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Key Takeaways Sedition is a colonial era law which has been challenged numerous times by the citizens of the country. The Supreme Court has numerous times upheld the law and invalidated the law as well, but the final legal status is yet to be decided. li style="text-alig..

BACKGROUND OF THE CASE CJI, NV Ramana was leading a Bench which was hearing a case on the issue relating to the delay in the release of prisoners after the bail is granted. N V Ramana was disappointed to know that the prisoners were still not released even after the Court passed..

BACKGROUND OF THE CASE The applicant, Niha Khan, was an ANM at Primary Health Centre, Jamalpur, Alighar. She was prima facie found of being involved in the alleged criminal wastage of COVID vaccine. Thus a departmental injury was initiated..

Who filed the appeal A 33- year old man was held guilty of rape of an intellectually-challenged woman. He was awarded 10 years of rigorous imprisonment by the Trial Court. He appealed on the ground of no penile intercourse with the victim...

BACKGROUND OF THE CASE A PIL was filed seeking issuance of directions to the Centre and the Delhi Government for safeguarding the interests of the children who lost their parents due to COVID 19 and who do not have anyone to take care of them. The Ministry filed an affidavit res..

INTRODUCTION A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre to draft a comprehensive and strict penal code which would replace the ‘existing and outdated’ laws relating to crime and corruption. It has been filed by the BJP leader and Advo..

WHO WAS STAN SWAMY Stan Swamy was the last person out of the 16accused to be arrested and falsely accused in Bhima Koregaon case and sent to jail. He was aged 84 years and was suffering from Parkinson’s disease. He was the eldest amo..

Who is the accused Christian Michel is a British national who was arrested in 2018 after he was extradited from Dubai. He acted as a middleman in the illegal transactions of the Augusta Westland VVIP Chopper scam. Background ..

Andhra Pradesh HC: Girlfriend/Concubine Not Liable For Prosecution Under S.498A IPC  Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code criminalises cruelty to women. The Andhra Pradesh High Court has  held that only a relative of the husband by blood or marriage is liable for prosecution. The husband’s girlfriend or concu..

Key Takeaways In Common Law, assault is a tort, and in criminal law, it is an offence. Section 351 of IPC defines assault. It is an act of threat by one person to cause harm to another person. Mere words do not amount to an assault. The ap..

Key Takeaways This Act ensures that everyone, at any particular time, has the access to quality and nutritional food. It lays down special guidelines for pregnant women, children and lactating mothers. This Act provides the step wise ident..

BACKGROUND The petitioner had faced criminal proceedings for the offence under Sections 417 and 376 of the I.P.C and was sentenced guilty by the Trial Court. The petitioner filed an appeal before the Madras High Court challenging the judgment of the Trial Court and was acquitted..

BACKGROUND The Bench headed by Justice RF Nariman took suo motu cognizance of the decision of the UP Government to allow Kanwar Yatra with strict norms of social distancing. The yatra attracts around 30 million people from north and north-western states to Haridwar in Uttarakhan..

BACKGROUND OF THE CASE The trial of the case had already been completed before a long time and the summoning document was moved only after the accused was examined under Section 313 of Criminal Procedure Code. When the matter was taken up in the Telengana High Court, the Court r..

INTRODUCTION Any aircraft that can be operated autonomously or that can be operated in a remote way without a pilot on board can be classified under the definition of drone. The Unmanned Aircraft System Rules 2021 came into force on 12th March, 2021. li style="text-align..