'Men Also Have Right & Dignity': Kerala HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Actor Balachandra Menon In Sexual Assault Case Filed With 17 Yrs Delay
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'Men Also Have Right & Dignity': Kerala HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Actor Balachandra Menon In Sexual Assault Case Filed With 17 Yrs Delay

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The Kerala High Court today granted anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Balachandra Menon in a sexual assault case filed against him with 17 years delay, after publication of the Justice Hema Committee Report. Based on a statement of a lady, that too after 17 years, this case has been registered…It is true that investigation is going on but everybody must remember that the right and dignity is not only to a woman but to men also. Earlier also, the Court had granted him interim bail on finding that there was no plausible explanation given by the complainant for the inordinate delay in lodging the FIR in 2024, when the alleged crime took place around 17 years back. 9058 Of 2024 Case Title: Balachandra Menon v State of Kerala Citation: 2024 Live Law 793

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Anticipatory Bail An 'Extraordinary Privilege' To Be Granted Only In Exceptional Circumstance: Andhra Pradesh HC In Sexual Harassment Case
20 hours, 21 minutes ago

Anticipatory Bail An 'Extraordinary Privilege' To Be Granted Only In Exceptional Circumstance: Andhra Pradesh HC In Sexual Harassment Case

Live Law  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court, while rejecting the anticipatory bail plea of an accused in a sexual harassment case has observed that denying custodial interrogation can result in significant loopholes and gaps in the ongoing investigation that may adversely affect its integrity. Single judge Justice T. Mallikarjuna Rao also observed, “The anticipatory bail, the extraordinary privilege, should be granted only …

Mental Condition Of Youngsters Disturbing, Parents Should Closely Monitor: Kerala HC Grants Bail To 25 Yr-Old Who Attacked Mother For NYE Money
1 week, 2 days ago

Mental Condition Of Youngsters Disturbing, Parents Should Closely Monitor: Kerala HC Grants Bail To 25 Yr-Old Who Attacked Mother For NYE Money

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court stated that the mental condition of the young generation in this country is astonishing and disturbing. The Court made the above observation while allowing the bail application of a 25-year-old son who inflicted serious injuries on his mother for refusing to give money for New Year's eve celebrations. For not paying money for celebrating new year …

India's Got Latent Row | Gauhati HC Makes Absolute Interim Anticipatory Bail Granted To YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani
1 week, 3 days ago

India's Got Latent Row | Gauhati HC Makes Absolute Interim Anticipatory Bail Granted To YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani in connection with the FIR lodged against him by the Guwahati Police over the alleged obscene and controversial comments made in an episode of 'India's Got Latent'. Earlier, on February 18, he was granted interim Anticipatory Bail on the condition of appearing before the Investigating Officer within …

Complaint By Men Against Women Not Gospel Truth: Kerala HC Grants Bail To Mother Accused Of Sexually Abusing Breast-Feeding Daughter
1 week, 5 days ago

Complaint By Men Against Women Not Gospel Truth: Kerala HC Grants Bail To Mother Accused Of Sexually Abusing Breast-Feeding Daughter

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently allowed the bail application of a woman who was accused by her husband of committing aggravated sexual assault on their one-and-half-year old daughter. “In the order dated 24.02.2025, in B.A No.2241 of 2025, this Court observed that, there cannot be any unilateral investigation based on the complaint of a lady, treating it as gospel truth. …

Kerala HC warns against ‘blindly’ trusting complaints made by men against women: What’s the case?
1 week, 6 days ago

Kerala HC warns against ‘blindly’ trusting complaints made by men against women: What’s the case?

