The Madras High Court refused to quash FIRs against Dr. Ponraj, holding that scientific eminence and public standing cannot be used as a defence for alleged derogatory remarks against women.
Read Full ArticleSupreme Court quashes 23-year-old FERA case against Standard Chartered Bank, citing lack of mandatory notice and violation of Article 21 speedy trial rights.
Supreme Court modifies a gang rape convict's sentence from life imprisonment to twenty years, applying the doctrine of proportionality and weighing his youth, clean record, and possibility of reformation against the gravity of the offence.
Supreme Court holds that abusive or vulgar words like calling someone a 'motherf**ker' don't amount to obscenity under Section 294(b) IPC, setting aside an obscenity conviction.
Madras High Court quashes criminal case against a farmer leader booked for holding a hunger strike demanding withdrawal of cases against his association's founder.
Patna HC acquits studio owner of attempt to rape charge in Banka case, converts conviction to outraging modesty under Section 354 IPC. Why did the Patna High Court overturn a rape-attempt conviction f...
Supreme Court holds 'knowledge' under Section 19 POCSO includes credible information from the victim, reviving the case against a headmistress who verified but did not report abuse.
Jharkhand HC quashes FIR against a Block Development Officer, holding words like 'Tum Tam' don't amount to instigation to suicide or other alleged offences.
Calcutta HC holds a wife's claim to her ancestral property share can amount to dowry demand if made under husband's pressure; acquits parents-in-law.
Supreme Court holds a judgment is per incuriam only in limited cases, declares Haryana remission ruling in Raj Kumar per incuriam, and restores the 2002 remission policy.
Four men, including Pakistan Deputy PM Ishaq Dar's grandson, were arrested in Lahore over the alleged kidnapping, gang rape, and extortion of two foreign women.
Karnataka HC quashes cruelty case against a Luxembourg-based sister-in-law, holding that phone calls to her in-laws don't attract Section 498A IPC.
Jharkhand High Court sets aside a mother-in-law's Section 498A conviction, holding a single scolding incident over a jaggery pot dispute doesn't prove cruelty.
Patna High Court barred media from calling a tender scam accused guilty or using terms like “mastermind” and “scamster” before trial, citing the right to a fair trial.
Article applies neurolaw and the 'hungry judge effect' to Indian courts, arguing that fatigue and hunger measurably influence bail rulings and sentencing outcomes
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