Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Order Granting Bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi in Honeymoon Murder case
The Supreme Court refused to stay the order passed by the Meghalaya High Court granting bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the “honeymoon murder” case. While the vacation bench expressed strong prima facie reservations about the High Court order granting her relief, the Court noted that since she had already been released from physical custody, it would not pass an interim order to send her back to jail at this stage as the trial progresses. The present Special Leave Petition was preferred by the State of Meghalaya, challenging the order of the Meghalaya High Court dated June 29, which upheld the grant of bail to the Accused, Sonam Raghuvanshi. The Respondent stands arrayed as the prime accused in the premeditated murder of her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, which allegedly transpired during their honeymoon in May 2025.
NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of alleged abuse of toddlers at Bengaluru IT company creche; issues notices to Karnataka Chief Secretary and DGP
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports alleging that toddlers were treated inhumanly by nannies at a crèche operating on the premises of an IT company in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The incident reportedly came to light after a Child Helpline official received videos depicting cruelty towards toddlers whose parents, employed at the campus, had left them at the facility during working hours.
According to the media reports, the videos purportedly showed the nannies placing toddlers inside a washing machine, spraying water into their mouths using a toilet jet spray, locking them inside toilets to silence them, forcing them to sit on Western-style commodes, and threatening them to remain silent whenever they cried. The crèche has reportedly been temporarily closed as a precaution.
Supreme Court Halts Delhi Government’s CAG Audit of Private Discoms
The Apex Court was hearing the DERC’s plea against an April ruling of the APTEL, which had held that entrusting the audit to the CAG was contrary to the statutory framework and directed the regulator to appoint an independent chartered accountant for the audit. The Supreme Court halted a CAG audit ordered by the Delhi government of three private discoms against the backdrop of a staggering Rs 38,500 crore accumulated over the years as Regulatory Assets (RA) to be recovered from consumers. A partial working day bench of Justice KV Viswanathan and Justice Shree Chandrashekhar ordered a status quo, saying the legality of the power regulator Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (DERC) decision to appoint the CAG gives rise to questions for a judicial determination.
Summoning Hotel Records, call data to prove adultery does not violate right to privacy: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court upheld a Delhi High Court judgment holding that directing production of hotel booking records and call detail records (CDRs) to establish a charge of adultery in matrimonial proceedings does not violate the right to privacy. The court emphasized that the right to privacy is not absolute and must be balanced against a spouse’s right to prove allegations in divorce cases under the Hindu Marriage Act. This ruling could set a significant precedent for future matrimonial disputes, highlighting the judiciary’s role in facilitating evidence gathering while respecting privacy concerns
Does Disagreeing with An Earlier Ruling Make a Judgment Per Incuriam? Supreme Court Answers
The Supreme Court has reiterated that the doctrine of per incuriam is an exception to the rule of stare decisis and can be invoked only in limited circumstances, holding that a judgment may be declared per incuriam if its ratio is irreconcilable with an earlier decision rendered by a Bench of equal or larger strength, or if it was delivered without considering a relevant statutory provision. The Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh made these observations while deciding which of two conflicting remission policies of the Government of Haryana would govern the release of a life convict, in the process holding that a two-judge Bench decision on the point stood rendered per incuriam for conflicting with an earlier three-judge Bench ruling.
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