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N. Eswaranathan v. State
Contempt of Court – Advocates – Punishment – Apology – Judicial Discretion – Conflicting Orders – Professional Conduct.
Posted inKerala High Court
Sayyad S.A. v. State of Kerala, (2025) 7 KCD 233 : 2025 KER 54411
Criminal Procedure – Bail – Statutory Bail – Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), Section 187(3)(i) – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), Section 310(2) (Dacoity) – Interpretation of "imprisonment for a term of ten years or more" in the context of "imprisonment for life" where no minimum punishment is prescribed.
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Seyid Nabeel Ahammed v. Union of India, (2025) 7 KCD 235 : 2025 KER 54793
Criminal Law – Bail – Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) – Sections 20, 38, 39, 43d(5) – Indian Penal Code (IPC) – Section 120b – Constitution of India – Articles 14, 21 – Parity – Speedy Trial – Prolonged Incarceration.
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Note on Mubaraat: Legal Validity and Procedure for Muslim Divorce
Muslim Personal Law - Dissolution of Marriage - 'Mubaraat' - Maintainability of Suit before Family Court - Section 7, Family Courts Act, 1984
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Sanal Satheesh v. State of Kerala
Criminal Procedure – Bail – Statutory Bail – Default Bail – Application Of General Clauses Act, 1897, Section 10 To Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 187(3) read with Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 36a(4).
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Sreeraj G. v. State of Kerala, (2025) 7 KCD 232 : 2025 KER 54490
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 – Section 482 – Quashment of First Information Report - Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 – Sections 7, 13(1)(O), 17a - Penal Code, 1860 – Sections 409, 120b.
Economic Offences – Misappropriation Of Government Funds – Public Servant – Duty To Prevent Misuse Of Funds – Criminal Conspiracy.
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Shivangi Bansal v. Sahib Bansal, (2025) 7 SCD 66 : 2025 INSC 883
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 498A – Cruelty – Misuse of Law – Family Welfare Committee (FWC) – Matrimonial Disputes – Dissolution of Marriage – Child Custody – Maintenance – Public Apology – Quashing of Cases.
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Saji V. John v. State of Kerala, (2025) 7 KCD 212 : 2025 KER 53940
Criminal Procedure – Transfer of Investigation – Quashing of Final Report – Discharge Application – Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – Indian Penal Code
Posted inKerala High Court
Revenue Divisional Officer v. Thomas Daniel, (2025) 7 KCD 211 : 2025 KER 53343
Stamp Act, 1959 (Kerala) - Whether a sale certificate, issued by a bank or revenue authority to a purchaser of immovable property following a public auction by a bank/financial institution/court/revenue authority, attracts the levy of stamp duty.
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Seema T.S. v. State of Kerala
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 - Section 482 - Pre-arrest bail.