In Ex. Ct. Mahadev vs Director General Border Security Force, the Supreme Court has held that if an accused takes the plea of private defence then the degree of burden of proof will not be beyond reasonable doubt. The Court further held that it woul ..
In Mukesh Bansal v State of UP, the Allahabad High Court has Monday issued a few guidelines in order to prevent the misuse of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). One of the most important points that emerges from these guidelines is that af ..
In Anand Singh Versus The State of Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court has held that in order to seek enhancement of the offender's jail time, a victim has to file a revision application and not an appeal against the trial Court's judgement. ..
In M/s SGM Packaging Industries versus M/s Goyal Plywood LLP, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a matter can be referred to arbitration under Section 18 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (MSMED Act) even ..
In Mukish v. State, the Delhi High Court has upheld the life imprisonment sentence given to a man for committing rape of a 4 year old minor girl. A division bench consisting of Justices Mukta Gupta and Mini Pushkarna was hearing an appeal filed by t ..
In Soni Anil Kumar Prahladbhai v. State of Gujarat, the Gujarat High Court held that an accused can be considered a competent witness if he makes a written request to the concerned court under Section 315 CrPC. The Hon'ble Court dismissed a peti ..
In Suresh Ladak Bhagat v The State of Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court set aside the conviction of an accused in connection with the murder of his wife. The Court took this decision even after knowing that the body of the victim was found in their ..
In Anoop vs State of Kerala and ors, the Hon’ble Kerala HC has showcased its concerns over adolescents being unaware of the consequences of having sex, even if the same is consensual, with each other, under the POCSO Act and the amended sectio ..
Frequently Visiting Parents House Without Taking Husband’s Consent Not Cruelty: Allahabad HC In Mohit Preet Kapoor vs Sumit Kapoor the Hon’ble Allahabad HC has held that the wife frequently visiting her parents house without taking the co ..
In Jatin Kumar Kishore Kumar Bhatt v. State of Gujarat, the Gujarat High Court held that a meritorious candidate belonging to reserved category should be permitted to merge in the unreserved category because of his own merits. Depriving such a candi ..