Legal Articles Juvenile Directed To Be Tried As Adult Can Seek Bail From Children’s Court U/S 12 JJ Act, Need Not Resort To CrPC: Karnataka HC March 16, 2023 / March 16, 2023 | Leave a Comment While setting the record entirely straight, the Karnataka High Court in a notable judgment titled ABC And State of Karnataka in CRL.R.P. No. 1372 of 2022 and cited in 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 106 that was finally pronounced on February 27, […] Read more »
Legal Articles Police Officer Empowered To Seize Property Only If Found Under Circumstances Creating Suspicion Of Any Offence : HP HC March 14, 2023 | Leave a Comment In a very learned, logical, laudable, landmark and latest oral judgment titled Anita Aggarwal Vs State of H.P. in Cr. Revision No. 200 of 2022 and cited in 2023 LiveLaw (HP) 14 that was pronounced as recently as on March 9, 2023, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has ordered the de-freezing of […] Read more »
Legal Articles Mere Fact Of Commission Of Suicide Itself Not Sufficient To Raise Presumption Under Section 113A Evidence Act : SC March 13, 2023 | Leave a Comment While deciding on a leading case pertaining to the liability of the accused in abetment to suicide case, the Apex Court in a most remarkable, refreshing, robust, rational and recent judgment titled Kashibai & Ors vs The State of Karnataka in SLP (Crl.) No. […] Read more »
Legal Articles Appellate Court Should Not Interfere With Trial Court’s Acquittal Order Merely Because Two Views Are Possible : Gujarat HC March 13, 2023 | Leave a Comment Appellate Court Should Not Interfere With Trial Court’s Acquittal Order Merely Because Two Views Are Possible : Gujarat HC While reiterating yet again the well known legal position, the Gujarat High Court in a learned, laudable, landmark and latest judgment […] Read more » Gujarat HC
Legal Articles Any Attempt To Vilify Judges Without Any Reasonable Basis Can’t Be Permitted : Delhi HC Imposes ₹50K Costs On Lawyers’ Body March 13, 2023 / March 13, 2023 | Leave a Comment While dismissing a plea challenging the re-appointment of Justice (Retd) KS Ahluwalia as Chairperson of Railway Claims Tribunal, the Delhi High Court in a notable judgment titled Rail Dawa Bar Association, Lucknow vs Union of India & Ors in W.P.(C) 11835/2022 and CM APPL. 35298/2022 that was pronounced as recently as on March 3, 2023 […] Read more »
Legal Articles SC Summarises 10 Well-Settled Principles Of Section 313 CrPC March 13, 2023 | Leave a Comment It must be certainly most candidly conceded at the very start before stating anything else that the essence of this learned, laudable, landmark and latest judgment titled Premchand vs The State of Maharashtra in Criminal Appeal No. 211 of […] Read more »
Legal Articles Representation Made On Behalf Of Detenu Should Be Considered And Disposed With A Sense Of Urgency: JKL HC March 11, 2023 / March 10, 2023 | Leave a Comment While quashing a preventive detention order made under the J&K Public Safety Act, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court in an extremely laudable, learned, landmark and latest judgment titled Arif Ahmed Khan Vs U.T. of J&K and Anr. WP(Crl) No.244/2022 and cited in 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) […] Read more » J&K&L HC
Legal Articles Extra-Judicial Confession Is A Weak Piece Of Evidence, Independent Corroboration Needed : SC March 11, 2023 / March 10, 2023 | Leave a Comment While reiterating yet once again that extra-judicial confession is a weak piece of evidence, the Apex Court of India as recently as on March 3, 2023 in a learned, laudable, landmark and latest judgment titled Nikhil Chandra Mondal Vs State of West Bengal in Criminal […] Read more » SC
Legal Articles Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court Quashes Rape FIR March 10, 2023 / March 10, 2023 | Leave a Comment While taking a quantum leap in the right direction, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court in the fitness of things in a learned, laudable, landmark and latest judgment titled Syed Shahid Hamdani Vs UT of J&K and another in Bail App No. 109/2021 c/w CRM(M) […] Read more »
Legal Articles Madras HC Issues Guidelines For Extending Limitation Period In Criminal Cases March 10, 2023 | Leave a Comment It would be of immense significance to mention at the very start before stating anything else that while criticizing the abject manner in which the prosecution had failed to file an application for the extension of limitation while dealing with the FIR related to sexual […] Read more » Madras HC