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The Allahabad High Court, while hearing a petition of Ghosi MP Atul Rai, said that any subsequent criminal activity of a person though may be taken note of during trial of a previous criminal case, the said person cannot be tried or convicted for any subsequent criminal activities in the pending trial. In the spirit of criminal jurisprudence, every accused is presumed to be innocent till proven otherwise.

The Bombay High Court has slammed the way news channels handled the Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case, saying that some actions were contemptuous in nature.

In a landmark judgment, the Court held that confession to officers under the Act is not admissible as evidence during trial and infringes on the Constitution. This will have ramifications for the Rhea Chakraborty case as well as others.

While the transfers of High Court judges may be constitutionally permissible, they may not be necessary. Ending transfers of judges will make High Courts judicially strong, effective and independent.

The Kerala High Court has warned that strict action will be taken against the investigating officer and the concerned media houses if the confession of an accused during the investigation is leaked or discussed in the media.

The Supreme Court yesterday (July 14) directed telecom companies and internet service providers to maintain all data that they gather for stipulated periods of time, to satisfy the requirements of Section 39 of the Evidence Act.

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday held that conviction based on the uncorroborated testimony of accomplice to the crime is untenable as the same is against the provision of law.

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Kerala High Court has hel...