Whether Section 498A IPC/S.85 BNS extends to a man in a live-in relationship or a relationship in the nature of marriage — where no legal marriage exists — remains an open question. ..

Co-accused acquittal does not ipso facto entitle an absconding accused to anticipatory bail on grounds of parity. Trial court findings recorded during a co-accused's trial are wholly irrelev..

Suppression, concealment, or selective disclosure of material facts in a bail application amounts to abuse of process and vitiates the order at its root. Where a High Court ignores official ..

Whether a complainant in a Section 138 NI Act prosecution qualifies as a "victim" under the proviso to Section 372 CrPC, entitling appeal against acquittal without special leave under Sectio..

Grant of regular bail or anticipatory bail cannot be made subject to deposit of any amount. Where case for bail is made out, Court must grant it unconditionally; where not made out, Court ma..

For conviction under Section 304B IPC, prosecution must prove cruelty or harassment in connection with dowry demand inflicted soon before death. General allegations of harassment without spe..

Issuance of notice under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is the rule for offences punishable with imprisonment up to seven years. Arrest is an exception. Compli..

Mere threats, absent clear intention to cause alarm and vague allegations unsupported by prima facie cogent evidence, cannot sustain a charge under Section 506 IPC. Mere presence of a lawyer..

When signatures on a Will are not disputed but execution is challenged on lack of free will and consent, expert handwriting opinion is unnecessary. However, admission of signatures does not ..

The DSPE Act does not divest regular police authorities of their jurisdiction to investigate offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act committed by Central Government employees...

If bail is granted, then the state must first seek cancellation of bail -- The law of preventive detention cannot be resorted to when ordinary criminal law provides sufficient means to addre..

When an instrument of noble intent is misused as a tool for exacting revenge, the notion of justice itself teeters on the edge of inversion--SC urges Center to consider such clause to preven..