News Patna High Court Acquits Appellant of Arms Act Conviction, Holding Non-Examination of Investigating Officer, Contradictions in Witness Testimonies, and Failure to Produce Seized Weapons Created Reasonable Doubt Warranting Benefit to the Accused RawlawJuly 11, 20255 min read
News Patna High Court Affirms Life Imprisonment for Murder and Attempt to Murder Under Sections 302/307 Read with Section 34, Rejecting Defence of Contradictions and Absence of Injury Reports, Emphasising Eyewitness Credibility in a Double Murder Involving Prior Hostilities RawlawJuly 10, 20255 min read
News Patna High Court Denies Interim Protection to Land Claimants, Allows State to Continue Ganga Bridge Project, Holding “Reliefs in Land Disputes Must Await Civil Suit Adjudication; Public Projects Cannot Be Halted Indefinitely” RawlawJuly 9, 20255 min read
News Patna High Court Sets Aside Family Court’s Denial of Maintenance, Holds “Mere Allegations of Adultery Without Cogent Proof Cannot Deny Entitlement to Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC to a Wife Living Separately Due to Dowry Harassment” RawlawJuly 9, 20255 min read
News Patna High Court Quashes Income Tax Department’s Reopening of Settled Tax Dispute Under Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Act, Holding “Assessment Concluded Under Settlement Scheme Cannot Be Reopened Under Section 154 of Income Tax Act” Ensuring Refund RawlawJuly 8, 20255 min read
News Patna High Court Sets Aside Juvenile’s Conviction for Rape Due to Lack of Evidence, Directs State Legal Services to Compensate Victim, Holding “Juvenile Justice System Must Reform Without Ignoring Victims’ Rights” While Emphasising Restorative Justice RawlawJuly 8, 20255 min read
News Patna High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Discharge in Murder Case Under Section 227 CrPC, Holding Alibi Defence Requires Trial Stage Scrutiny and Cannot Be Basis for Discharge in Political Rivalry Murder Context RawlawJuly 6, 20255 min read
News Patna High Court Grants Liberty to File Fresh Representation Seeking Unpaid Milling and Transportation Charges for Custom Milled Rice, Holding Dispute Can Be Addressed Administratively Before Invoking Writ Jurisdiction RawlawJuly 6, 20254 min read
News Patna High Court Sets Aside Conviction and Life Sentence Under Murder Charges Due to Improper Recording of Confession, Doubts on Last Seen Evidence, and Gaps in Circumstantial Chain RawlawJuly 6, 20255 min read
News Patna High Court Quashes Cheating and Forgery Case Against Bank Manager Alleged of Sanctioning Fraudulent Loan Using Joint Family Property Without Consent, Emphasises Settlement and Lack of Prima Facie Case RawlawJuly 6, 20255 min read
