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High Court Quashes FIR Against School Principal in National Flag Insult Case Due to Lack of Intent and Control Over Circulated Image. Offence Under Section 2 of Prevention of Insult to National Honors Act, 1971 Not Made Out as Petitioner Had No Knowledge or Intention to Disrespect Flag, and Image Was Allegedly Edited by Students.

21 Feb 2026

The dispute arose from an FIR registered against the petitioner, a school principal, under Section 2 of the Prevention of Insult to National Honors Ac...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Government Order Directing Withdrawal of Criminal Cases Under Section 321 CrPC — Violation of Public Prosecutor's Independent Discretion. The court held that the State Government cannot compel Public Prosecutors to withdraw cases; the power under Section 321 CrPC must be exercised independently by the prosecutor.

29 May 2025

The petitioner, an advocate enrolled with the Karnataka State Bar Council, filed a public interest petition challenging Government Order No.HD 129 MHB...

High Court

High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR Against Journalist for Alleged Hate Speech Under Sections 153A and 505 IPC — Tweet Criticizing Budget Allocation Not Constituting Promotion of Enmity Between Groups. Court held that criticism of government policy is protected speech under Article 19(1)(a) and does not attract penal provisions unless it incites violence or promotes enmity between groups.

17 Mar 2025

The petitioner, Rahul Sivasankar, a renowned journalist with over 25 years of experience, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of C...

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Supreme Court Overrules PV Narasimha Rao, Holds Bribery Not Protected by Parliamentary Privilege — Legislators Who Accept Bribes for Speech or Vote Are Not Immune from Prosecution Under Articles 105(2) and 194(2) of the Constitution.

4 Mar 2024

The Supreme Court of India, in a seven-judge bench decision, overruled its earlier majority judgment in PV Narasimha Rao v. State (CBI/SPE) (1998) 4 S...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition in Contempt Case Due to Suppression of Material Facts. Litigant Found Guilty of Attempting to Pollute Stream of Justice by Concealing Facts and Filing Fabricated Documents, Not Entitled to Relief Under Tainted Hands Doctrine.

19 Jan 2024

The Supreme Court addressed a case involving a litigant's attempt to pollute the administration of justice through suppression of material facts. The ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal for Cancellation of Bail in Murder Conviction Case Due to Subsequent Offence and Judicial Pressure. Bail revocation sought under Section 389(1) CrPC based on new FIR alleging murder and prior convictions, with court noting judicial officer's pressure from police and accused.

22 Jul 2021

The appeal arose from an order of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh dated 23 July 2019, which declined to entertain applications for cancellation of ba...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in NDPS Case Due to Non-Compliance with Section 50 — Failure to Inform Accused of Right to be Searched Before Gazetted Officer or Magistrate Renders Conviction Unsustainable. The court held that the mandatory requirement under Section 50 of the NDPS Act to inform the accused of his right to be searched before a Gazetted Officer or Magistrate was not complied with, vitiating the conviction.

19 Sep 2020

The appellant, Munna Khan, was convicted by the NDPS Court at Mapusa in Special Criminal Case No.06 of 2013 for offences under Section 8(c) read with ...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Sets Aside Dismissal of Judicial Officer for Granting Bail and Acquitting Accused, Holding That Wrong Orders Alone Do Not Constitute Misconduct. Disciplinary Action Requires Proof of Extraneous Considerations or Corrupt Motive, Not Mere Errors of Judgment.

26 Sep 2019

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the legal representatives of the deceased judicial officer, Krishna Prasad Verma, against the State of B...

High Court

Bombay High Court Upholds Validity of Section 24(6-A) CrPC Allowing Appointment of Private Advocates as Public Prosecutors in High Court — Provision Not Arbitrary or Discriminatory Against Government Prosecutors. The court held that the amendment does not violate Articles 14, 16, or 21 of the Constitution and that the State has the discretion to appoint any advocate for conducting cases in the High Court.

25 Jul 2017

The petitioners, the Maharashtra State Public Prosecutors Association and several individual Assistant/Additional Public Prosecutors working in the co...

High Court

High Court of Karnataka Quashes Prosecution Sanction Against Former Lokayuktha in Corruption Case — Sanction Order Held Invalid for Non-Application of Mind and Lack of Independent Consideration by Governor. The court held that the Governor's sanction under Section 19 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 must reflect independent application of mind, and a mechanical endorsement of the investigating agency's proposal renders the sanction invalid, vitiating the entire prosecution.

22 Nov 2016

The petitioner, Dr. Y. Bhaskar Rao, a former Karnataka State Lokayuktha, was arraigned as accused no.7 in Spl.CC 429/2015 for offences under the Preve...

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