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Justice P. M. Raval held that an FIR entirely silent on whether alleged threats caused any actual alarm to the complainant cannot sustain a charge of criminal intimidation under Section 506(2) IPC.
The Gujarat High Court dismissed Oriental Insurance Company's first appeal, holding that an insurer cannot contest liability through technical policy interpretation when it led no evidence at trial.
The Gujarat High Court overturned a district court's bail refusal, ruling that unproved antecedents and caste-insult allegations via video did not justify continued detention.
The Gujarat High Court refused to quash an FIR against journalist Ravi Nair, holding that a prior defamation complaint by Adani Ports did not bar a separate FIR for cognizable offences.
The Gujarat High Court held that finding cards, coins, and cash in a private apartment does not make it a common gaming house under the Gambling Act, quashing the FIR and all consequential proceedings.
The Gujarat High Court set aside an appellate order that rejected a second RTI appeal over alleged misbehaviour, directing solo inspection with a one-month deadline for information delivery.
The Gujarat High Court disposed of a writ petition filed over fear of demolition after the respondent-Corporation assured the court it would follow due process and issue notice before any coercive action.
The Gujarat High Court dismissed a review application in a PIL, finding its averments were fresh additions impermissible at the review stage, and extended the cost deposit deadline with a land revenue recovery warning.
The Gujarat High Court disposed of a quashing petition after the Home Department replaced two Special Public Prosecutors with a new appointee under the BNSS, 2023.
Justice Nirzar S. Desai quashed a police order refusing a domicile certificate to an 18-year-old student who studied in Gujarat for all but two years, when her father was transferred to Chennai.
The Gujarat High Court has quashed a private cheating complaint against Ducati Motor Holding and its country head, holding that the exclusive distribution agreement insulated the manufacturer from the Indian distributor's commitments to a dealer.
Merely forwarding a newspaper photograph on WhatsApp to one person, without forging or composing any content, does not attract Sections 469, 500, or 501 IPC, the Gujarat High Court held.
A Division Bench of the Gujarat High Court holds that a person born into a Scheduled Caste retains reservation benefits for life, even after Parliament narrows the caste's specification under Article 341.
The Gujarat High Court rejected a petition by a Bhavnagar villager who buried a family member on land not designated as a Muslim graveyard, directing voluntary exhumation within 10 days.
Confirming concurrent findings of two courts below, the Gujarat High Court rejected a probation plea and ordered two men convicted of outraging modesty to surrender within eight weeks.
The Gujarat High Court held that a registered gift deed executed by a power of attorney holder after the death of one principal is void ab initio, as death terminates agency by operation of law.
The Gujarat High Court dismissed a first appeal holding that under pre-1956 Hindu law only a male child could be validly adopted, barring a woman from inheriting as an adopted daughter.
Applying absolute liability, the Gujarat High Court ruled PGVCL cannot escape compensation for a 2001 electrocution death by alleging the deceased tampered with a transformer fuse.
Justice Hasmukh D. Suthar dismissed the bail application of a woman accused of running a flesh trade ring involving a 10-year-old victim, rejecting the argument that being a lady accused warranted leniency.
A near relative permitted to occupy a Motera house for two years post-retirement could not claim tenancy protection; the Gujarat Rent Act did not apply to the post-2001 property.
The Gujarat High Court released an accused whose role was limited to opening bank accounts and registering GST numbers for co-accused persons engaged in cricket betting and fictitious firms.
A Division Bench at the Gujarat High Court found the Family Court at Kadi, Mehsana, erred in ruling on the merits of cruelty and desertion when the suit itself was barred by Section 14 of the Hindu Marriage Act.
The Gujarat High Court dismissed the State's appeal against acquittal, holding that aluminium foil coating on kaju katri does not constitute adulteration absent evidence of harm to human health.
The Gujarat High Court released an accused on regular bail after noting chargesheet was filed, co-accused had already been bailed, and trial would take considerable time.
