Munilal Ram applied for anticipatory bail in a case registered in 2022 involving offences under Sections 147, 148, 149, 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The FIR alleged that a group, allegedly acting on orders of certain individuals, fired weapons, pelted stones and threw …
The petitioners, manufacturers of fireworks, applied for a licence under the Explosives Act in 2024‑25, submitting the required Form LE‑1, fees, fire‑safety NOC and NA permission. The Collector/District Magistrate later issued a Standard Operating Procedure dated 21‑08‑2025 imposing additional …
The appellants were accused of kidnapping and murdering a nine‑year‑old boy in February 2001. The prosecution's case rested on an extra‑judicial confession by Accused No.1, the testimony of two witnesses (PW‑28 and PW‑29) to establish a "last seen" theory, and circumstantial evidence linking the …
Bimal Gurung, president of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking the transfer of investigation of all FIRs (over 100 cases) lodged against him and other GJM members to an independent agency such as the CBI or NIA, alleging political bias and threat to life. The …
The case arose from a violent clash between two factions at a funeral in Perumanal village, where eleven accused attacked the complainant party, resulting in the death of the deceased (son of PW‑2). The trial court and the Madras High Court convicted all the accused under Section 302 IPC read with …
Susanta Ghosh, a sitting MLA, was named in a fourth FIR lodged nine years after a 2002 incident in which seven persons were killed. The earlier three FIRs and charge‑sheets did not mention him. He had earlier been granted anticipatory bail, but the trial court denied regular bail, prompting an …
The incident occurred on 19 March 1984 when a mob of labourers attacked police personnel at the Iron Ore Plot in Paradeep, resulting in the deaths of five police officers. Six accused were convicted by the trial court on the basis of eye‑witness testimony of Havaldar U.C. Jena (PW‑2) and another …
M.C. Mehta filed a public‑interest writ under Article 32 seeking control of air and noise pollution from stone‑crushers, pulverisers and mining operations near the tourist resorts of Badkhal Lake and Surajkund in Haryana. The Haryana Pollution Control Board and the National Environmental Engineering …
The appellants, contractors for supplying ballast to the Public Works Department, were detained under Section 3(2) of the National Security Act, 1980 on grounds that they had attacked a rival contractor with firearms and grenades, allegedly to intimidate him and influence tendering. They challenged …
Gulab Mehra, an under‑trial prisoner, was served with a detention order under Section 3(2) of the National Security Act while already in jail. He challenged the order on grounds that the detention grounds were vague, the detaining authority had not applied its mind, and that a preventive detention …
We use cookies for analytics to improve your experience. Essential cookies are always on. Privacy Policy.