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The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed an application seeking recall of its earlier order that had quashed an FIR registered for offences including rape, criminal intimidation and administering an intoxicating substance, holding that the alleged failure of the accused to solemnize marriage after a compromise between the parties cannot revive criminal proceedings that have already been quashed on merits.

The order was passed by Justice Manisha Batra on March 7, 2026 while rejecting an application seeking recall of the Court’s order dated February 29, 2024, which had quashed FIR No. 89 of 2023 registered at Police Station Bhargo Camp, District Jalandhar.

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The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu has partly allowed a petition challenging a defamation complaint filed against the owner and editor of a newspaper, holding that while the editor of the Jammu edition of Dainik Jagran is liable to face trial for publication of an allegedly defamatory news item, the owner of the newspaper cannot be prosecuted in the absence of specific allegations regarding his role in the selection or publication of the offending content.

Justice Sanjay Dhar, pronouncing the judgment on March 12, 2026, in a petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, partly allowed the petition and quashed the complaint and proceedings to the extent of Petitioner No. 1, Sanjay Gupta, while dismissing the petition insofar as it concerned Petitioner No. 2, Abhimanyu Sharma, directing that proceedings against him shall continue before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Samba.

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The Delhi High Court has issued a consolidated judgment setting out the legal principles and judicial precedents governing the protection of vulnerable witnesses, including child victims, in proceedings under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. The Court held that repeated insistence on the physical or virtual presence of a child victim before the court—whether for recording of evidence or during bail hearings—is contrary to the statutory scheme of the POCSO Act and the directions issued by courts from time to time.

Dr. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, pronouncing the judgment on March 11, 2026, disposed of a petition filed on behalf of three minor girls who had been summoned repeatedly by the Trial Court in a POCSO case. The Court further directed that a copy of the judgment be circulated to all Trial Courts, Special Courts, and Judicial Officers in Delhi for their information and necessary guidance.

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The Calcutta High Court has allowed an appeal against a judgment of a learned Single Judge, rejected the plaint in a suit for eviction and mesne profits, and held that a dispute arising out of a registered lease concerning an immovable property presently used for commercial purposes constitutes a commercial dispute within the meaning of Section 2(1)(c)(vii) of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. The Court further held that the suit could not have been entertained by the non-commercial division of the High Court.

A Division Bench comprising Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi, pronouncing the judgment on March 12, 2026, allowed APOT 313 of 2025 and rejected the plaint in CS 191 of 2022, while clarifying that the order would not prevent the plaintiff from filing a suit for eviction and mesne profits on the same cause of action before the appropriate forum.

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Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant, while addressing a legal literacy camp in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, said that the judicial system must function with the same spirit of service as hospitals. Emphasising the humane side of justice delivery, the CJI remarked that just as people visit hospitals with hope for treatment, citizens approach courts with the expectation of relief, fairness and justice.

During the event, Justice Surya Kant laid the foundation stone for the new Mandi judicial court complex, a state-of-the-art facility to be built at a cost of ₹152 crore across 9.6 hectares. The complex will include four blocks designed to improve infrastructure and provide better facilities for judges, lawyers and litigants, strengthening access to justice in the region.

Addressing the gathering, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu reiterated the state government’s commitment to social justice and equal opportunities. He stressed that through education, healthcare, social security and transparent governance, the government aims to ensure that every citizen enjoys constitutional rights while strengthening the foundations of democracy.

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The High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad has set aside a trial court order directing a DNA test of a minor girl child in the course of matrimonial proceedings, holding that a child cannot be used as a means to establish allegations of adultery against the mother and that the right to identity of a child cannot be sacrificed for the purpose of proving one party’s case in a matrimonial dispute.

The order was passed by Justice Renuka Yara in a revision petition challenging the order passed by the Senior Civil Judge, whereby the application for DNA testing of the minor child had been allowed.

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The Supreme Court of India has cancelled the anticipatory bail granted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to the accused in a case arising out of an alleged caste-based attack on members of a Scheduled Caste community in village Chandbhan, District Faridkot, Punjab. The Court held that a prima facie case under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 had been made out against the accused and that the police’s attempt at reconciliation between the parties would not bar them from taking cognizance of criminal acts committed during the incident.

The order was passed by a Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K. Vinod Chandran, before whom the appellants had approached the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to the accused by the High Court.

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The Supreme Court of India has dismissed criminal appeals filed by four convicts serving life imprisonment for the murder of one Balkishan, committed on June 3, 2000, holding that the absence of a specific eyewitness account of each accused firing upon the deceased is not fatal to the prosecution’s case when the accused acted as members of an unlawful assembly sharing a common object under Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code.

A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and S.V.N. Bhatti, vide judgment dated March 11, 2026, upheld the concurrent findings of the trial court and the High Court, confirming both the conviction and the sentence imposed upon the appellants.



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On March 13, 2026, the U.S. Department of State formally declared a reward of up to $10 million for credible information on Mojtaba Khamenei, who assumed the role of Iran’s Supreme Leader following the death of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in late 2025. The announcement was made through the Rewards for Justice Program, administered by the Diplomatic Security Service. Established in 1984, the program has historically been used to gather intelligence on terrorism, organized crime, and threats to U.S. national security.



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On March 13, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced charges against eleven Indian nationals accused of staging armed robberies to fraudulently obtain immigration benefits. According to the indictment, the defendants conspired between March 2023 and February 2026 to orchestrate false crime scenes at convenience stores and restaurants across Massachusetts.

The alleged scheme was designed to exploit the U Visa program, a provision under U.S. immigration law that grants temporary legal status to victims of certain crimes who assist law enforcement. Prosecutors stated that the defendants fabricated incidents of armed robbery, enabling store clerks to falsely claim victimization and apply for U Visas or permanent residency.



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