Under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, an accused cannot escape liability for false promise of marriage by claiming that his existing relationship with another woman was merely a l..

A husband cannot evade maintenance obligation by suppressing financial information. Where an able-bodied husband withholds material details about income and assets, the court is entitled to ..

A withdrawal slip drawn on a cooperative society engaged in banking activities falls within the definition of "cheque" under Section 6 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. A cooperative societ..

An insurance company cannot be exonerated from liability to pay compensation in motor accident claims merely because the injured person was a gratuitous passenger on a goods vehicle. The ins..

A husband cannot be absolved of his obligation to maintain his minor child merely because the wife is earning. Where the mother has custody, her contribution of time, effort, and emotional s..

A woman in an extra-marital relationship with a husband does not qualify as a "relative" under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code. The term "relative" connotes a status conferred by bloo..

Failure to produce an arrested person before a Magistrate within 24 hours of arrest violates Article 22(2) of the Constitution. Such illegality in detention cannot be cured by a subsequent r..

When presence of witnesses summoned under Section 311 CrPC cannot be secured despite all efforts, including service of bailable and arrest warrants, the trial court is justified in closing s..

High Courts, while exercising inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, cannot travel beyond the allegations in the complaint and material placed by the comp..

In anticipatory bail proceedings, the temporal sequence of events and the conduct of parties preceding the registration of an FIR are relevant considerations. Where a criminal complaint appe..

Under Section 7(3) of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, a person aggrieved by a dowry offence cannot be prosecuted under the Act solely on the basis of statements or complaints made by them a..

Loan repayments that lead to creation of assets cannot be treated as necessary expenditure for the purpose of reducing maintenance liability under Section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraks..