The High Court of Madras held that police have no jurisdiction to freeze bank accounts while summons are being issued under Section 91 of CrPC. When summons are issued under that section, the investigating officer can only summon a person to produce ..
The Supreme Court overruled the decision of a High Court that allowed DNA testing to determine the paternity of two children to verify a claim made by the mother where she stated that she was forced to cohabit and have a physical relationship with h ..
Supreme Court set aside the bail granted to two accused in the NDPS case. A bench comprising CJI UU Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi held that in the face of the mandatory Section 37 of the NDPS Act, the High Court cannot and ought not to release th ..
Kerala High Court quashed a criminal proceeding against a 58-year-old man from Ernakulam and stated that Section 353 of IPC will not be attracted when there lies no allegation of assault or use of criminal force, or in cases when there is the absenc ..
The High Court of Kerala held that when a complaint is filed before the State Information Commission for illegal denial of information under Section 18 of the Right To Information Act, it can impose a penalty on the Public Information Officer. Howev ..
This writ petition was filed under Article 226 of the Constitution and was read with Section 482 of the CrPC in order to quash the order passed by the 1st Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Bengaluru. There were two cases registered against ..
By an order dated 02.09.2022, the Kerala High Court granted bail to the petitioner under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. It was alleged that the accused slapped and scolded the fifteen year old complainant using filthy language ..
The appellants Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd filed this appeal before the Delhi High Court against the judgment of the learned District Judge which allowed a petition seeking to set aside the Arbitral Award dated 16.07.2019 on the grounds that t ..
It was ruled by the Supreme Court that a minister or public employee (a person protected by Section 199(2)) can submit a private complaint alleging defamation and is not required to follow the specific procedure outlined in Section 199(2) & (4) ..
It was held by the Bombay High Court that, cases relating to Domestic Violence are to be quashed when parties arrive at a settlement if it involves non-compoundable offences else it would be hazardous to force a couple who want to live together, to ..
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