The Supreme Court has ruled that when a victim dies after a lapse of considerable time due to injuries inflicted by an accused, it would not diminish the liability of the perpetrator in a murder case.
Category: High Court
Supreme Court May Set Up 3-Judge Bench To Hear Karnataka Hijab Ban Case
Last year, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court had delivered opposing verdicts in the hijab controversy, and urged the Chief Justice to constitute an appropriate bench to hear the case.
PIL before Bombay High Court seeks probe into death of 4 undertrial prisoners in Pune’s Yerwada jail
As per the PIL, the jail officials declared all four prisoners dead without even properly investigating about the same.
Antilia bomb scare: Bombay High Court refuses bail to Pradeep Sharma; expresses anguish over NIA investigation
The Court rejected Sharma’s bail plea after it found material on record which pointed to Sharma’s complicity towards the murder of businessman Mansukh Hiren.
4-day delay in lodging FIR, lack of injuries not grounds to disbelieve rape survivor: Calcutta High Court
The rape survivor had waited for four days to discuss the matter first with her mother-in-law before lodging a police complaint. The High Court condoned the same.
‘State’s Duty To Ensure Proper Disposal of Hazardous Waste’: Madras High Court Directs Govt To Pay ₹10 Lakh Each To Children Injured In Explosion
Published On: 21 Jan 2023 9:53 AM The Madras High Court recently came to the rescue of two children who had suffered severe burn injuries in 2018 on account of an explosion…
IIT Student Death: Director Pulled Up, Court Asks “Do You Have Children?”
The court had on December 1 last year reprimanded him for not acting on a ragging complaint, which was followed by the death of the student.
Bombay High Court rejects plea by Rapido seeking bike taxi license
The Maharashtra government submitted in court a notification issued on January 19 expressly prohibiting the use of non-transport vehicles including two, three and four wheelers for the purpose of aggregation.
ISRO Conspiracy case: Kerala High Court grants anticipatory bail to five accused ex-police/IB officers
Anticipatory bail was granted to RB Sreekumar, PS Jayaprakash, Thampi S Durga Dutt, Vijayan, and VK Maini, who are accused of conspiring to frame former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan in an espionage case in 1994.
Madras High Court reduces life sentence of woman who set her minor daughter on fire
The High Court noted that the convict was angry at her 13-year-old daughter and had poured kerosene and set her afire in anger though she had no intention to kill her.