Mere recovery of an illegal firearm from a house is not sufficient to establish guilt under the Arms Act.
Supreme Court of India · 2 Sept 2026
Allahabad HC Upholds Interim Protection in Delayed Rent Appeal
High Court of Allahabad · 2 Sept 2026
Physical Contact Without Sexual Intent Does Not Constitute POCSO Sexual Assault
Madras High Court · 2 Sept 2026
Section 98(2) of the Gujarat Prohibition Act does not create an absolute bar against interim release of a seized vehicle.
Supreme Court of India · 2 Sept 2026
Preventive detention is an extraordinary power and cannot be sustained on mere suspicion, administrative convenience or generalized apprehension.
Punjab and Haryana High Court · 1 Sept 2026
A person's mere relationship with the husband is not sufficient to sustain criminal proceedings under Section 498A IPC when specific allegations of individual involvement are absent.
High Court of Rajasthan · 1 Sept 2026
A faulty investigation cannot automatically result in acquittal, but it also cannot be used as a basis to presume the guilt of an accused.
Supreme Court of India · 1 Sept 2026
The doctrine of reformatio in peius protects an appellant from an adverse alteration of the position merely because the appellant pursued a legal remedy.
Supreme Court of India · 1 Sept 2026
The Court held that the material on record disclosed sufficient inconsistencies and prima facie circumstances to warrant an independent and impartial investigation into the petitioner's allegations.
High Court of Telangana · 1 Sept 2026
The Court held that non-recovery of tainted currency is not, by itself, necessarily fatal to a corruption prosecution.
Orissa High Court · 1 Sept 2026
The Indian Succession Act, 1925 contains no specific limitation period for an application seeking revocation of probate.
Supreme Court of India · 1 Sept 2026
The Court held that mere cohabitation for a few days, accompanied by a bald assertion of being in a live-in relationship, was insufficient on the facts of the case.
Punjab and Haryana High Court · 1 Sept 2026
Allahabad HC on Hijab and School Uniform
High Court of Allahabad · 2 Sept 2026
An oral gift cannot transfer ownership of immovable property where Section 123 of the Transfer of Property Act applies.
High Court of Delhi · 1 Sept 2026
The Court emphasized that proceedings under Section 125 CrPC are welfare-oriented and are intended to prevent destitution and vagrancy.
Madhya Pradesh High Court · 1 Sept 2026
Where a document relied upon by the accused may have a bearing on the transaction underlying a Section 138 NI Act prosecution, its forensic examination can be relevant.
Rajasthan High Court · 1 Sept 2026
