MP High Court grants divorce, holding that false allegations of immoral conduct against a spouse cause mental agony and amount to cruelty in marriage.
Read Full ArticleSC affirms that judicial magistrates can order any person, including accused or witness, to provide voice samples for investigation even under CrPC.
J&K High Court held that a woman who secured a rape conviction against her live-in partner cannot claim maintenance under Section 125 CrPC.
Madras HC upholds ₹21,000 monthly maintenance for mother, stressing children’s legal and moral duty to care for aging parents.
Allahabad HC condemns police for recording caste of accused in FIRs, calling it identity profiling that violates fundamental rights and constitutional values.
Madhya Pradesh HC grants anticipatory bail to two police officers accused in a 2009 fake encounter case where an innocent man was killed, later exposed in 2012.
SC directs HCs, trial courts to decide anticipatory and regular bail pleas within 2 months, stressing personal liberty cannot be kept in abeyance.
Patna High Court quashes case against ex-DM Dilip Kumar, calls advocate’s complaint retaliatory, vexatious & abuse of process in 2008 communal issue.
SC slams Kerala HC practice of directly entertaining anticipatory bail pleas, says litigants must first approach Sessions Court unless in exceptional cases.
Delhi HC rules husband’s increased income and rising living costs justify higher maintenance for wife, enhancing it from ₹10,000 to ₹14,000.
Punjab & Haryana HC upholds magistrate’s power to order police probe in non-cognizable offences, refusing to quash defamation case against TV Today.
SC: Sessions court can summon any person as accused at outset, even if not charge-sheeted, based on evidence in final report.
SC quashes case against Mohan Babu, son for 2019 dharna; says it was peaceful protest, no offence made out under electoral or criminal laws.
This research paper examines India’s transition from IPC, CrPC, and IEA to BNS, BNSS, and BSA, emphasizing victim-centric and technology-driven justice reforms.
Gujarat HC rules demanding money for bail isn’t dowry, upholds acquittal in dowry death case, citing lack of evidence and legal definition of dowry.