News Girl Was Over 16 on Date of Incident and Admitted Relationship; Delhi High Court Sets Aside Rape Conviction Based on Consent and Contradictory Testimony RawlawJuly 27, 20269 min read
News Delhi High Court Holds Rubbing of Penis Without Penetration Is Not Penetrative Sexual Assault but an Attempt Under POCSO RawlawJuly 27, 20265 min read
News Supreme Court of India: ‘Botched investigation cannot justify conviction’—”Last seen theory collapses, Section 27 recovery invalid; stepfather acquitted in six-year-old’s murder” RawlawFebruary 19, 20265 min read
News Delhi High Court grants default bail in NDPS case — “Extension of investigation without producing accused is a gross illegality; right to statutory bail flows from Article 21” while setting aside trial court orders RawlawDecember 20, 20256 min read
News Delhi High Court grants bail in forged sale deed and impersonation case — “Parity and completion of investigation outweigh continued incarceration” while releasing accused caretaker RawlawDecember 19, 20255 min read
News Delhi High Court refuses to compel CBI to share documents during investigation — “Section 91 cannot be used to aid the accused in answering IO’s queries; request premature” — petition dismissed RawlawDecember 14, 20257 min read
News Delhi High Court grants bail in NDPS case — “Intermediate quantity, no Section 37 bar, investigation complete” — custody held unnecessary RawlawDecember 13, 20257 min read
News Kerala High Court holds that “investigation cannot be capitulated to settle personal animosities” — Court quashes proceedings invoking its inherent power to prevent abuse of criminal law machinery RawlawNovember 15, 20256 min read
News Kerala High Court rules that “further investigation is unwarranted when the case is ripe for trial and remedies exist before the trial court” — Court declines request for reinvestigation and directs State Police Chief to implement procedural safeguards for victims RawlawNovember 10, 20256 min read
News ‘No Fruitful Purpose in Further Custody’: Delhi High Court Grants Bail After Highlighting Serious Lapses in Investigation RawlawNovember 8, 20257 min read
