Whether with the change of an investigating authority, police custody of the accused on remand can be sought for, although cognizance of theoffence had already been taken ? In Mithabhai pashabhai patel v. State of Gujrat (Crl. Appeal no 941 of 2009) ..
We are frequently consulted for quashment of criminal proceedings on the ground that a civil proceeding for same cause of action is already pending. This hapens often in matters relating to transfer of property and money transactions. the question a ..
PROMOTE DOMESTIC AND FAMILY HARMONY DISCOURAGE MISUSE OF FORM AND PROTECTION LAWS SAVE INDIAN FAMILY Woman protection (gender-biased) laws in India are being grossly misused causing the drastic increase in matrimonial and domestic disharmony. The ra ..
Section 304B of the Penal Code has the following ingredients: (i) The death of a woman must have been caused by burns or bodily injury or otherwise than under normal circumstances; (ii) Such death must have occur ..
The Supreme Court on 6 may,2009 held that a girlfriend is not relative, therefore she can't be prosecuted for dowry or cruelty u/s 498-A, IPCIn criminal Appeal no.938/2009,U Suvetha v. State, the supreme court had occasion to consider as to whether ..
Almost everyone knows someone has been a Victim. But, there’s still an attitude that somehow it always happens to “the other guy”. But, what if you are the “other guy”?All across India, the fastest growing White Collar Crime in the nation has been id ..
To constitute an offence under s. 138 of NI Act, following ingredients must be fulfilled : cheque should have been issued to discharge any debt or liability cheque should have been presented within 6 months or its validity whichever is earlier the ..
in Tan Rui Leen Russell v Public Prosecutor[2009] SGHC 102 , decided on 27th april 2009, the singapore high court held that "Where an offence is committed as a result of a loss of self-control brought about by provocation, the culpability of t ..
Whether return of a cheque by the bank on the ground that it was reported lost by the drawer would attract the penal provisions contained in Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short "the Act")? In Raj Kumar Khurana v. ..
in Hari Ram vs State of Rajasthan and Another the SUPREME COURT on 05 th May 2009 evaluated the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, ss.2(k), 2(l), 7A, 15, 20, 49 and 64 (Provisions as stood amende ..