Chapter XXXV of the BNSS deals with the provisions relating to bail. Chapter XXXIII of the CrPC used to deal with the provisions relating to bail. While most of the BNSS provisions are identical to the corresponding provisions of CrPC, some major cha ..
INTRODUCTIONUnder the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC), the Courts have been entrusted with the power to issue Commissions. The Commissions are issued for the purpose of fulfilling certain functions which are crucial in the effective delivery of j ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS Defamation is the act of conveying false proclamations about an individual that harm the reputation of that individual when seen through the eyes of a layman. Defamation is an offence under both civil and criminal law. In civil and crim ..
While ruling on a very significant legal point pertaining to the consensual relationship of the adolescents and so also regarding its implications under the POCSO Act, we see here quite clearly that the Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru in a most lea ..
In a nutshell, we thus see that the Madhya Pradesh High Court has made it indubitably clear that a woman cannot request maintenance from her second husband under Section 125 of the CrPC ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS Prostitution is frequently viewed as a necessary evil in India. There are many variables that drive a woman to become a prostitute, but two of the most important ones are poverty and unemployment. An important piece of legislation in In ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS: A Sale Deed as shown in the draft below, is executed for the purchase of an immovable property by a Buyer from the Seller. A consideration amount is paid by the buyer to the seller for the purchase of such immovable property. It form ..
Chapter VII of the new CrPC, i.e., BNSS governs the procedure relating to ‘Production of Documents and Summoning of Witnesses. Earlier, the same chapter of its predecessor was responsible to deal with the procedure for the same. While both lega ..
Chapter XIII of BNSS deals with the ‘Information to the Police and their Power to Investigate’. Earlier, it was governed by the provisions of Chapter XII of the CrPC. However, all sections, whether from CrPC or BNSS, underscore the import ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Importance of Legal Maxims Use of Latin Phrases in the Indian Legal System A List of 100 Legal Maxims (A - Z) with meaning and references to relevant legal provisions INTRODUCTION:A Legal Maxim is a well-established legal idea, propos ..