Live Mint  

The Kerala High Court recently granted bail to a woman accused by her estranged husband of sexually assaulting their 1.5-year-old child. While allowing the bail plea, Justice PV Kunhikrishnan emphasised that complaints by men should not be presumed true without thorough investigation, just as unilateral complaints by women should not be blindly accepted. The Kerala High Court expressed concern over …

Misleading ads: 26 cases filed against Baba Ramdev in Kerala courts so far
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Misleading ads: 26 cases filed against Baba Ramdev in Kerala courts so far

The Hindu  

A total of 26 cases have been filed in various courts in Kerala against yoga practitioner Baba Ramdev, his associate Acharya Balkrishna, and Divya Pharmacy, the marketing arm of their ayurvedic drugs manufacturing company, Patanjali Ayurved, related to violations of the Drugs and Magic Remedies Act, 1954. This was revealed in an affidavit submitted in the Supreme Court by K. …

Ernakulam Rural police submit report to court on violation of bail conditions by ‘Pulsar Suni’
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Ernakulam Rural police submit report to court on violation of bail conditions by ‘Pulsar Suni’

The Hindu  

The Ernakulam Rural police have submitted a report to the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court on the violation of the bail conditions by N.S. Sunil, aka Pulsar Suni, the key accused in the actor assault case, who was arrested by the Kuruppampady police on charges of creating a ruckus at a hotel at Rayamangalam over a perceived delay in serving food …

Court denies bail to an accused arrested in cheating case
3 weeks ago

Court denies bail to an accused arrested in cheating case

The Hindu  

A Mangaluru court has denied bail to one of seven persons arrested in connection with a gang cheating a businessman from Vitla of ₹30 lakh by posing as Enforcement Directorate officials on January 3, 2025. ‘ Fernandez was among the seven persons arrested so far by Dakshina Kannada police in connection with the incident. Six persons posing as ED officials …

Bombay HC grants bail to man arrested for rape of minor girl, says ‘she had stayed with the applicant for four days…’
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Bombay HC grants bail to man arrested for rape of minor girl, says ‘she had stayed with the applicant for four days…’

Live Mint  

The Bombay High Court granted bail to a man arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl in 2019, saying she had voluntarily stayed with him and had “consensual encounter”. However, the facts of the present case indicate that she had sufficient knowledge and capacity to know the full impact of her actions and what she was doing and had only …

Bombay High Court grants bail to man, accused of raping underage girl, observes 'consensual relationship'
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1 month ago

Bombay High Court grants bail to man, accused of raping underage girl, observes 'consensual relationship'

Op India  

On Thursday, the Bombay High Court granted bail to a man named Mohammed Ajaan Khan, accused of raping a minor girl and impregnating her twice. Verdict in the case Justice Milind N Jadhav, in his order on Thursday, noted that the victim was a minor while the accused Mohammed Ajaan Khan was an adult. The Bombay Court granted bail to …

Bombay High Court grants bail to man, accused of raping underage girl, observes 'consensual relationship'
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1 month ago

Bombay High Court grants bail to man, accused of raping underage girl, observes 'consensual relationship'

Op India  

On Thursday, the Bombay High Court granted bail to a man named Mohammed Ajaan Khan, accused of raping a minor girl and impregnating her twice. Verdict in the case Justice Milind N Jadhav, in his order on Thursday, noted that the victim was a minor while the accused Mohammed Ajaan Khan was an adult. The Bombay Court granted bail to …

Bombay HC Grants Bail In POCSO Case, Says 25-Yr Old Accused Was Not A 'Predator' But A “Young Person” In Consensual Relationship With 16-Yr-Old
1 month ago

Bombay HC Grants Bail In POCSO Case, Says 25-Yr Old Accused Was Not A 'Predator' But A “Young Person” In Consensual Relationship With 16-Yr-Old

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday while granting bail to a 25-year-old man booked for raping a minor girl of 16 years for 15 months and impregnating her twice, said that he was not a 'sexual predator' but a young person, who was involved in a consensual relationship with the girl. Single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav noted from the statements of …

Man gets 35 years jail term for sexually assaulting minor girl
1 month ago

Man gets 35 years jail term for sexually assaulting minor girl

The Hindu  

The Additional District and Sessions Court in Kalaburagi has sentenced a 24-year-old man to 35 years in jail and imposed a fine of ₹29,000 on him for raping a minor girl. As per information provided by Public Prosecutor Shantaveer Tuppad, accused Adarsha Chinde sexually assaulted the girl aged 14 and nine months in May 2023 after promising to marry her. …

