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The Hon’ble Supreme Court (SC or Court),dismissing the observations made by the High in the case of K Shanthamma v State of Telangana, has held that in order to establish an offence under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act (POCA) in relation to acceptance of a bribe, proof of demand of bribe and its acceptance by a public servant is an essen..

Accident rates are increasing day by day. Overspeeding, drunk driving, and general carelessness are some of the prominent reasons. When a person gets involved in a roadside accident, there is a protocol that needs to be followed. When someone hits you, it is not your fault then why should you pay for medical bills and other expenses that follow? p style="tex..

While ruling on who is empowered to verify correctness of delayed registration of births and deaths, the Gwalior Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court in a brief, brilliant, and balanced judgment titled Kallu Khan Vs State of M.P. & Ors. in Writ Appeal No. 120/2021 delivered on February 11, 2022 has laid down unambiguously that under the Registration of Births and ..

Hindi National Language: Bombay HC Rejects Bail; Accused Files SLP In SC Is Hindi our National Language? This question has come up for consideration before the Apex Court in an SLP filed by an accused in a narcotics case when his bail application was rejected by the Bombay HC while calling Hindi our national language...

Is Hindi our National Language? This question has come up for consideration before the Apex Court in an SLP filed by an accused in a narcotics case when his bail application was rejected by the Bombay HC while calling Hindi our national language. In November 2021, Justice Nitin Sambre rejected the appellant Gangam Sudh..

The Hon’ble Supreme Court (SC or Court),in the case of Sharafat Ali v State of Uttar Pradesh,has allowed a Petition seeking premature release. Setting aside the impugned order of the State Government, the SC remarked that the premature release application must include prior criminal record history, conduct and behaviour of the convict in the jail and i..

The Hon’ble Supreme Court (SC or Court),in the case of Universal Petro Chemicals v BP Plc,has disallowed the claim for damages in lieu of specific performance of the contract stating that the Plaintiff did not specifically pray for such relief in the compliant. Appeal before SC arose on account of the order passe..

Application Under Section 156(3) Shall Not Be Entertained Unless Accompanied By The Complainant's Affidavit: SC The Hon’ble SC has, in Babu Venkatesh vs. State of Karnataka held that a magistrate cannot entertain an application under section 156(3) of CrPC unless the same has been accompanied by the affidavi..

1. I feel pity for the young boy, being attacked by a dog of another serving officer staying in the same locality. Imagine the plight of the five year old son of the Army officer wherein the attack was so ferocious and brutal that the complete face and head of the son was injured badly with serious lacerations of 6-7 cm wide. The news report reveals that the investi..

The Hon&rsquoble Supreme Court (SC or Court),in the case of Regional Transport Authority v Shaju, set aside thejudgment passed by the Kerala High Court (HC) by holding that Rule 174 (2) (c) is intra vires the provisions of Kerala Motor Vehicle Rules,1989 (Rules) and also Section 83 of the Motor Vehicles Act. The Co..

The Hon’ble High Court (HC) of Keralain Alli Noushad v Rashedd & Anr, has observed that Section 122 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1947 (Evidence Act) on marital confidence must be re-visited in light of modern times where it is being used as a legal weapon by criminals to suppress their crime. Section 122 of th..

The Hon’ble SC has, in Babu Venkatesh vs. State of Karnataka held that a magistrate cannot entertain an application under section 156(3) of CrPC unless the same has been accompanied by the affidavit of the complainant. The benefit of such a requirement would be that people would be deterred from casually invoking..

Kerala HC Acquits Mother For Allegedly Killing Her 9 Year Old Son; Says When A Woman Kills Her Progeny, There Is More Than Meets The Eye In the case of Teena vs. State of Kerala the Hon’ble Kerala HC has acquitted a woman who was accused of killing her 9 year old son, who was her only child. This was apparently ..

The Hon’ble High Court (HC) of Punjab & Haryana in the case of Joginder Singh v State of Haryana, set aside an order of the Trial Court rejecting default bail to the Petitioner and ordered the Petitioner to be released on furnishing requisite bonds. The petitioner was arrested under the Narcotics Drugs & ..

In a notable judgment titled Nand Kumar Verma v. State of Chhattisgarh & Anr. in CRMP No. 424 of 2018 and 2022 LiveLaw (Chh) 13 that was delivered finally on February 15, 2022, the Chhattisgarh High Court has held that in terms of Section 195 CrPC, no FIR can be registered for forging of documents or conspiracy committed before the Court, on the basis of a priva..