Deliberate suppression of income by a wife in maintenance proceedings under Section 125 CrPC, particularly where contradictory disclosures are made before different forums, vitiates the main..

Torture, ill-treatment, or circumstances where a wife cannot reasonably hope to live with dignity at the matrimonial home constitute sufficient cause for a wife to refuse to live with her hu..

Criminal courts exercising powers under Sections 25 and 26 of the Police Act, 1861 cannot adjudicate interim possessory rights over immovable property. The term "property" under these provis..

A confessional statement recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in the presence of a police officer in the recording room cannot be treated as voluntary and is in..

The proviso to Section 223(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) mandates that the accused be given an opportunity of hearing before a Magistrate takes cognizance of a co..

The obligation of a husband to maintain his wife and minor children under Section 125 CrPC is a legal and ethical duty that cannot be evaded on grounds of lack of regular income or contract-..

A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act filed by a power of attorney holder, without explicitly stating direct personal knowledge of the transactions, is a curable ir..

Under Section 127 CrPC, corresponding to Section 146 of the BNSS, a wife securing a government job constitutes a change in circumstances sufficient to modify or limit maintenance. The underl..

An allegation of impotency made by a wife against her husband in a complaint to the police, as part of a genuine matrimonial grievance, is protected under Exception 8 to Section 499 IPC, cor..

Under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the cheque must be drawn for discharge of a legally enforceable debt or liability. The statutory presumption under Section 139 is r..

Preventive detention under the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 can only be ordered where the activity of a person is prejudicial to maintenance of public order, which is distinct fro..

The benefit under Section 6 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 is available only if the accused is below 21 years of age on the date of conviction and sentencing, not on the date of com..