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NewsPIL Challenges NHRC Circular Withdrawing Withdrawal of Mandatory Judicial Inquiry in Custodial Deaths and Rapes
A Public Interest Litigation filed before the Jharkhand High Court questions the legality of a National Human Rights Commission circular that annulled its earlier direction requiring judicial inquiries in every case of custodial death, disappearance and rape.
HC NewsDelhi High Court Upholds Compensation Order for Breach of Child Victim's Privacy
The Division Bench of Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla affirmed the single‑judge award of Rs 5 lakh against TV Today Network Limited for violating the privacy of a child sexual abuse survivor.
SC NewsSupreme Court Clarifies Scope of Representation of the People Act in Municipal Elections
The Supreme Court has held that the penal provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 do not extend to elections held for municipal bodies, while affirming that false affidavits filed in such polls remain prosecutable under the Indian Penal Code where the relevant municipal statute lacks a specific penalty.
SC NewsSupreme Court Clarifies Magistrate's Duty in Sessions‑Triable Complaint Cases
The Supreme Court has held that a Magistrate need not record prosecution evidence under Section 244 of the Code of Criminal Procedure before committing a complaint case that is exclusively triable by a Court of Sessions.
HC NewsDelhi High Court Holds Private Media Houses Amenable to Writ Jurisdiction on Grounds of Public Function
The Delhi High Court has observed that private media organisations, despite their private status, fall within the ambit of writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution when they perform public functions and affect public rights and interests.
HC NewsKarnataka High Court Hears Submission on Conviction in Yogesh Goudar Murder Case
Chandrasekhar Indi, accused number sixteen, told the Karnataka High Court that the trial court’s judgment contains no finding that he was a member of the criminal conspiracy to murder BJP leader Yogesh Goudar, yet he has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment under Section 120B read with Section 302 of the IPC.
NewsSavarkar’s Release Attributed to Political Efforts, Not Mercy Petitions: Grandnephew’s Testimony in Pune Defamation Suit
In a criminal defamation proceeding before the Judicial Magistrate at Pune, Satyaki Savarkar, grandnephew of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, testified that the latter’s release from incarceration resulted from political initiatives rather than mercy pleas to the British administration. The testimony was recorded by Magistrate Amol Shinde while examining the complainant’s claims against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
NewsLawyer Accused Of Threatening NCB Officer Moves Kerala High Court For Quashing FIR
An advocate has approached the Kerala High Court seeking to quash an FIR filed on the complaint of a Narcotics Control Bureau Intelligence Officer. The petition alleges that the FIR does not disclose the ingredients of the offences under Sections 351(2) and 224 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and that the proceedings are motivated by vindictive intent.
SC NewsSupreme Court Clarifies That Taking Cognizance Under Wrong Provision Is Curable If Magistrate Has Jurisdiction
The Supreme Court held that a magistrate’s error in citing an incorrect statutory provision while taking cognizance does not invalidate the proceedings, provided the magistrate otherwise possesses jurisdiction to entertain the offence.
HC NewsPolice Clearance Denied to Agniveer Aspirant Over SIR Deletion; Appellate Tribunal Grants Relief Following Calcutta High Court Direction
An Agniveer candidate whose Police Clearance Certificate was withheld after his name was removed from the electoral roll during the Special Intensive Revision exercise obtained relief after the SIR Appellate Tribunal disposed of his appeal, acting on a Calcutta High Court request for expeditious adjudication.
NewsWest Bengal Assembly Passes Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill, 2026
The West Bengal Assembly has enacted legislation that expands state powers for preventive detention, externment and property seizure in relation to anti‑social conduct.
HC NewsDelhi High Court Fixes Interim Service Date for DANIPS and DANICS Officers Pending Fresh Rules
The Division Bench held that, until new service rules are framed, 1 January following the year of examination shall be treated as the approved service date for officers of the Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service and Civil Service.