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Man Booked For Sexually Abusing Granddaughter, Notes His Custody Was Causing Further Trauma To Victim
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1 month ago

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Man Booked For Sexually Abusing Granddaughter, Notes His Custody Was Causing Further Trauma To Victim

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court released a POCSO accused on bail considering that his prolonged custody was causing trauma to the victim. The grandmother of the victim filed an affidavit before the Court saying that her granddaughter gave the statement based on a misunderstanding and minor girl was not interested in the company of the accused. The Court asked Advocate Parvathy …

Kerala HC asks vandalism accused to deposit compensation for bail
1 month, 1 week ago

Kerala HC asks vandalism accused to deposit compensation for bail

New Indian Express  

The Kerala High Court has ordered the deposit of compensation for damage to private property as a condition for granting bail to accused persons in two cases related to the destruction of private properties. The order was issued by Justice P V Kunhikrishnan on February 5, disposing of bail petitions filed by accused persons in two separate cases registered at …

Kerala HC extends bail condition of depositing amount to cases involving damaging private properties
1 month, 1 week ago

Kerala HC extends bail condition of depositing amount to cases involving damaging private properties

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court on Monday held that while granting bail to persons accused of trespassing into a private property, assaulting and damaging the property, a condition for depositing an amount towards damage caused to the property can be imposed. Kunhikrishnan made the ruling while granting bail with the new condition to three persons involved in an assault case in …

"Don't Arrest": Kerala High Court In Congress Leader Laly Vincent's Plea Seeking Anticipatory Bail In CSR Scam Case
1 month, 1 week ago

"Don't Arrest": Kerala High Court In Congress Leader Laly Vincent's Plea Seeking Anticipatory Bail In CSR Scam Case

Live Law  

Congress leader and lawyer Laly Vincent has approached the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a case registered against alleging her involvement in a CSR scam. The allegation is that Laly Vincent along with the other 6 accused persons after collecting money from various persons promised to provide wheelchairs at a subsidized price by securing the remaining funds through …

Kerala Court Issues Non-Bailable Warrants Against Baba Ramdev
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Court Issues Non-Bailable Warrants Against Baba Ramdev

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvanthapuram: A court in Kerala has issued non-bailable warrants against Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balakrishna due to their failure to appear in a criminal case regarding allegedly misleading medical The Judicial First Class Magistrate II court in Palakkad had initially issued bailable warrants requiring their presence on February 1. The case was filed by the Kerala Drugs Inspector against Divya …

Kerala HC Grants Anticipatory Bail To Reporter TV Editors In POCSO Case, Says 'Inappropriate Questions' To Child Should Have Been Avoided
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala HC Grants Anticipatory Bail To Reporter TV Editors In POCSO Case, Says 'Inappropriate Questions' To Child Should Have Been Avoided

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Monday allowed the anticipatory bail applications filed by Malayalam news channel Reporter TV's consulting editor Arun Kumar K. and Sub-editor Shabas Ahammed. Justice P. V. Kunhikrishnan observed that prime facie, while the allegations did not constitute a criminal offence under the POSCO Act, the Court stated that the reporters asked the child inappropriate questions which …

Kerala Court Issues Non-Bailable Warrant Against Baba Ramdev After His Non-Appearance In Objectionable Ads Case
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Court Issues Non-Bailable Warrant Against Baba Ramdev After His Non-Appearance In Objectionable Ads Case

Live Law  

A Kerala Court on Saturday issued non-bailable warrants against Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balakrishna following their non-appearance in the criminal case filed by Kerala Drugs Inspector against Divya Pharmacy over alleged misleading medical ads. Since they did not appear on February 1, the Court has now issued non-bailable warrants. Section 3 prohibits the Divya Pharmacy is the first accused, Acharya …

