A Parbhani man accused of swearing allegiance to the outlawed terrorist group Islamic State and charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act has been granted bail by the Bombay High Court. Mohammad Raisuddin was granted bail by a division ..
In Suprit Ishwar Divate v. State of Karnataka, the Karnataka High Court held that an accused arrested for a crime cannot be handcuffed under normal circumstances. The Court further held that under only extreme circumstances which involve the possib ..
According to the Karnataka High Court, unless there is an element of fraud and national economic interest is at stake, a bank cannot seek the issuing of a Look Out Circular (LOC) or prevent a person (a loan defaulter) from leaving the country. Leen ..
The Bombay High Court has ruled that a man cannot assume a woman is willing to enter into a physical relationship with him simply because they are friendly with one another. On June 24, a single-judge panel presided over by Justice Bharati H. Dangre ..
The sum of a Public Provident Fund account shall not be subject to any attachment in respect of any debt or duty incurred by the account holder, as the Gujarat High Court has reaffirmed. The case of a petitioner who invested funds from Hindu Undivi ..
In contrast to the ruling made last week by the High Court's coordinate bench, which held that Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has no restrictive mandate prohibiting a person from filing an application for anticipatory bail outside ..
In Ashish Ashok Chakor v. State of Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court held that a girl being friendly with a boy should not be construed as consent for a physical relationship. The Court observed this while rejecting the anticipatory bail applicatio ..
The Supreme Court noted that "the powers to be exercised under this law are exceptional powers that have been given to the government for its exercise in an exceptional situation," emphasising that the preventive detention law "strike ..
The Madras High Court has ruled that even after the assessee's late return is accepted by the revenue authorities and an assessment order is made based on it, the assessee can still be prosecuted for willfully and deliberately concealing his inc ..
In Himanta Biswa Sarma v. The Election Commission of India & 5 Ors, the Gauhati High Court noted that the Courts must revisit section 126 of the Representation of People Act which prohibits campaigning during a period of 48 hours, ending with an ..
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