The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently ruled that courts can’t accept partial compromises in criminal cases, stressing that all accused must be tried together. A Division Bench, comprising Justices Sureshwar... Read more »
The Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court Dr. Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi has inaugurated a Village Court in the block headquarters of Baharagora, about 90 km from here, under Ghatsila Sub-division of East... Read more »
The Supreme Court has directed the Central government to explore the feasibility of implementing a comprehensive sentencing policy for criminal offences within six months in the case of Sunita Devi vs State... Read more »
The Karnataka High Court directed the Registrar of the Court to file a report on the status of pending criminal cases against current and former legislators within three weeks. A division bench... Read more »
The Uttarakhand High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the backlog of criminal cases involving Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in the state and has sought... Read more »
Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has submitted a memorandum to the Rajasthan chief electoral officer, alleging that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot failed to disclose information about criminal cases against him in his... Read more »
Calcutta High Court stays proceedings in 26 criminal cases against BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered an interim stay on police proceedings in 26 cases filed against Leader... Read more »