Guardian and Wards Act, 1890, S.25 -- Custody of Minor Child -- Breach of Foreign Custody Order by Mother -- Violation of conditions imposed by a foreign court or by the domestic court does ..

Divorce Act, 1869, S.3(3) -- Divorce -- Territorial Jurisdiction -- Christian Wife Residing Separately from Husband -- The phrase "within whose jurisdiction the husband and wife reside" mu..

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, S.13(1)(ia) -- Divorce -- Separate Rooms Within Same Premises as Part of Prolonged Discord -- Spouses occupying separate rooms in the same premises, standing alone,..

(i) Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, S.29 -- Bail -- Prosecutrix Turning Hostile Despite DNA Match -- DNA profiling report may establish biological sexual contact prima..

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, S.138 -- Dishonour of Cheque -- Subsequent Settlement Recording Payment by Husband's Company -- A subsequent settlement agreement that a company would disc..

(i) Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, S.3(1)(r) -- Caste-Based Abuse -- Eyewitnesses Interested in Complainant -- The expression "public view" m..

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, S.9 -- POCSO -- Absence of Outcry and Corroboration -- Conviction can rest on the sole testimony of a victim, but such testimony must i..

(i) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, S.85 -- Cruelty to Wife -- Third Parties Not Related to Husband by Blood or Marriage -- The term "relative" in the cruelty provision must be assigned its c..

Constitution of India, Art.22(2) -- Arrest -- Waiting Time at Police Station Before Formal Arrest -- Article 22(2) uses the phrase "arrested and detained in custody," and mere waiting at a p..

(i) Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978, S.8(1)(a) -- Preventive Detention -- Multiple FIRs Without Nexus to Public Order -- Mere involvement in multiple FIRs is not sufficient to just..

Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.144 -- Maintenance to Wife -- Wife Leaving Matrimonial Home Due to Ill-Treatment -- Reasonable cause to leave the matrimonial home exists where t..

(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.420 -- Cheating -- Non-Disclosure of Matrimonial Status by Spouse -- Prosecution must disclose the essential elements of deception and dishonest or fraudulent ..