Two Weeks Prior Notice To Be Given Before Taking Coercive Steps Against Rahul Easwar If Case Is Registered On Compliant Filed By Actress: Kerala HC
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Two Weeks Prior Notice To Be Given Before Taking Coercive Steps Against Rahul Easwar If Case Is Registered On Compliant Filed By Actress: Kerala HC

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court stated that a two-week prior notice must be given before taking any coercive steps against Rahul Easwar if any case alleging non-bailable offences is registered against him by the Malayalam film actress.Rahul Easwar had allegedly made adverse comments about the actress's dressing style while discussing the Boby Chemmanur case in news channel debates. The Kerala High …

Two days after arrest under Arms Act, HC grants bail to ‘Fighter Ravi’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Two days after arrest under Arms Act, HC grants bail to ‘Fighter Ravi’

The Hindu  

About two days after the arrest of former rowdy sheeter B.M. Mallikarjun alias ‘Fighter Ravi’ and his gunman, the High Court granted them interim bail on Monday. The Sadashivanagar police arrested the accused on January 24 for allegedly threatening a person identified as Somashekar and brandishing a gun. In the FIR, it is said that Somashekar had visited Ravi’ office …

Minor’s sexual-assault case: Supreme Court refuses bail to wife of suspended Delhi govt officer Khakha
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Minor’s sexual-assault case: Supreme Court refuses bail to wife of suspended Delhi govt officer Khakha

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant bail to the wife of suspended Delhi government officer Premoday Khakha, who allegedly raped a minor several times and impregnated her. The Delhi High Court on September 6 had dismissed the bail application of Seema Rani Khakha, saying the case “strikes at the root of trust between two families” and the possibility …

Men, too, deserve protection from cruelty: Court denies pre-arrest bail to woman
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Men, too, deserve protection from cruelty: Court denies pre-arrest bail to woman

India Today  

Denying anticipatory bail to a woman accused of pouring boiling water mixed with red chilli powder on her husband while he was sleeping, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday said that criminal law is gender-neutral when it comes to life-threatening bodily injuries. "Crimes involving the infliction of life-threatening bodily injuries must be dealt with firmly, irrespective of whether the perpetrator …

Supreme Court asks Delhi Police’s reply on Tahir Hussain’s plea for interim bail
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court asks Delhi Police’s reply on Tahir Hussain’s plea for interim bail

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Delhi Police to respond to a plea filed by former Councillor and Delhi riots accused Tahir Hussain, who has sought interim bail to campaign for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls. Senior advocate Siddharth Aggarwal, appearing for Mr. Hussain, submitted the former Councillor was in custody for over four years and inciting a mob during …

2 Kerala officials suspended for giving VIP treatment to businessman in jail
1 month, 3 weeks ago

2 Kerala officials suspended for giving VIP treatment to businessman in jail

India Today  

The Kerala government on Tuesday suspended two senior prison officials over allegations of providing VIP treatment to businessman Boby Chemmanur, who was briefly arrested earlier this month on charges of harassing a Malayalam actress. The disciplinary action followed an inquiry report which alleged that unauthorised visitors, reportedly Chemmanur's friends, were permitted to meet him at the Ernakulam District Jail on …

Reporter TV's Consulting Editor Arun Kumar K, Sub-Editor Approach Kerala High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In POCSO Case
2 months ago

Reporter TV's Consulting Editor Arun Kumar K, Sub-Editor Approach Kerala High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In POCSO Case

Live Law  

Malayalam news channel Reporter TV's consulting editor Arun Kumar K and Sub-editor Shabas Ahammed S have approached the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a POCSO case, lodged for allegedly sexually harassing a child. Reportedly, the editors had a conversation between themselves during the Kalolsavam where Arun Kumar pointing towards the manavatti of one of the oppana team and …

