Statements made by an accused under Section 313 of CrPC, though not evidence on oath, can be used to support a conviction where they corroborate the prosecution's case. Once execution and si..

An application under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure lies before a Magistrate where police fails to act on a cognizable complaint. Fabrication of court decrees and forgery o..

Cheque dishonour proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 are quasi-criminal and primarily compensatory in nature. Trial courts must refer all such cases to medi..

Section 499 IPC makes no distinction between first-time publication of defamatory content and redisplaying content already published on another platform. Prior existence of defamatory materi..

A private settlement agreement cannot dissolve a statutory marriage absent a decree or proved custom. However, such an agreement is relevant evidence to determine whether parties are living ..

Power to freeze a bank account during investigation must be exercised sparingly and only upon recording reasons demonstrating a live and proximate link between the account and the alleged cr..

Dismissal of a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for want of prosecution is unsustainable where the accused has not yet been served and proceedings remain a..

The 60-day period under Section 250(1) BNSS for filing a discharge application after committal is procedural in nature. It regulates the exercise of the right but does not extinguish it. Whe..

Enhancement of maintenance under Section 127 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 must be grounded in adequate reasons. Inflation and changed circumstances justify enhancement, but the amoun..

Vague and omnibus allegations, without attribution of specific acts, dates, or places, cannot sustain criminal proceedings under Section 498A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Pro..

When an accused already in judicial custody is formally arrested in another case pursuant to a production warrant under Section 302 of the BNSS, separate communication of grounds of arrest t..

Conviction under Section 306 of the IPC requires proof of two distinct elements: first, that the deceased committed suicide, and second, that the accused abetted the act through instigation ..