Background The single judge bench of Justice Pankaj Bhandari was hearing an anticipatory bail application filed for offences u/s 457 and 354 of the Indian Penal Code r/w section 65 of the I.T. Act which states that the maximum sentence may extend up ..
Background Father Swamy was arrested last year on October 8, 2020 and was charged under several sections of the IPC and offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. He was arrested along with 15 other Activists for allegedly supporting th ..
Background The Chief Justice S. Manikumar led bench of Kerala High Court was hearing two PILs against the decision to hold the oath ceremony of the newly elected MLAs. In view of the surging covid 19 cases, the government has imposed a nation-wide lo ..
Live-In Relationships Not Prohibited; Such Persons Are Entitled To Equal Protection Of Laws: Punjab & Haryana HCIn stark contrast to this order, the High Court last week refused immunity to live-in couples who sought it in two different cases. ..
Facts in Brief Advocate Vimal Harishchandra Jha was arrested by the Kharghar Police for offences punishable u/s 323, 364 A, 365, 387, 506 r/w 34 for supposedly trying to extort Rs. 3 Crore from his client and consequently kidnapping him. The Police i ..
Background Since the year 1951, there has been a long-lasting dispute between the two religious groups concerning the use of 96% of the Government Poramboke Land. The Muslims on one hand want the land to be used as a commonplace whereas the Hindus ha ..
What Is The Case● In connection with the oxygen concentrator hoarding case in which Navneet Kalra has been accused, a Delhi court today remanded the businessman in police custody for three days.● After Delhi Police requested five days' custody of ..
Background The petitioners, GulzarKumari, aged 19, and Gurwinder Singh aged 22 years stated that they were living together and intended to get married soon. But they couldn’t get married as the woman’s documents, required for marriage wer ..
What Is The Case● After being arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation, All India Trinamool Congress leaders Madan Mitra, Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, and Sovan Chatterjee were granted interim bail by a Special CBI court on Monday (CBI).● ..
What Is The Case● The Karnataka High Court has ruled that an application filed under Section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act is not barred by the Criminal Procedure Code's section 468 term of limitation.● Justice KS Mudagal presided over a ..