Kerala HC grants anticipatory bail to man booked under SC
2 months ago

Kerala HC grants anticipatory bail to man booked under SC

Op India  

The Malayalam expression “pulayadi mone,” which translates as “son of a prostitute,” is not considered a casteist slur that carries criminal penalties under the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989. The investigation also asserted that the offence under Section 3 had been committed, however, the bench countered that a violation under Section 3 of the Act would specify the …

Kerala drug case accused may be saved from unusual bail condition of standing in public with anti-narcotics placard
2 months ago

Kerala drug case accused may be saved from unusual bail condition of standing in public with anti-narcotics placard

The Hindu  

A native of Kasaragod in Kerala booked for allegedly possessing narcotic drugs may be saved from a trial court’s bail condition of standing in a public place with a placard carrying the message to avoid drugs and alcohol. However, the unusual bail condition imposed by the trial court on January 9 did not apparently go well with the Kerala High …

Right To Speedy Trial Not A 'Free Pass' For Undertrial To Be Released On Bail: Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Neeraj Bawana In Murder Case
2 months ago

Right To Speedy Trial Not A 'Free Pass' For Undertrial To Be Released On Bail: Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Neeraj Bawana In Murder Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the right to speedy trial derived from Article 21 of the Constitution of India is not a “free-pass” for every undertrial, demanding to be enlarged on bail regardless of the criminal antecedents and the nature of the offence.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani said that where there are grave criminal antecedents, the larger interests of …

Kerala HC Grants Bail To Businessman Boby Chemmanur in Sexual Harassment Case, Says Bail Will Be Cancelled If Similar Offence Is Committed
2 months ago

Kerala HC Grants Bail To Businessman Boby Chemmanur in Sexual Harassment Case, Says Bail Will Be Cancelled If Similar Offence Is Committed

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Boby Chemmanur in the sexual harassment case filed by a Malayalam Movie actress. The Court followed the Supreme Court judgment in Arnesh Kumar v State of Bihar which said that bail shall be granted if the maximum sentence for the offence is less than 7 year. The Court had said that …

Huzurabad MLA P. Kaushik Reddy granted conditional bail in January 12 DRC meeting disruption case
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2 months ago

Huzurabad MLA P. Kaushik Reddy granted conditional bail in January 12 DRC meeting disruption case

The Hindu  

Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy was granted conditional bail by the Second Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Karimnagar, M Hemalatha on Tuesday in two cases registered against him by the Karimnagar one town police on charges of creating ruckus at the Sunday’s District Review Committee meeting following his verbal spat with Jagtial MLA Dr M Sanjay. Mr …

Kerala HC allows bail plea of Boby Chemmanur in sexual harassment case
Top News
2 months ago

Kerala HC allows bail plea of Boby Chemmanur in sexual harassment case

Deccan Chronicle  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday allowed the bail plea of prominent businessman Boby Chemmanur who has been arrested and is in judicial custody in a sexual harassment case filed against him by a female Malayalam actor. "Allowed," the case status of the plea on the High Court website said.Justice P V Kunhikrishnan while hearing the businessman's bail plea, noted …

Kerala High Court allows bail plea of Boby Chemmanur in sexual harassment case
2 months ago

Kerala High Court allows bail plea of Boby Chemmanur in sexual harassment case

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday allowed the bail plea of prominent businessman Boby Chemmanur who has been arrested and is in judicial custody in a sexual harassment case filed against him by a female Malayalam actor. Kunhikrishnan while hearing the businessman's bail plea, noted that Mr. Chemmanur's passport was already deposited in court and that he would be available …

'Main Mastermind, Funder Of Delhi Riots': Police Opposes Tahir Hussain's Interim Bail Plea To Contest Assembly Polls, High Court Reserves Order
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2 months ago

'Main Mastermind, Funder Of Delhi Riots': Police Opposes Tahir Hussain's Interim Bail Plea To Contest Assembly Polls, High Court Reserves Order

Live Law  

The Delhi Police on Tuesday opposed the plea moved by former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain seeking interim bail in a 2020 North-East Delhi riots case in order to participate in the upcoming Assembly polls from Mustafabad constituency as a member of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party. ASG Chetan Sharma, along with SPP Rajat Nair appeared for the Delhi …

