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'Tum Tam' Remark Not Instigation to Suicide: Jharkhand HC Quashes BDO's FIR
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'Tum Tam' Remark Not Instigation to Suicide: Jharkhand HC Quashes BDO's FIR

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.

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Demand for Share in Ancestral Property Made Under Spousal Pressure Can Amount to Dowry Demand: Calcutta HC Judiciary
Demand for Share in Ancestral Property Made Under Spousal Pressure Can Amount to Dowry Demand: Calcutta HC

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.

सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने फिर स्पष्ट की न्यायिक अनुशासन की सीमा, कब किसी निर्णय को माना जाएगा Per Incuriam? Judiciary
सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने फिर स्पष्ट की न्यायिक अनुशासन की सीमा, कब किसी निर्णय को माना जाएगा Per Incuriam?

सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने Parveen Kumar v. State of Haryana मामले में स्पष्ट किया कि Per Incuriam सिद्धांत केवल सीमित परिस्थितियों में लागू होगा। जानें stare decisis, नज़ीर, न्यायिक अनुशासन और बड़ी पीठ के फैसलों की बाध्यकारी प्रकृति पर कोर्ट की महत्वपूर्ण टिप्पणी।

हलाला के नाम पर अपराध हुआ तो Personal Law नहीं बचाएगा: हाईकोर्ट Judiciary
हलाला के नाम पर अपराध हुआ तो Personal Law नहीं बचाएगा: हाईकोर्ट

इलाहाबाद हाईकोर्ट ने निकाह हलाला की आड़ में रेप, गैंगरेप और POCSO जैसे गंभीर अपराधों में दर्ज FIR रद्द करने से इनकार किया। कोर्ट ने कहा कि धार्मिक परंपरा की आड़ में किए गए अपराधों पर केवल आपराधिक कानून लागू होगा।

Does Disagreeing with An Earlier Ruling Make a Judgment Per Incuriam? Supreme Court Answers [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Does Disagreeing with An Earlier Ruling Make a Judgment Per Incuriam? Supreme Court Answers [Read Judgment]

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.

Relative of Pakistan's Deputy PM Ishaq Dar Arrested in Lahore

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.

Sister-in-Law Abroad Can't Be Booked for Phone Calls to In-Laws: Karnataka HC Quashes 498A FIR [Read Order]

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.

Solitary Scolding Not Cruelty Under 498A: Jharkhand HC Acquits Mother-in-Law [Read Judgment]

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 HC Restrains Media From Calling Tender Scam Accused ‘Mastermind’, ‘Scamster’ Before Trial [Read Order]

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.

Does the Judge’s Breakfast Decide Your Bail? How Hunger and Fatigue Shape Court Rulings in India

Article applies neurolaw and the 'hungry judge effect' to Indian courts, arguing that fatigue and hunger measurably influence bail rulings and sentencing outcomes

1000 पति रख सकती हूं'... क्या ऐसी बात से कम हो सकती है हत्या की सजा? हाईकोर्ट ने दिया जवाब

क्या पत्नी का '1000 पति रख सकती हूं' कहना हत्या के आरोपी की सजा कम करने की वजह बन ...

Karnataka HC: Maintenance Only When Wife Cannot Maintain Herself To Husband's Standard

Karnataka High Court held that maintenance cannot be granted to a wife earning more than her husband, ruling it is payable only if she cannot maintain herself.

गैंगस्टर एक्ट पर हाईकोर्ट सख्त, यूपी पुलिस को फटकार

इलाहाबाद हाईकोर्ट ने गाजियाबाद के एक परिवार पर लगाए गए गैंगस्टर एक्ट को रद्...

Karnataka HC Refuses To Quash Case Against Wife Accused Of Sharing Rape Videos

Karnataka High Court refuses to quash proceedings against a woman accused of sharing rape videos, holding that disputed facts and IT Act allegations must be decided at trial.

Jharkhand HC Grants Anticipatory Bail, Holds Chargesheet Filing No Bar [Read Order]

Jharkhand High Court held that filing of a chargesheet alone does not bar anticipatory bail and granted relief to a school secretary facing fraud charges.


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