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
In a bribery case, recovery of tainted money cannot by itself sustain conviction when the prosecution fails to prove the initial demand for illegal gratification beyond reasonable doubt.
Supreme Court of India · 20 Aug 2026
Hanging remains a constitutionally valid statutory method of executing death sentences.
Supreme Court of India · 20 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
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 principle of lis pendens applies to court-auction sales even though a court auction is an involuntary alienation.
Allahabad High Court · 20 Aug 2026
A legal representative can maintain a compensation claim under the Motor Vehicles Act even without financial dependency upon the deceased.
Supreme Court of India · 20 Aug 2026
A final report under Section 174 CrPC cannot be filed before an Executive Magistrate merely because the investigation concerns an unnatural or accidental death.
Telangana High Court · 20 Aug 2026
The expression “first child” must be applied according to birth order and cannot be interpreted as “first son.”
Madhya Pradesh 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 Senior Citizens Tribunal can order eviction of children from a parent's property when eviction is necessary to ensure the parent's maintenance, protection and dignity.
Supreme Court of India · 20 Aug 2026
Pendency of a civil suit does not, by itself, bar mutation proceedings under the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971.
Andhra Pradesh 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 writ court cannot adversely affect the rights of third-party purchasers without impleading them and giving them an opportunity of hearing.
Andhra Pradesh High Court · 20 Aug 2026
