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The Central Bureau of Investigation has accused Videocon Group founder Venugopal Dhoot of causing wrongful loss to a bank consortium led by the State Bank of India. Following his arrest by the CBI on 26 December 2022, the Bombay High Court granted him interim bail on 20 January 2023.
The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Videocon Group chairman Venugopal Dhoot on 26 December 2022 regarding an alleged loan fraud involving former ICICI Bank leadership. Following his production before a special CBI court in Mumbai on 26 December 2022, Dhoot filed a petition before the Bombay High Court on 10 January 2023 to challenge his arrest and seek interim release on grounds of illegality.
The CBI is investigating an alleged bank fraud involving ABG Shipyard, described as one of the largest in India. Following his arrest on 21 September 2022 and the filing of a charge sheet against him and 24 others on 19 November 2022, former chairman Rishi Agarwal was granted statutory bail. The CBI challenged this bail decision in the Delhi High Court as reported on 10 December 2022.
A public interest litigation was filed challenging the appointment of Justice DY Chandrachud as the 50th Chief Justice of India. The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition and imposed costs of ₹1 lakh on the petitioner.
The Karnataka High Court clarified that prosecution under the Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act (KCOCA) cannot be sustained if the proceedings for the underlying predicate offences have been quashed. The court emphasized that KCOCA is intended to address organized crime involving multiple criminal proceedings.
The Income Tax Department initiated proceedings against Nalini Chidambaram, Karti Chidambaram, and Srinidhi under the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act for the alleged non-disclosure of foreign assets. The Madras High Court dismissed the criminal revision petitions filed by Srinidhi Karti Chidambaram on 11 March 2020. The Supreme Court subsequently noted that the Income Tax Department's Special Leave Petition (Criminal) against the family was dismissed on 16 December 2020.
The CBI registered a case against Joint Drug Controller S. Eswara Reddy and representatives of Biocon Biologics Limited for allegedly conspiring to pay a 9,00,000 rupee bribe to waive phase-three clinical trials for an insulin drug. S. Eswara Reddy, L. Praveen Kumar, and Dinesh Dua were arrested in connection with the scheme. The Delhi High Court granted bail to all three individuals on 6 September 2022.
A law student filed a public interest litigation before the Allahabad High Court seeking directions to the Centre and State governments to ensure dignified living standards for sex workers, citing international conventions.
This case concerns allegations that Yogi Adityanath and others delivered provocative speeches in Gorakhpur in 2007, which were reportedly followed by communal riots. On 26 August 2022, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition challenging the Allahabad High Court order that upheld the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to deny sanction for the prosecution of Yogi Adityanath.
Vipul Chitalia, an accused in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, sought bail from the Bombay High Court. The court observed that bail should not be denied solely because the matter is classified as an economic offence.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed a PIL that sought to fix a five-year eligibility period for the grant of pension to former MLAs in the state. The court imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 on the petitioner.
In September 2020, a special CBI court acquitted all 32 individuals, including L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, of criminal conspiracy charges in the 1992 destruction of the Babri Masjid due to lack of evidence. As reported on 1 August 2022, the Allahabad High Court is currently considering an appeal against this acquittal after requesting responses from the State and the CBI.
Three police officers, including two sub-inspectors and a constable, were suspended on 17 January 2022 following the death of Prabhakaran, who allegedly died in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, due to custodial torture and illegal detention. As reported on 9 June 2022, the case remains under legal scrutiny by the Madras High Court.
A woman filed a rape complaint with the Delhi Police against Rohit Joshi, the son of Rajasthan cabinet minister Mahesh Joshi, on 10 May 2022. Following legal challenges, the Rajasthan High Court directed the state to provide police protection to the complainant on 25 May 2022, and the Delhi High Court ordered the state to reply to Rohit Joshi's petition on 06 June 2022.
The CBI registered an FIR against Dr. Dibyendu Mazumdar, Dinesh Prasad Singh, and Firoz Ahmad, alleging they engaged in corruption by granting permission to increase dental college seats in exchange for favors. As of 27 April 2022, the investigation into these allegations is ongoing. Additionally, the Delhi High Court considered a petition on 5 July 2021 regarding Dr. Mazumdar's eligibility to contest elections for the Dental Council of India while the inquiry is pending.
Sooraj Kumar was convicted by a trial court for the murder of his wife, Uthra, using a cobra to bite her while she slept. While the trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment as reported on 16 October 2021, the Kerala High Court admitted his appeal challenging the conviction and sentence on 4 January 2022.
The Bombay High Court commuted the death sentences of three convicts to life imprisonment in the 2013 Shakti Mills gangrape case. The court upheld their conviction for the gangrape of a photojournalist in Mumbai.
The Supreme Court set aside a Bombay High Court judgment that had interpreted 'sexual assault' under the POCSO Act as requiring direct skin-to-skin contact. The apex court clarified that physical contact made with sexual intent is sufficient to constitute an offence under the Act.
The Delhi High Court issued a notice to the CBI regarding a corruption case involving BJP MP Maneka Gandhi and two others. The case pertains to the alleged fraudulent sanctioning of a Rs 50 lakh grant to a trust in 2001.
Advocate K. Krishna filed a public interest litigation in the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court challenging the Reserve Bank of India's notification regarding the implementation of the Positive Pay System. The court issued a notice to the Reserve Bank of India on 11 September 2021 and subsequently sought a formal response from the institution as reported on 16 September 2021. The case is pending before the court.
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