IPC

Madhu Kishwar
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Even if the allegations of the complainant are taken at the highest, considering the complainants conviction in a case arising out of same incident, the same can at best be considered as a self-defense or an altercation at the stage when the complainant has formed an unlawful assemble and caused injuries to the petitioner and another person when they were carrying out certain functions assigned to them.”

Conviction for sexual intercourse with minor wife
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“From the foregoing observations as held by Supreme Court in Independent Thought case, it is very much apparent that exception 2 of Section 375 IPC has been struck down on the ground that said provision is inconsistent with the provisions of POCSO Act and is also violative of Article 14, 15 and 21. But it has also been held that the said judgment will have a prospective effect.”

delay sufficient for filing condonation
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“In criminal jurisprudence, the right of speedy trial is recognised as a fundamental right and just because the accused had participated in the trial at one stage, at other stage he does not lose a right to ask for bail.”

denying bail for lack of permanent residence
Case BriefsHigh Courts

‘In our country, there are hermits and sages who do not have permanent homes or residences and stay in ashrams, and even those people can be and have been arraigned as accused.’

hearing in externment order
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“When question of fundamental right guaranteed under Article 19 of the Constitution of India is involved, it is the duty of all officers concerned, to be sensitive before passing of the externment order.”

contributory negligence as mitigating factor in criminal cases
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The accused, who was a bus driver, was obligated to sound the horn, wait a reasonable period, or seek assistance from the conductor before moving the bus. Failure to adopt such precautions constituted negligence as a public bus driver.

former Haryana MLA arrest in money laundering case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the case at hand, Dharam Singh Chhoker, the former Haryana MLA was accused of siphoning off home buyer’s money and on ED’s application, six non-bailable warrants were issued against him, but he could not be arrested.

Sexual assault by Married man
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It is high time to send a strong signal to the society at large to be more vigilant on women and children belonging to weaker sections of the society.”

additional evidence in appeal
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The case was pending before the Magistrate for almost 10 years, but during that entire period, the petitioner did not make any effort to examine the allottee as a witness. This clearly showed lack of due diligence by the petitioner during the trial before the Magistrate.

Pune serial blast
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The prosecution had examined only 27 witnesses by 11-8-2025 out of 170 witnesses cited by it. Thus, the possibility of concluding of the trial in the near future appeared remote while the accused had already served more than a decade in prison.”

defamation case against TV Today
Case BriefsHigh Courts

It remains undisputed on record that the complaint filed by Respondent 2 has disclosed commission of non-cognizable offence by the TV Today Network.

Comments on wife clothing & cooking not cruelty
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Making statements such as, the wife does not wear proper clothes or was not able to cook food properly, cannot be said to be acts of grave cruelty or harassment as per the explanations given in Section 498-A of the Penal Code, 1860.”

Criminal Law - July 2025
Legal RoundUpTopic-wise Roundup

Covering all the important criminal cases across various High Courts and the Supreme Court, this roundup provides a quick summary of cases, links to other roundups and a few top stories of the July 2025.

POCSO cyberbullying case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“What is deeply concerning is the use of technology to commit cyberbullying — an act that, while faceless and silent, can be as mentally traumatic and scarring as physical violence, especially when directed towards children.”

Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court observed that even though weapons are recovered from one of the accused, it is not the prosecution’s case that those weapons were used for any terrorist activity and/or toppling the Government.

allegation of impotency not defamation
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the present case, allegations are by way of written words before the police and before the judicial authorities, thus, such imputation will amount to defamation when the case does not fall within either of the ten exceptions to Section 499.

Illegal surrogacy consent not valid
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court stated that agreement of surrogacy is opposed to public policy in India. Therefore, consent for sexual relation under such illegal surrogacy agreement is not a valid consent as per the provisions of the Penal Code, 1860.

FIR against teacher for mocking Operation Sindoor
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court reiterated that social media is misused by certain people in the garb of “Freedom of Speech and Expression” by posting such material that creates hatred and disharmony among the people, such actions are detrimental to national unity and public order.

deception in cheating
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Even if the entire allegations made against the petitioner are considered to be true in their entirety, the continuation of this criminal proceeding against the petitioner will amount to abuse of process of law.

Silence till advanced pregnancy proves consent
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court noted that there were repeated incidents of accused and victim, being involved in sexual intercourse. However, the victim never informed any of her family members that the accused trespassed into her house and raped her. Even when she became pregnant, she did not disclose the incident to her family members.