News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 404 July 22, 2026 : The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld the acquittal of a man accused of rape and wrongful confinement in a 2016 case from Janjgir-Champa district, holding that the prosecution failed Read more…
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News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 327 | 2026:JHHC:13377 May 5, 2026 : The Jharkhand High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a couple accused in a dowry harassment case, holding that the allegations made against them did not satisfy Read more…
News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 306 | 2026:JHHC:12133-DB April 24, 2026 : The Jharkhand High Court has upheld the preventive detention of Prakash Mishra alias Himanshu Kumar, ruling that the action taken by authorities under the Jharkhand Control of Read more…
In a sharp indictment of flawed criminal investigations, the Supreme Court of India has acquitted 11 appellants in a murder case, holding that a “scripted enquiry” can have lethal consequences, especially when it risks implicating innocent persons. The Court noted Read more…
April 28, 2026 : In a split verdict, the Court of the Additional Sessions Judge at Oros in Sindhudurg district has convicted BJP MLA Nitesh Narayan Rane under Section 504 of the Indian Penal Code for intentionally insulting a public Read more…
April 27, 2026 : The Supreme Court of India set aside the conviction of two accused in a murder case, holding that under Indian Evidence Act, 1872, a fact once discovered at the instance of one accused cannot be rediscovered Read more…
News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 256 April 16, 2026 : The High Court of Chhattisgarh has partly allowed an appeal filed by the State of Chhattisgarh, setting aside a trial court’s acquittal and convicting an accused for offences under Read more…
March 25, 2026 : The Allahabad High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand and Swami Pratyakchaitanya Mukundanand Giri in connection with a case registered under the POCSO Act, providing them protection from arrest. The order was passed by Read more…
News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 148 | 2026:CGHC:4937 January 29, 2026 : The Chhattisgarh High Court has set aside a trial court order that had allowed the recall of a minor survivor and her mother for further cross-examination in Read more…
February 05, 2026 : The Supreme Court of India has quashed a rape case filed against a Chhattisgarh-based advocate, holding that the allegations stemmed from a consensual relationship that later turned bitter and did not amount to rape on the Read more…