Does Section 143(3) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 impose a mandatory six-month timeline for trials under Section 138 and empower the High Court to direct subordinate courts to comply?

The Uttarakhand High Court affirms the statutory obligation of expeditious summary trials under Section 143(3), NI Act, and uses its

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August 19, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Does failure to confront the accused with material circumstances under Section 313 CrPC vitiate the trial?

High Court reaffirms that omission to put specific incriminating evidence under Section 313 CrPC is a serious irregularity warranting quashing

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August 19, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Can Civil Revision Petitions Be Dismissed for Non-Prosecution When Petitioners Fail to Appear?

Madras High Court Affirms Established Article 227 Procedure for Dismissal in Absence of Petitioners   Summary Category Data Case Name

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August 19, 2025 | Madras High Court

Can Non-Appearance Lead to Summary Dismissal of Civil Revision Petitions Under Article 227?

Court Reaffirms Procedural Norm That Failure to Represent Warrants Dismissal for Non-Prosecution   Summary Category Data Case Name CRP(MD)Nos.2421 &

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August 19, 2025 | Madras High Court

Can a writ petition be dismissed for non-prosecution while still allowing restoration?

Court confirms that absence of the petitioner warrants dismissal for non-prosecution but grants a one-month window for restoration   Summary

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August 19, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Should bail under Section 483 of the BNS 2023 be routinely granted in minor contraband cases based on quantity and custody period?

Madras High Court upholds discretionary bail standards—granting relief in small-scale cigarette sales to minors, reaffirming P.K. Shaji guidelines; binding on

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August 19, 2025 | Madras High Court

Can a Writ Petition Be Dismissed as Infructuous by Efflux of Time When No Live Relief Remains?

The Uttarakhand High Court upholds the established principle that writ petitions lacking any surviving relief must be dismissed as infructuous;

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August 19, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Can a petitioner withdraw a quashing petition at the admission stage without judicial scrutiny of its merits?

Permitting administrative withdrawal of Criminal Miscellaneous Applications — petition disposed as withdrawn; no substantive examination conducted   Summary Category Data

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August 19, 2025 | High Court of Gujarat

Can an appellate court, in the absence of an express order under Section 31 CrPC, direct that sentences for offences arising out of a single transaction run concurrently?

  Summary Category Data Case Name Cr.A(DB)/1343/2018 of BHUNESHWAR MAHTO Vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND CNR JHHC010381122018 Date of Registration

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August 19, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Can a Murder Conviction Stand Solely on Inconsistent Eyewitness Testimonies and Uncorroborated Circumstantial Evidence?

High Court Reaffirms Requirement of Reliable Eye-Witness Accounts and Forensic Corroboration Before Upholding a Conviction   Summary Category Data Case

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August 19, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Can a Writ Petition Be Disposed as Academic Upon Redressal of Grievances by Affidavit?

Affirming established practice: disposal of writ petitions as academic when relief granted via state affidavit — utility in service-law disputes

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August 19, 2025 | High Court of Meghalaya

Can omnibus, non-specific allegations satisfy the bail-bar under Section 18 of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act?

Bombay High Court holds they cannot, reaffirming that prima facie specific role/ingredients are required to invoke the statutory bail bar;

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August 19, 2025 | Bombay High Court