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A case involving a Dalit family in Rajasthan changed hands six times during investigation. The High Court sought explanation from authorities regarding the repeated transfers. The Centre for Dalit Rights noted that the investigation could have been completed and the accused arrested if proper statutory review mechanisms had been followed.
The Karnataka High Court declined to quash criminal proceedings against a married man accused of abetting a 22-year-old nursing student's suicide. As reported on 22 August 2026, the court determined that the accused's alleged persistent stalking, threats to distribute photos, and interference with the victim's marriage prospects established a prima facie case for trial.
Chatha, a drug trafficker, had a detention order quashed by the High Court. Approximately 39.936 kg of heroin, precursor chemicals, ammunition, and two clandestine heroin-processing laboratories were recovered in connection with the case.
The Delhi High Court quashed a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case against the Aristo group, which was linked to the late MP Mahendra Prasad. The court criticized the Enforcement Directorate for improperly adding a 2019 FIR to an existing money laundering investigation.
In Karnataka, an accused faces a rape trial following a complaint filed on 1 May 2024. The Karnataka High Court has repeatedly refused to quash the proceedings, most recently ruling on 21 August 2026 that claims of consensual sexual acts must be tested through a full-fledged trial. Prior to this, the High Court denied the accused's bail plea as reported on 2 June 2026.
A. Raja and five others are facing charges in a disproportionate assets case investigated by the CBI. The CBI's Chennai unit filed a chargesheet in 2022, and the case proceeded before a special court. The Madras High Court dismissed Raja's plea challenging the case.
The Allahabad High Court quashed a summon order issued by a Bareilly court against Vegraj Singh and another on 21 August 2026. Justice Santosh Rai held that using a caste name without intent to humiliate does not violate the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. This decision closed the matter, following allegations that involved Vegraj Singh as the father and Daulat Singh as the brother of the primary accused, Himmat Singh.
An accused was acquitted by the Delhi High Court in a POCSO case on appeal. The trial court had convicted the appellant under sections 376AB and 341 IPC and section 6 POCSO Act on September 4, 2025, but the High Court found the victim's distress in court insufficient for conviction.
SBI officer Bangmoy Chakravarti is accused of siphoning Rs 1.93 crore in an ATM cash fraud case in Narmada district. Following an FIR at Rajpipla Police Station, the Gujarat High Court rejected his bail plea on 19 August 2026. Chakravarti has been in custody since 28 November 2025.
Aman Sagar challenged a POCSO FIR in the Uttarakhand High Court regarding an alleged consensual relationship with a 17-year-old girl. The High Court quashed the FIR, holding that child protection cannot criminalise adolescence in a consensual relationship.
A public interest litigation was filed in the Delhi High Court seeking to mandate that the PM-CARES Fund disclose details regarding its receipts and expenditures online. The fund released its audited financial statements for the 2024-25 financial year as reported on 19 August 2026, disclosing a total corpus of Rs 8,452 crore and an expenditure of Rs 88 lakh. The petition was pending before the court as of 19 August 2026.
Sir Sobha Singh and Sons Pvt Ltd is engaged in a long-standing property dispute with the Union of India over the Ambassador Hotel premises, involving government-initiated eviction proceedings and a demand for 940 crore rupees. As reported on 19 August 2026, the Delhi High Court stayed the operation of a 9 June 2026 judgment that had reversed a 2009 trial court ruling in favour of the company, directing all parties to maintain the status quo.
The criminal trial involves 14 accused individuals regarding a fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane establishment that caused 25 fatalities. The High Court of Bombay at Goa cancelled the bail of Gaurav Luthra, Saurabh Luthra, and Ajay Gupta on 18 August 2026.
The Madras High Court upheld a 3-year jail sentence for four individuals, including the sons of former DMK minister P M Senguttuvan, in a disproportionate assets case involving Rs 81.42 lakh.
In a custodial death case in Madhya Pradesh, the High Court ruled on 18 June 2026 that custodial violence does not constitute official duty and therefore does not require sanction under Section 197 CrPC for prosecution. On 16 August 2026, the Court further affirmed that Magistrates hold the authority under Section 176(1-A) CrPC to explicitly name accused police officials and doctors within their enquiry reports.
A custodial death case in Madhya Pradesh where a judicial enquiry report named the Jail Superintendent, subordinate jail staff, and empanelled doctors as responsible. An FIR was registered based on the enquiry findings.
In September 2025, two police constables were accused of raping a woman during a night patrol near Tiruvannamalai, leading to their dismissal from service on 02 October 2025. Following a petition filed by the survivor, the Madras High Court ordered all trial courts in Tamil Nadu to expedite sexual offence cases and avoid unnecessary adjournments, as reported on 15 August 2026.
Republic TV founder Arnab Goswami was arrested in connection with a 2018 abetment to suicide case involving the death of an architect and his mother. Following his arrest in November 2020, the Supreme Court of India granted him interim bail on 27 November 2020. As reported on 15 August 2026, the Bombay High Court has since questioned the state government's authority to reopen this case after a magistrate had previously accepted a police closure report.
BJP MLC C.T. Ravi was booked for alleged hate speech after questioning the education levels of a mullah in Karnataka. As of 15 August 2026, the Karnataka High Court has granted him interim protection from arrest and directed authorities to refrain from taking coercive action against him.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed the 2021 criminal case against Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and former minister Ponguru Narayana regarding alleged irregularities in the Amaravati land pooling scheme on 17 July 2026. The Supreme Court subsequently dismissed a petition challenging this decision on 14 August 2026, confirming the quashing of the FIR.
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