Mohsin Dar

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh recently granted bail to a Budgam-based doctor accused of attempting to rape a woman patient during a medical examination at a government health centre [Dr. Abdul Majeed Bhat V/s Union Territory of J&K]. Justice Mohd Yousuf Wani passed the order granting bail to a Dr. Abdul Majeed Bhat, a medical officer posted at a Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Budgam, who had remained in jail since January 14, 2026.

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Tuesday granted interim protection to a group of advocates who approached the Court apprehending preventive detention under the Public Safety Act in connection with a recent altercation inside the court complex in Srinagar [Irfan Akbar Malla and Others V/s UT of J&K]. Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi directed that the petitioners shall not be detained in connection with the incident without prior permission of the Court.

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently observed that merely having electronic devices with obscene photographs - without proof of publication, transmission or technical authentication of such photos - cannot lead to the conviction under Section 67 of the Information Technology (IT) Act [UT of J&K v. Bilal Ahmed Wani].