KEY TAKEAWAYS Many people have been perplexed by the distinction between furlough and parole, both of which benefit the accused. The Supreme Court took up the issue on Wednesday, explaining the basic differences between furlough and parole, as well a ..
Key Takeaways On 08th October 2021, Justice R. Devdas of the High Court of Karnataka granted interim relief in favor of 38 MBBS graduates of St. John’s Medical College(SJMC). The relief was sought against the state government notification publi ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS Karnataka High Court observed that after an investigation is done and a B-Report is filed by the police, there is no limitation under the Right To Information Act against disclosing information about it. The above observation was made b ..
Key Takeaways The petitioner filed a petition against the Munsiff Court’s order allowing an amendment to the statement made by the respondent. The court considered two questions; when does a trial commence, and if a wilful admission made in the ..
Default Bail Is An Indefensible Right; It Cannot Be Suspended Even During The Pandemic: Delhi HCDefault bail is a fundamental right which flows from Article 21 of the Constitution and cannot be suspended even during COVID pandemic. The case was of Ab ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS The Supreme Court remarked last month in a judgement that rejected criminal proceedings against a property buyer that a civil dispute had been given the appearance of a criminal offence. The bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and J K Mah ..
SC: Criminal Proceedings Cannot Become Weapons Of HarassmentThe case was of Randheer Singh v. State of UP. The decision was given by Justices Indira Banerjee and JK Maheshwari. The Court held that dispute of a civil nature has been given colour of cr ..
Key Takeaways Physical filing of cases by the government will not be allowed after 1 January 2022. The High Courts will be responsible for issuing any circulars or notifications regarding the same. The judiciary has been attempting to digitize courts ..
Key Takeaways Courts are routinely assigning community service as a bail condition. Interpretations of the bail provisions in the Criminal Procedure Code indicate that the courts cannot impose these conditions, and such conditions should be void The ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS The Bombay High Court recently granted pre-arrest bail to hospital staff who were charged under the SC/ST Act for allegedly insulting the complainant and other persons (members of the Scheduled Caste community) by detaining their relati ..