WhatsApp transmission of summons is not, by itself, conclusive proof of service.
Delhi High Court · 21 Aug 2026
Mere presence at the scene of an encounter is not sufficient for conviction.
Jharkhand High Court · 21 Aug 2026
The distinction between Section 305 and Section 306 IPC was material because the deceased was a child.
Karnataka High Court · 21 Aug 2026
Rejection of a Section 156(3) application does not bar subsequent FIR registration.
Supreme Court of India · 21 Aug 2026
Road widening and Master Plan development may proceed in public interest, but authorities cannot demolish or deprive citizens of property without due process, including notice and a fair hearing.
Rajasthan High Court · 21 Aug 2026
Fleeing from the scene after witnessing an accidental drowning, though reprehensible, is not by itself an incriminating circumstance sufficient to establish murder.
Supreme Court of India · 21 Aug 2026
Repeated failure of official witnesses, particularly police personnel, to appear before Trial Courts despite warrants can seriously prejudice the accused's Article 21 right to a speedy trial.
Punjab and Haryana High Court · 20 Aug 2026
When one of several sentences imposed upon a convict is life imprisonment, the sentences must run concurrently in the circumstances governed by the judgment.
Supreme Court of India · 20 Aug 2026
A person whose tenancy has ceased by operation of Section 2(g) cannot claim the status of a tenant for invoking Section 12A of the 1997 Act.
Calcutta High Court · 20 Aug 2026
The Court held that the applicant's conduct, as recorded on the facts before it, did not constitute procurement for the purpose of prostitution contemplated by the Act.
Allahabad High Court · 20 Aug 2026
CDRs and tower-location details cannot be rejected solely on privacy grounds when they are prima facie relevant to the just adjudication of a criminal case.
Uttarakhand High Court · 20 Aug 2026
A spouse cannot obtain divorce under Section 13(1A) HMA by relying on non-resumption of cohabitation where that spouse's own conduct prevented the resumption of matrimonial life.
Delhi High Court · 20 Aug 2026
In custody matters, the welfare of the minor children is the paramount consideration.
High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh · 21 Aug 2026
Non-compliance with a Labour Court award within the time expressly prescribed by the award can constitute a criminal offence under Section 29 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
Madhya Pradesh High Court · 20 Aug 2026
Prior permission under Section 83 of the Registration Act, 1908 is not mandatory for initiating prosecution under the Act.
Bombay High Court · 20 Aug 2026