Jailed Hindu monk moves Bangladesh court for bail, hearing likely on January 20
2 months ago

Jailed Hindu monk moves Bangladesh court for bail, hearing likely on January 20

India Today  

The lawyers of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, arrested in Bangladesh in November last year in a sedition case, have filed a petition in the High Court seeking bail for the jailed Hindu monk. The fresh bail plea was moved by the monk's lawyers before the High Court last week and is likely to be heard on January 20. On January …

Kerala HC allows bail plea of Boby Chemmanur in sexual harassment case
Top News
2 months ago

Kerala HC allows bail plea of Boby Chemmanur in sexual harassment case

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday allowed the bail plea of prominent businessman Boby Chemmanur who has been arrested and is in judicial custody in a sexual harassment case filed against him by a female Malayalam actor. Justice P V Kunhikrishnan while hearing the businessman's bail plea, noted that Chemmanur's passport was already deposited in court and that he …

Rahul Easwar seeks pre-arrest bail from Kerala High Court
2 months ago

Rahul Easwar seeks pre-arrest bail from Kerala High Court

The Hindu  

Activist Rahul Easwar on Sunday sought anticipatory bail from Kerala High Court, apprehending arrest on allegations of cyber harassment by a woman actor who had recently filed a complaint against Boby Chemmannur alleging that he made sexually coloured remarks about her on social media. Mr. Easwar is learnt to have sought anticipatory bail on the concern that he might be …

Delhi court grants anticipatory bail to rape accused, notes offence not reported 'in time'
2 months, 1 week ago

Delhi court grants anticipatory bail to rape accused, notes offence not reported 'in time'

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A court here has granted anticipatory bail to a man accused of raping a divorced woman on the pretext of marriage, noting that the woman was not prompt in reporting the alleged offence and that the accused’s custodial interrogation was not required. Delhi court grants anticipatory bail to rape accused, notes offence not reported 'in time' Additional Sessions …

Sexual harassment: Kerala HC defers hearing on Boby Chemmanur's bail plea to Jan 14
2 months, 1 week ago

Sexual harassment: Kerala HC defers hearing on Boby Chemmanur's bail plea to Jan 14

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Friday postponed the hearing of the bail plea filed by prominent businessman Boby Chemmanur to January 14. Chemmanur, currently lodged in the District Jail here, approached the High Court after the Ernakulam Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-II denied him bail on Thursday and sent him to judicial custody for 14 days. The petition filed …

Last Accused In Custody For Journalist Gauri Lankesh's Murder Gets Bail, 17 Accused Out On Bail While One Absconds
2 months, 1 week ago

Last Accused In Custody For Journalist Gauri Lankesh's Murder Gets Bail, 17 Accused Out On Bail While One Absconds

Live Law  

A court in Bengaluru recently granted bail to Sharad Bhausaheb Kalaskar, an accused in the alleged murder case of journalist Gauri Lankesh. The Karnataka High Court recently had granted bail to accused Bharat Kurane, Srikanth Pangarkar, Sujith Kumar and Sudhanva Gondhalekar vide its order dated September 4. Further, the High Court vide its order dated July 16, had granted bail …

Businessman Boby Chemmanur Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Bail In Sexual Harassment Case
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2 months, 1 week ago

Businessman Boby Chemmanur Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Bail In Sexual Harassment Case

Live Law  

Businessman Boby Chemmanur has moved an appeal before the Kerala High Court, seeking bail in a sexual harassment complaint raised by a prominent Malayalam film actress. Boby was denied bail by the Ernakulam Magistrate Court on Thursday and remanded to 14 days judicial custody. The Magistrate Court however found prima facie case against Boby, noting that he had made physical …

Police may invoke additional charges against Boby Chemmannur
2 months, 1 week ago

