PATNA, India, July 30 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 14: Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. The present application has been preferred under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (in short "Cr.P.C.") for quashing of entire proceedings including Patrakar Nagar P.S. Case No. 249 of 2023 (P.T.N. No. BRPA02P0031902023) dated 07.04.2023 lodged for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 328, 498(A), 341, 342, 323, 504 and 120(B) of the I...
PATNA, India, July 30 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 14: Heard Mr. P.N. Shahi, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Rakesh Kumar Verma, learned counsel appearing for complainant/O.P. No.2. 2. The present application has been preferred on behalf of the petitioner under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in short 'CrPC') for quashing of the cognizance order dated 15.05.2023 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Patna Ci...
PATNA, India, July 30 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 14: Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. The present petition has been preferred under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in short Cr.P.C.) to quash the order dated 17.03.2023 passed in Special Case No. 353 of 2017, arising out of EOU P.S. Case No. 17 of 2017, where learned Special Judge Vigilance, Patna, took cognizance for the offence punishable u...
PATNA, India, July 30 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 14: Heard Md. Shamimul Hoda, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mr. N.K. Agrawal, learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of O.P. No.2. 2. This application has been filed for quashing/set aside the Pirbahore P.S. Case No.369 of 2023 dated 19.05.2023 registered for the offence punishable under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (in short 'IPC'). 3. That prosecution case is based upon written i...
PATNA, India, July 30 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 14: Heard learned counsel for the appellants and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. This appeal has been preferred for setting aside the judgment of conviction dated 09.08.2023 (hereinafter referred to as the 'impugned judgment') and the order of sentence dated 28.08.2023 (hereinafter referred to as the 'impugned order') passed by learned 1st Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, NDPS Act...
India, July 30 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The last date for nominations/recommendations for Padma Awards has been extended from 31st July, 2025 to 15th August, 2025. The nominations/recommendations for Padma Awards will only be received online on the Rashtriya Puraskar Portal The rest of the document can be viewed at https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2150032 Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
India, July 30 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Central Government has taken strategic and systemic actions to monitor glaciers and glacial lakes, especially in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR). Department of Science & Technology (DST) conducts Research & Development projects in Himalayan glaciers under the National Mission for Sustaining Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE) and the National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change (NMSKCC). Wadia Institute of Him...
India, July 30 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. The States/UTs are primarily responsible for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of crimes including cyber crime through their Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs). The Central Government supplements the initiatives of the States/UTs through advisories and financial assistance under various schemes f...
India, July 30 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: In the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, for the first time, the provisions relating to crime against woman and child have been given precedence and placed under one Chapter. Strict punishments up to death sentence have been provided for the offences against women. Punishment for gang rape of a woman below the age of 18 years is life imprisonment till remainder of the convict's natural life or death. A new offence for hav...
India, July 30 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah participated in a special discussion in the Rajya Sabha today on 'Operation Sindoor' - India's strong, successful and decisive response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Replying to the discussion, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation expressed his condolences to the families of the innocent civilians killed in the Pahalgam attack. He said that the...