R. v. Coles-Day (Stephen)

Harmannat KourCase Summary

Role of digital evidence in a conviction for dangerous driving

R. v. Coles-Day (Stephen) [2015] EWCA Crim 2444 In the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division Case Number 2015/1726/C2 Before Lady Justice Sharp DBE, Justice Davies DBE and Judge Bourne-Arton Decided on December 10, 2015 Relevancy of the case: Role of … Read More

The Double-Edged Sword of Total Transparency

Ananya DixitLaw

The Double-Edged Sword of Transparency

Let me tell you the truth: there is an ocean of information out there that you cannot access for free. Research papers, government documents, and classified files—none of that is just sitting there for the average person to access. However, … Read More

Mallanagowda Biradhar v. State

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Quashing of proceedings in a case involving Facebook comments criticising an article on Swami Vivekananda

 Mallanagowda Biradhar v. State (2019) 5 Kant LJ 709 : (2019) 5 KCCR (SN 63) 70 In the High Court of Karnataka Crl. Pet.  2745/2017 Before Justice Aravind Kumar Decided on April 05, 2019 Relevancy of the case: Quashing of … Read More

Hitesh Ramesh Parate v. State of Maharashtra

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Bail application in a case involving allegations of sexual abuse, unnatural sex, recording of the act, and blackmailing against the husband

Hitesh Ramesh Parate v. State of Maharashtra In the High Court of Bombay B.A. 3355/2019 Before Justice Prakash D. Naik Decided on December 21, 2020 Relevancy of the case: Bail application in a case involving allegations of sexual abuse, unnatural … Read More

Lakhan v. State of Maharashtra

Shabadpreet KaurCase Summary

Bail application in a case involving rape and recording of the act

Lakhan v. State of Maharashtra In the High Court of Bombay Criminal Appeal 156/2021 Before Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge and Justice S.G. Mehare Decided on September 20, 2021 Relevancy of the case: Bail application in a case involving rape and … Read More

Himanshu Kaushal v. State of Punjab

Shabadpreet KaurCase Summary

Petition seeking directions for the police to add Sections 67 and 67A for making vulgar and threatening comments on the petitioner's personal photos

Himanshu Kaushal v. State of Punjab In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana CRM-M 48533/2022 Before Justice Deepak Gupta Decided on November 29, 2023 Relevancy of the case: Petition seeking directions for the police to add Sections 67 and … Read More

Pradyumna Kumar Sahoo v. State of Odisha

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Bail application in a case involving the sharing of OTPs and mobile numbers with foreign nationals

Pradyumna Kumar Sahoo v. State of Odisha In the High Court of Orissa BLAPL 10971/2023 Before Justice Sashikanta Mishra Decided on April 26, 2024 Relevancy of the case: Bail application in a case involving the sharing of OTPs and mobile … Read More

ABY Silvester Fernandez v. State of Kerala

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Requesting the High Court to direct the police to issue a clearance certificate after non-receipt of relevant details from Facebook

ABY Silvester Fernandez v. State of Kerala In the High Court of Kerala Crl. Misc. 7156/2023 Before Justice PV Kunhikrishnan Decided on October 25, 2023 Relevancy of the case: Requesting the High Court to direct the police to issue a … Read More