India - High Court of Delhi

Panch Witness Testimony Sufficient to Prove Bribe Demand and Acceptance Under PC Act When Informant Unavailable: Delhi High Court

Panch Witness Steps In Where Complainant Vanishes: Delhi High Court Upholds Bribe Conviction In a significant clarification on proving corruption cases, the Delhi High Court has ruled that the testimony of a shadow witness can alone sustain a conviction under the...

17 May 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

Failure to Prove Cruelty Soon Before Death Bars Conviction Under Section 304B IPC: Calcutta High Court

High Court Clears Husband and Father-in-Law in Dowry-Linked Suicide Case The Calcutta High Court has delivered a significant clarification on the evidentiary threshold required in dowry death prosecutions. Justice Prasenjit Biswas set aside the conviction of two appellants unde...

17 May 2026

Malaysia -

Circumstantial Evidence, Failure to Testify and Adverse Inference Establish Fraud in Public Vaccination Funds: Shah Alam Sessions Court

A Defunct Clinic, a Phantom Application and RM589,361 That Vanished into a Doctor’s Personal AccountThe Sessions Court at Shah Alam has delivered a clear message on the misuse of Malaysia’s National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme: those who exploit public-health systems for personal gain wil...

17 May 2026

India - High Court of Madhya Pradesh

MP High Court Declares Bhojshala Saraswati Temple

MP High Court Declares Bhojshala Saraswati TempleIn a landmark ruling that reverberates through India's ongoing religious site disputes, theIndore Benchof theMadhya Pradesh High Courthas declared the contentious Bhojshala complex in Dhar district a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, also ...

15 May 2026

India - High Court of Gauhati

Magistrate Can't Presume High Income Merely Because Husband Failed To Produce Employment Documents: Gauhati High Court

Gauhati High Court Slaps Down 'Arbitrary' Maintenance Award: No High-Income Guesswork Without ProofIn a sharp rebuke to overreach in family courts, the Gauhati High Court has ruled that magistrates cannot arbitrarily presume a husband's lavish income just because...

15 May 2026

India - High Court of Bombay

Sessions Court to Hear Nida Khan Bail on May 25

Sessions Court to Hear Nida Khan Bail on May 25In a significant procedural milestone in the ongoing TCS Nashik case, the Sessions Court in Nashik is slated to hear the bail plea of accused Nida Khan on May 25. Khan, one of...

15 May 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Suppression of Material Facts and Acquiescence Disentitle Interim Injunction Under Order XXXIX R 1&2 CPC: Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court Sides Against Film Icon in Song Remix Battle, Clears OTT Path for 'Dhurandhar'In a closely watched copyright clash blending Bollywood nostalgia with modern streaming wars, the Delhi High Court has refused interim relief to veteran producer Trimur...

15 May 2026

India - High Court of Patna

Unchallenged Labour Award for Reinstatement & Back Wages Can't Be Nullified via Section 33C(2) Challenge: Patna High Court

Patna High Court Declares Labour Law a 'Charter of Human Rights', Restores Long-Denied Back Wages to Dismissed ConductorIn a resounding affirmation of worker protections, the Patna High Court's Division Bench—led byChief Justice Sangam Kumar SahooandJustice Haris...

15 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court: Wife's Career Pursuit Not Cruelty

Supreme Court: Wife's Career Pursuit Not CrueltyIn a powerfully articulated judgment that underscores India's evolving constitutional commitment to gender equality, the Supreme Court of India has ruled that a woman's pursuit of her professional ambition...

14 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Hostile Witness Testimony Can Support Acquittal Too: Supreme Court Acquits in Sections 302 IPC & 3(2)(v) SC/ST Act Murder Case

Hostile Witnesses Flip the Script: Supreme Court Frees Man in SC/ST Murder CaseIn a landmark ruling on evidence appreciation, theSupreme Court of Indiahas acquitted Talari Naresh, overturning his life imprisonment for murder and SC/ST atrocities. A bench ofJustice N.V. AnjariaandJustice Prash...

14 May 2026