Subsequent marriage with the prosecutrix after she attains majority does not absolve an accused of repeated acts of rape committed when the prosecutrix was a minor. Under Section 6 of the PO..

Possession of an LL.B. degree by a divorced wife is not a ground to deny maintenance. A husband cannot escape the legal and ethical duty to maintain his wife merely because she holds a profe..

Provisional attachment of a bank account under tax law is a drastic power and must be exercised strictly in accordance with statutory requirements. Formation of opinion based on tangible mat..

Under the NDPS Act, 1985, "ganja" is defined to include only the flowering or fruiting tops of the cannabis plant, excluding leaves, seeds, and stalks when not accompanied by such tops. For ..

Declaration of an accused as absconder under Sections 82 and 83 CrPC cannot be resorted to without exhausting all reasonable and efficacious steps to secure the presence of the accused. The ..

Under Section 94 BNSS, a husband in maintenance proceedings may seek production of employment and income records of the wife from a private institution where she is employed, if such informa..

Under Section 311 CrPC (now Section 348 BNSS), a trial court may summon witnesses or exhibit documents at any stage of trial, including after closure of evidence, if such evidence appears es..

Where unimpeachable material of sterling quality demonstrably displaces the factual foundation of accusations and the prosecution fails to effectively counter it, the Court is justified in e..

For computing limitation under Section 468 of the CrPC, the relevant date is the date of filing of the complaint or lodging of the FIR, and not the date on which the Magistrate takes cogniza..

Phenothiazine and Promethazine do not fall within the definition of "narcotic drug" under Section 2(xiv) or "psychotropic substance" under Section 2(xxiii) of the NDPS Act, 1985. Neither sub..

Continuation of criminal prosecution under POCSO Act against a party to a subsisting marriage, where the couple is living happily with a child, amounts to undue harassment and warrants exerc..

Kidnapping under Section 363 and abduction under Section 366 of the IPC require proof of active inducement, enticement, or force by the accused. Voluntary accompaniment by a minor, absent so..