The Supreme Court has held that the presumption under Section 114A of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 cannot be invoked mechanically and must be applied only after the entire evidence is properly assessed. The Court ruled that where the same Read more…
The Supreme Court has held that a baptismal certificate issued by a private church authority cannot, by itself, establish a victim’s minority in accordance with the statutory requirements under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. However, Read more…
News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 410 The Chhattisgarh High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a 27-year-old man accused of allegedly collecting ₹1.5 lakh from a complainant on the promise of securing employment and later failing to provide the Read more…
News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 397 July 17, 2026 : The Chhattisgarh High Court has reaffirmed an important principle of criminal law governing road accident prosecutions, holding that merely proving a vehicle was being driven at a high speed Read more…
May 27, 2026 : The Supreme Court has ruled that when an appellate court convicts an accused for the first time in a criminal case, it must also hear the person on the question of punishment and cannot send the Read more…
May 27, 2026 : The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and life sentence of several persons in connection with the brutal murder of five people in Bihar in 1983, observing that the gruesome nature of the crime “shocks the Read more…
May 21, 2026 : The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea seeking consolidation of 53 FIRs registered across seven States in connection with an alleged ₹49 crore investment fraud case, observing that courts cannot ignore the rights Read more…
May 6, 2026 : The Supreme Court has set aside the Uttarakhand High Court’s order granting default bail to two accused in the 2024 Haldwani arson and rioting case, holding that the High Court made “grave errors” in both facts Read more…
News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 325 | 2026:JHHC:13378 May 5, 2026 : The Jharkhand High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against two accused persons in a complaint case, holding that a bare allegation of assault without any material showing Read more…
March 24, 2026 : The Supreme Court is presently considering a plea filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking cancellation of bail granted to certain accused in a grave case arising from the Manipur violence of May 2023. Read more…