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KEY TAKEAWAYS Sidhu Moose Wala was shot by unidentified assailants while travelling in the Punjab’s Mansa district. The complaint of Moose Wala's father, Balkour Singh, resulted in the filing of a FIR. The Congress politician was "receiving a href="https://www.la..

The Hon'ble Supreme Court, while exercising its right under Article 142 of the Indian Constitution, asserted that notwithstanding the profession every individual has a right to live with dignity and this right also extends to sex workers. The Apex Court has directed the police to treat sex workers with a certain di..

Key Takeaways Organ transplantation is a gift to the medical sector since it has saved the lives of people who might otherwise have died. Establis..

In Dr. K. Ravindranath Shetty and ors vs State of Karnataka and ors the Hon’ble Karnataka HC has set aside the order of the Land Tribunal by which it had granted the right of occupancy in respect of land in favour of the tenant, on the ground that all the legal heirs of the deceased were not made parties, and hence could not oppose the proceedings, whi..

Evidence In Criminal Cases Cannot Be Taken In Absence Of Accused, Unless Personal Attendance Dispensed With: Karnataka HC In GH Abdul Kadri vs Mohammad Iqbal the Hon’ble Karnataka HC has held that a criminal trial cannot take place in the absence of the accused, unless his personal attendance has been dispensed ..

 The Hon'ble Supreme Court, in its recent judgement held that pension is a continuous cause of action and a delay in approaching the Court cannot justify its denial.  In the present case, [Shri M.L.Patil (Dead) Through LRs v. State of Goa And Anr.], the appellant along with other petitioners moved the Hon..

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Punjab Government to give clarification on the leakage of a list of persons whose security was withdrawn, one of them being the late Punjabi singer, Sidhu Moosewala. The State Government will have to give its response by today. Just..

Key Takeaways An overview of the POCSO Act and the reasons why it came into existence. A brief explanation of the provisions of the Act related to sexual assault. Landmark judgments of the Hon’ble Supreme Court that overruled the red..

KEY TAKEAWAYS The meaning of Prostitution and itsbrief history. Root causes of prostitution. The directions by the Hon’ble Supreme Court to recognize prostitution as a profession. INTRO..

Criminal Proceedings For The Offence Of Rape Can Be Quashed On Account Of Settlement Between The Partie: Karnataka HC In the case of Sathish K and ors vs State of Kerala the Hon’ble Karnataka HC has held that the closure of proceedings even if instituted for the offence of rape, can be done on account of a settl..

In GH Abdul Kadri vs Mohammad Iqbal the Hon’ble Karnataka HC has held that a criminal trial cannot take place in the absence of the accused, unless his personal attendance has been dispensed with for valid reasons.  The Court further held that the examination of the accused under section 313 CrPC by the Cour..

The Delhi High Court, while dealing with a petition filed by a woman seeking permission from the Court to donate her kidney to her father, stated that spousal consent is not a requisite to donate organs to a relative. The petitioner approached the court after her application to donate her kidney to her ailing father wa..

In Vijay Babu v. State of Kerala & Anr., the Kerala High Court granted an interim anticipatory bail to the accused. The Court observed that being outside the country is not an impediment for the accused in seeking an anticipatory bail. The case came to being on the basis of a #MeToo revelation made by a new-comer a..

In a big boost to transparency and accountability, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court in an extremely laudable, learned, landmark and latest judgment titled State Bank of India Anantnag Vs GM Jamsheed Dar in CRMC No.440/2018 CrlM No.322/2021 that was reserved on April 26 and then finally pronounced on May 9, 2022 has minced just no words to state ..

Key Takeaways Various offenses that are subjected to the provision of the death penalty in India under IPC, CrPC, UAPA, etc. The detailed explanation of the provisions of CrPC, that deal with the confirmation and execution of the death sentence in India. li style="text-a..