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Supreme Court rules criminal cases cannot be transferred merely because a relative works in court or police; bias must be proven, not presumed.
Delhi High Court rules that only the State can appeal acquittals in police-report cases under Section 378 CrPC; third parties lack locus standi.
Supreme Court rules bail cannot be denied to punish accused before trial. Reaffirms presumption of innocence and says jail is the exception, not the rule.
Allahabad High Court rules that Magistrate’s FIR directions under Section 156(3) CrPC are interlocutory and cannot be challenged by proposed accused through revision.
Gauhati High Court rules GST officers must follow BNSS arrest procedures. Court says revenue nature of GST probes cannot bypass criminal law safeguards.