Police may invoke additional charges against Boby Chemmannur

The Hindu  

The Kochi City police may invoke additional charges against businessman Boby Chemmannur based on a woman actor’s confidential statement recorded before the magistrate under Section 183 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. This was one of the 14 reasons cited in the bail objection report filed before the Ernakulam Judicial First Class Magistrate court by Ernakulam Central police inspector Aneesh …

Kerala HC acquits second accused in rape and murder of woman and daughter in Kumily
2 months, 1 week ago

Kerala HC acquits second accused in rape and murder of woman and daughter in Kumily

The Hindu  

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Thursday acquitted Jomon of Kumily, the second accused in a case relating to the rape and murder of a woman and her daughter in 2007, after setting aside the Thodupuzha Session’s Court’s verdict awarding him death sentence in the case. The High Court had in 2018 confirmed the capital punishment imposed …

Karnataka High Court Stalls Framing Of Charge Against Prajwal Revanna In Alleged Sexual Assault Case Till January 16
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2 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka High Court Stalls Framing Of Charge Against Prajwal Revanna In Alleged Sexual Assault Case Till January 16

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the trial court not to frame charges against former Member of Parliament, Prajwal Revanna who is accused in a case of rape and sexual assault, till January 16. Justice M Nagaprasanna has directed thus while hearing a petition filed by Revanna, questioning an order dated December 1, 2024 of the trial court rejecting …

HC grants pre-arrest bail to two IPS officers and 3 others in Kadambari Jethwani case
2 months, 1 week ago

HC grants pre-arrest bail to two IPS officers and 3 others in Kadambari Jethwani case

The Hindu  

The High Court granted anticipatory bail to IPS officers Kanti Rana Tata and Vishal Gunni and three others in actor Kadambari Jethwani case on Tuesday. the others who were given bail are K. Hanumantha Rao, M. Satyanarayana, and practiSing advocate I. Venkateswarlu. He mentioned that the petitioners had made out their case for pre-arrest bail and his observations had no …

Rajasthan High Court Questions Special POCSO Judge For Denying Bail To Man Not Named In Victim Statement
2 months, 1 week ago

Rajasthan High Court Questions Special POCSO Judge For Denying Bail To Man Not Named In Victim Statement

Live Law  

Expressing “anguish and pain” over denial of bail to a man not even named by the minor victim in her statement, the Rajasthan High Court has sought explanation from a Special POCSO Judge for his decision. The bench of Justice Anil Kumar Upman opined that the increasing tendency of trial courts in rejecting bail petitions in a "casual and routine …

Telangana HC reserves orders on pre-bail of Allu Arjun`s staff
2 months, 1 week ago

Telangana HC reserves orders on pre-bail of Allu Arjun`s staff

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Manager and personal security guard of film actor Allu Arjun approached the High Court seeking anticipatory bail in the criminal case registered against them at Chikkadpally police station, in connection with the Sandhya Theater stampede incident. Adla Sharath Chandra Naidu, manager, and Cheruku Ramesh, security guard, submitted to the court that the allegations in the FIR and remand report fail …

‘Must get a fair trial’: India on rejection of Hindu monk's bail plea in Bangladesh
2 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Must get a fair trial’: India on rejection of Hindu monk's bail plea in Bangladesh

Hindustan Times  

India on Friday called for a fair trial for those arrested in Bangladesh, this after jailed Hindu monk Chinmoy Das's bail plea was rejected by a local court in the neighbouring country. “We expect that those people who have been arrested in Bangladesh must get a fair trial and this is our appeal,” ANI quoted ministry of external affairs spokesperson …

Bangladesh court rejects arrested Hindu monk Chinmoy Das's bail plea
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh court rejects arrested Hindu monk Chinmoy Das's bail plea

India Today  

A court in Bangladesh's Chattogram on Thursday rejected the bail plea of the jailed Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, who was arrested by the Dhaka Police on November 25 in connection with a sedition case. The bail plea sought by a team of 11 Supreme Court lawyers who had travelled to Chattogram from Dhaka, was rejected by Metropolitan Sessions …

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