State of rajasthan vs Rohitas & Others: Cr.Appeal No.361 of 2008: The absence of reasons will render any judicial order not sustainable.Every order must set forth its reasons, however brief it is, indicating an application of mind to the matter ..
Bail plea of judge couple rejected in dowry harassment case PTI Thursday, July 1, 2010 17:36 IST Tikamgarh (MP): Anticipatory bail plea of a judge couple and their son in a dowry harassment case was rejected by a local court here. The family had app ..
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday upheld the POTA court verdict on the three accused in the 2002 Akshardham terror attack case.The special POTA court had given death penalty to the accused.The POTA court had convicted six persons for providing logist ..
Lawyers body says DV Act applies to women kin too At a time the Delhi high court is deliberating if women can be prosecuted under the Domestic Violence (DV) Act,an influential lawyers body has waded into the debate. Joining issue with a petitione ..
That the credibility of a cheque has eroded over the last few years is no secret. The Law Commission’s 213th report on the Fast Track Magisterial Courts for Dishonoured Cheque Cases reports over 38 lakh (3.8 million) cases relating to the dish ..
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An illiterate, poor father's petition in the Delhi high court has forced the Union government to agree to bring wide-ranging reforms in rape laws that will treat sex with any women less than 18 years of age as rape. Mahadev, whose daughter w ..
The criminal justice system is founded on a slew of jurisprudential principles that protect the rights of suspects and accused. These include the right against self-incrimination, the right to remain silent, and the right against providing informati ..
AJMAL Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist from Pakistan responsible for the 26/11 strikes, has been sentenced to death. Special judge M L Tahilyani, referring to the Kandahar experience — where the NDA government had to release dreaded terrori ..
The Supreme Court on Wednesday held as unconstitutional narco-analysis, polygraph and brain electrical activation profile or brain-mapping tests, in a blow to cops who were increasingly using the procedures as investigation tools. In an order ..