The sum of a Public Provident Fund account shall not be subject to any attachment in respect of any debt or duty incurred by the account holder, as the Gujarat High Court has reaffirmed. The case of a petitioner who invested funds from Hindu Undivi ..
In contrast to the ruling made last week by the High Court's coordinate bench, which held that Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has no restrictive mandate prohibiting a person from filing an application for anticipatory bail outside ..
In Ashish Ashok Chakor v. State of Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court held that a girl being friendly with a boy should not be construed as consent for a physical relationship. The Court observed this while rejecting the anticipatory bail applicatio ..
The Supreme Court noted that "the powers to be exercised under this law are exceptional powers that have been given to the government for its exercise in an exceptional situation," emphasising that the preventive detention law "strike ..
The Madras High Court has ruled that even after the assessee's late return is accepted by the revenue authorities and an assessment order is made based on it, the assessee can still be prosecuted for willfully and deliberately concealing his inc ..
In Himanta Biswa Sarma v. The Election Commission of India & 5 Ors, the Gauhati High Court noted that the Courts must revisit section 126 of the Representation of People Act which prohibits campaigning during a period of 48 hours, ending with an ..
In Malhan & 17 Ors. v. State Of U.P. & Anr, the Allahabad High Court held that advocates should refrain from advising their clients to reagitate the case when there is not any prima facie error after an order has been passed. A Division Benc ..
In Zakia Ahsan Jafri & Anr. v. State of Gujarat & Anr, the Apex Court gave clean chit to 64 politicians including PM Modi in the Gujarat Riots Case. The Court observed that conspiracy cannot be presumed on the ground of failure on part of th ..
According to the Kerala High Court, Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure does not restrict the ability of a person to file an application for anticipatory bail from outside of India. The applicant must be present in the country prior to th ..
The death penalty imposed on a 37-year-old man for the rape and murder of a seven and a half-year-old girl who was physically and mentally challenged was upheld by the Supreme Court on Friday. Manoj Pratap Singh, the accused, was about 28 years old ..
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