A child can be an offender of sexual offences as defined in the POCSO Act and can be prosecuted as a child in conflict with law for the offences under the said Act. 2024 KLT OnLine 1239 Hon’ble Mr. Justice P.G. Ajithkumar Suhaib v. State of Kerala Decided on 12th March, 2024 For Petitioner : Adv. K. Rakesh For Respondents : Advs. Vipin Narayanan (Government Pleader) &K.S. Praveen For full text 'click here'

Sufficiency of a surety is not dependent on the solvency or a money equivalent. A person who is entitled to statutory bail cannot be denied his liberty despite offering separate sureties who are immediate relatives and are reasonably solvent. 2024 KLT OnLine 1240 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas Renjith Kumar v. State of Kerala Crl. M.C. No.2589 of 2024 Decided on 19th March, 2024 For Petitioner : Adv. Latheesh Sebastian For Respondents : Advs. Sreeja V. (G...

Bodily Autonomy is the foundational edifice of gender equality and hence a constitutional right; and more so a component of the fundamental right itself. Experience has long established that societies flourish when women and children are empowered to exercise their Bodily Autonomy. 2024 KLT OnLine 1238 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Devan Ramachandran xxx v. Union of India Decided on 28th February, 2024 For full judgment 'click here'

When the ingredients of Section 90 of the Evidence Act are satisfied, the presumption would squarely apply to a document which is thirty years old. 2024 KLT OnLine 1229 Hon’ble Mr. Justice A. Badharudeen Balakrishnan v. Afsal Decided on 21st March, 2024 For Appellants : Advs. P.C. Chacko, Asha P. Kuriakose &Sheril Abraham For full text 'click here'

THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA A7 - 80978 / 2021 Kochi -682031 Date: 22-03-2024 NOTICE Sub :- Presenting physical copies of e-filed cases - modification of e-filing guidelines - reg. Ref : - 1. High Court Notice of even number dated 01.01.2022 2. High Court Notice of even number dated 04.02.2022 & 02.09.2022 ------------------ As per the notice cited first, it was inter alia instructed that the Counsel concerned shall present two sets of physical copies of e-filed cases, by taking print out from ...