Kerala High Court clarifies transit bail jurisdiction under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, allowing temporary protection for accused facing inter-state arrest.
Punjab and Haryana High Court quashes preventive detention under PITNDPS Act where petitioner was on bail in five NDPS cases, holding that bail conditions must be considered before detention.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that habeas corpus cannot be invoked to secure the release of a major woman from parental home for marriage, affirming her right to autonomy.
Rajasthan High Court holds that habeas corpus cannot be invoked to enforce parental custody when the adult corpus voluntarily chooses to live with a parent.
Rajasthan High Court holds that a minor's voluntary expression of desire to remain with a person of choice, free from coercion, must prevail in habeas corpus proceedings.
The Rajasthan High Court affirms that apprehension of threat to life or liberty due to consensual marriage triggers state duty to provide protection, without adjudicating marital validity.
Rajasthan High Court dismisses habeas corpus petition, affirming that a major woman's autonomous choice to live with a partner cannot be challenged as illegal detention.
Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that default bail under Section 187(3) BNSS cannot be denied due to unverified clerical entries; burden lies on prosecution to prove actual filing of charge sheet.
Rajasthan High Court upholds a major woman's autonomy to live with her husband, rejecting familial detention claims under habeas corpus. Key precedent on personal liberty under Article 21.
Madras High Court holds that indefinite travel restrictions in pending criminal cases violate personal liberty; permits pilgrimage travel subject to bond and undertaking.
Rajasthan High Court affirms that apprehension of threat to life or liberty of live-in partners warrants police protection, without adjudicating the validity of the relationship.
Andhra Pradesh High Court holds that arrest cannot be made automatically in offences punishable with less than seven years imprisonment without following Section 41-A CrPC or Section 35(3) BNSS, per Arnesh Kumar guidelines.
Rajasthan High Court dismisses habeas corpus petition filed by father seeking custody of adult daughter in consensual live-in relationship, affirming autonomy of major individuals.
Rajasthan High Court directs 20-day pre-arrest notice for offences under BNS not exceeding seven years' imprisonment, applying Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar to safeguard personal liberty.