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..

Conviction for attempt to murder under Section 307 IPC requires proof of two essential elements: intention or knowledge to cause death, and an actual act toward committing murder. Gravity of..

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..

Though consent is legally irrelevant under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, relationships among young adults involving de facto approval of both participants for a sexual..

A husband cannot evade his obligation to maintain his wife and children by claiming absence of a regular source of income. Maintenance is a sacrosanct duty, and a husband capable of earning,..

A false promise of marriage made without any intention to fulfill it, and subsequently broken on a pretext not beyond the control of the accused, constitutes an offence under Section 69 of t..

Educational qualification alone does not render a wife capable of maintaining herself for the purpose of Section 125 CrPC. Courts may take judicial notice of prevailing unemployment, which a..

A court exercising jurisdiction under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 must not grant compensation founded upon allegations of cruelty or harassment that are sub-judi..

Where a complaint under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 is filed after July 1, 2024, a Special Court is mandatorily required to hear the accused before taking cogniz..