goa holds that a writ petition challenging planning authority action must be disposed of when the
Yes—High Court of Jharkhand upholds settled bail principles by granting bail in non-heinous extortion allegations absent any complainant, serving as
Reaffirming the principle that bail is the rule and jail the exception under Article 21; High Court of Uttarakhand allows
The High Court answers in the affirmative, upholding and applying Rajkumar Agrawal (2017) and Girdhar Gopal Jagrawal (2021), alongside the
Bombay High Court reaffirms Bhajan Lal guidelines, declines to quash FIR for offences under Section 376(2)(n) IPC and POCSO —
High Court of Allahabad upholds the necessity of clear statutory designation and precise show-cause notices, affirming existing precedent and binding
The Madras High Court held that a writ petition may be dismissed both for non-prosecution and because the relief sought
Madras High Court upholds the discretionary bail framework under Section 483, BNS Code, reaffirming P.K. Shaji conditions for breach; a