Uttarakhand High Court Grants Bail in Child Sexual Assault Conviction Holding “Absence of Penetrative Assault, Hostile Witnesses, and Forensic Infirmities Make Continued Incarceration Unjust” After 5 Years Imprisonment Served Under POCSO Act
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Uttarakhand High Court Grants Bail in Child Sexual Assault Conviction Holding “Absence of Penetrative Assault, Hostile Witnesses, and Forensic Infirmities Make Continued Incarceration Unjust” After 5 Years Imprisonment Served Under POCSO Act

Court’s Decision The Uttarakhand High Court allowed the second bail application, directing the appellant’s release on bail after serving five years imprisonment under POCSO Act, noting that the evidence failed…
June 29, 2025
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Manipur High Court Directs State to Convert Post of Primary Investigator to Statistical Officer for Contractual Employee Regularization, Holding “Equal Treatment Must Be Given Where Policy Exists” Despite State’s Error Replacing Proposed Post, Protecting Legitimate Expectation of Regularization

Court’s Decision The Manipur High Court allowed the writ petition by directing the State to convert the post of ‘Primary Investigator’ to ‘Statistical Officer’ in the appropriate pay scale and…
June 29, 2025
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Jammu & Kashmir High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Under Public Safety Act Holding “Liberty Cannot Be Sacrificed on Stale Grounds Without Live, Proximate Facts” as Detention Was Based on Acquitted Cases, Delayed Dossier Action, and Misapplication of Public Order Standards

Court’s Decision The Jammu & Kashmir High Court quashed the preventive detention order dated 03.12.2024 under the J&K Public Safety Act, including its approval and extension orders, directing the immediate…
June 29, 2025
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Calcutta High Court Stays Income Tax Penalty Orders for Alleged Cash Transaction Violations, Holding “No Penalty Can Be Levied Without Prior Satisfaction of Assessing Officer Recorded in Assessment Orders” While Considering Prima Facie Illegality in Absence of Statutory Compliance

Court’s Decision The Calcutta High Court granted an interim stay on penalty orders issued under Sections 271D, 271DA, and 271E of the Income Tax Act, 1961 against the petitioners, observing…
June 29, 2025