“Bombay HC Website Doesn’t Open, Orders Can’t Be Downloaded: Bar Moves Acting CJ”
The Bombay High Court website has been facing technical problems for a long time, causing serious inconvenience to lawyers and litigants. Bombay Bar Association (BBA) Secretary Naushad Engineer informed that the Association has made a representation to the Acting Chief Justice regarding the issue. The Association said it had received several complaints […]
Lured Rohingya-Origin Girls Into India on False Marriage Promises, Then Sold Them? Rajasthan HC Refuses Bail to Three Accused.
The Rajasthan High Court has refused to grant bail to three accused, who are alleged to be residents of Myanmar, in a case where they are accused of illegally bringing Rohingya-origin girls into India by deceiving them with false promises of marriage and later selling them. Bail Refused/Court’s View: A Division Bench of Justice Inderjeet […]
American Citizen Denied a Hindu Devotee’s Rights? Madras HC Says Faith, Not Nationality, Is What Matters.
The Madras High Court has held that an American citizen who has embraced Hinduism cannot be denied the rights available to a Hindu woman devotee merely because of her name or foreign nationality. The Court observed that a person’s genuine faith and conduct—not their name or citizenship—determine their religious identity. Background: Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy […]
Judge Sentences Seven Men to Life in Lynching Case. Then Come the Death Threats: Madhya Pradesh HC Steps In.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the threats made against Additional District and Sessions Judge Tabassum Khan after she sentenced seven men to life imprisonment in a case of 2022 related to the lynching of a truck driver accused of cattle smuggling on 1st July, 2026. Police Protection Ordered: A […]
Can a News Channel Reveal Details That Identify a Minor Sexual Assault Victim? Delhi HC Says Aaj Tak Violated Her Privacy.
The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by TV Today Network Limited, the company that owns and operates the news channel Aaj Tak, and has once again held that the right to privacy of victims of sexual offences cannot be sacrificed in the name of media reporting. Privacy Cannot Be Ignored: The Court […]
Can an Advocate With 22 Years of Practice, Accused of Forgery, Claim He Was Just Doing His Job? Gujarat HC Calls Out the Conduct.
An Advocate with 22 years of legal practice approached the Gujarat High Court seeking regular bail after his anticipatory bail had earlier been rejected. He was accused of preparing forged documents that were allegedly used to fraudulently transfer agricultural land into his own name. The applicant claimed that he had only rendered professional legal services […]
A Passport Renewal, an Alleged Terrorist, and a Travel Agent: Karnataka HC Refuses to Quash Charges
The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash the charge sheet against a physically disabled travel agent who is accused of helping renew the passport of a man alleged to be the most wanted by the Andhra Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad. The Court said the allegations are serious and affect national security, so the case must […]
She Called It Alimony. The Bombay HC Said a Prima Facie Extortion Case Was Made Out
Justice Ranjitsinha Bhonsale of the Bombay High Court refused to quash an extortion FIR against a Pune-based, observing that she had entered into a second marriage while her first marriage was still legally subsisting and then sought money from her second husband by misusing legal protections. Second Marriage and Money Transfers: In its June 10 […]
Wrong Section in Every Arrest Document? Meghalaya HC Upholds Bail of Honeymoon Murder Accused Sonam Raghuvanshi
Justice W. Diengdoh of the Meghalaya High Court on Monday dismissed the State’s appeal and upheld the April 2026 order of a Shillong court granting bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the main accused in the alleged murder of her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, during their honeymoon in May 2025. High Court Upholds Bail: The High Court had […]
The Same Judge Passed Two Different Bail Orders. Allahabad HC Wants an Explanation
The Allahabad High Court granted bail to an accused while also asking the Additional Sessions Judge, Ghaziabad, to explain why he denied bail to the applicant but later granted bail to a co-accused with a similar role. Applicant’s Case: The order was passed by Justice Vivek Kumar Singh in the bail application of Mohammed Rafiq. […]