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Advocate S.C. Keyal to financially support the education of a child born to a victim of a sexual offense
By Forum Juris
In a writ petition, the Gauhati High Court addressed the unfortunate situation where a minor girl, aged about 10 years, who was subjected to sexual assault, resulting in her impregnation. The minor victim, now aged about 16 years, gave birth to a girl child at the age of about 11 years.
In the recent case of Anil Malakar v. The State of Assam, the Gauhati High Court granted bail to an accused charged under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). Justice Arun Dev Choudhury observed that there were no plausible grounds to believe the accused was guilty of the offense.
An Employee cannot be Held liable for his employer’s failure to deposit Tax deducted at source: Delhi HC
By Forum Juris
In the case of Chintan Bindra v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (W.P.(C) 2164 of 2022), the petitioner filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and…
Supreme Court: IPC 120B to be ‘scheduled offence’ under PMLA only if conspiracy is to commit a Scheduled offence
By Forum Juris
In a criminal appeal challenging the Karnataka High Court’s decision on an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking to quash…
SC Denies of anticipatory bail to IPS Officer accused of impersonation of Chief Justice of Patna HC
By Forum Juris
In an Order dated 22-11-2023 in the matter of Aditya Kumar v. State of Bihar (SLP Criminal No. 4496/2023), a petition under Article 136 of the…
In Prithvi Singh v. State of Rajasthan (SLP Criminal No. 12165/2023), the Division Bench comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Sanjay Karol granted bail to the petitioner,…
In a suo moto application addressing stubble burning and its impact on air pollution in Punjab and Haryana, the four member Tribunal, headed by chairperson Prakash…