[NDPS Act] Can there be a dilution of rigour of Section 37 of NDPS Act for grant for bail after one year of detention when the quantity involved is above the commercial quantity of contraband.: Supreme Court to examine In a NDPS case involving an intermediate quantity of contraband Ganja, High Court of Kerala granted bail to the Respondents/Accused Nos. 1 and 2 considering that they are having no criminal antecedents, and they are in custody for a period more than one year, and there is no pos...

[Plus Two Bribery case] Supreme Court takes on board petition filed by State of Kerala against the quashing of FIR in a proceeding initiated by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau,Kannur, against Ex-MLA of IUML KM Shaji. On 13.04.2023 the Hon’ble High Court of Kerala allowed the Crl. M.C. Petition filed by the Respondent inter alia on the ground that allegations made in FIR and the evidence collected in support of the same even if believed in toto, do not prima facie disclose a cogn...

[IPC S. 361] Once its shown that the accused had prevailed upon the girl offering her enticement to leave out of the keeping of her guardians it would be kidnapping.: Kerala High Court held consent of the minor immaterial and its only the guardian’s consent which takes the case out of the purview of the penal provision. State of Kerala v. Arumugham Hon’ble Justice K. Babu Decided on 5th July, 2023 For Petitioner : Advs. S.U. Nazar, Sangeetharaj &M.K.Pushpalatha For Respondent :...

SC collegium recommends appointment of four Additional Judges as permanent Judges of Kerala High Court The Collegium of the Supreme Court on 12th July 2023 recommended the names of four Additional Judges for appointment as permanent Judges of the High Court of Kerala in the following terms: (i) Shri Justice Basant Balaji, (ii) Shri Justice Chandrasekharan Kartha Jayachandran, (iii) Smt. Justice Sophy Thomas, and (iv) Shri Justice Puthen Veedu Gopala Pillai Ajithkumar. Earlier on 17th March 202...

An accusation of non-disclosure can only be made if there is in the first instance a requirement to disclose. Commissioner, Central Excise And Customs And Another V. Reliance Industries Ltd. 2023 KLT OnLine 1598 (SC) Hon’ble Mr. Justice Krishna Murari & Hon’ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi Decided on 4th July, 2023