The observation was made by a bench of Justices R Mahadevan and Sathya Narayana Prasad while dismissing a petition that challenged show cause notices issued to the petitioner, who claimed that the notices were barred by limitation. "If the date ..
The Allahabad High Court has clarified that a charge under Section 326A IPC can be filed against the accused even if no grievous harm is done to an acid attack survivor, and that grievous harm to an acid attack survivor is not required in every case ..
The right to further investigation is granted to the Allahabad High Court by Section 173(8) CrPC, and only the investigating agency may file an application before the magistrate for further investigation. The Bench of Justices Anjani Kumar Mishra a ..
The Supreme Court noted that the phrase "reasonable grounds" used in Section 37(1)(b) of the NDPS Act meant credible, plausible grounds for the Court to believe that the accused person was not guilty of the alleged offence. The court also ..
The Supreme Court has stated that a defendant cannot enjoy the property during the pendency of the suit without depositing the amount of rent/damages by simply denying the landlord-tenant/lessor-lessee relationship. The Court was deciding whether O ..
The Supreme Court stated that statements made under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are relevant in determining the prima facie case against an accused in a bail application in the case of a serious offence. "Except for the alleg ..
The Karnataka High Court has held that a trial court cannot reject an application made by legal representatives that are seeking to come on record following the death of the singular plaintiff to a suit, without considering whether the 'right to ..
In the case of Pardeep Chaudhary and another V Birwati and Ors., the issue was whether a succeeding sale deed executed by an allottee of the house in favour of the agent's children after the agent's demise would be in consonance with the pre ..
The Supreme Court of India clarified the parameters of criminal appeals by special leave under Article 136 of the Indian Constitution in a decision dismissing a criminal appeal. According to the court, the power granted by Article 136 can only be us ..
On Friday, the Delhi High Court refused interim relief to a 25 year old unwed woman who was seeking permission to terminate her pregnancy of 23 weeks and 5 days. As per the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Rules 2021, there are certain &l ..