(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.376/511 -- Attempt to Rape -- Absence of Proximate Overt Act -- Not sufficient to sustain conviction -- Conviction for attempt to rape requires evidence of an ..

(i) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, S.13(1)(i) -- Divorce -- Allegation of Compromising Position -- Not equivalent to proof of adultery -- Finding a spouse in a compromising position does not esta..

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.482 -- Quashing of Criminal Proceedings -- Informant Distinct from Victim -- The real victim, and not an informant who merely set the criminal law in motion,..

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.482 -- Quashing of Criminal Proceedings -- Post-Conviction Compromise -- High Courts may quash criminal proceedings even after conviction and even in non-com..

(i) Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, S.63 -- Confiscation of Vehicle -- Power Under NDPS Act -- The power to confiscate a conveyance seized in an NDPS case vests exclusi..

Guardian and Wards Act, 1890, S.25 -- Custody of Minor Child -- Breach of Foreign Custody Order by Mother -- Violation of conditions imposed by a foreign court or by the domestic court does ..

Divorce Act, 1869, S.3(3) -- Divorce -- Territorial Jurisdiction -- Christian Wife Residing Separately from Husband -- The phrase "within whose jurisdiction the husband and wife reside" mu..

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, S.13(1)(ia) -- Divorce -- Separate Rooms Within Same Premises as Part of Prolonged Discord -- Spouses occupying separate rooms in the same premises, standing alone,..

(i) Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, S.29 -- Bail -- Prosecutrix Turning Hostile Despite DNA Match -- DNA profiling report may establish biological sexual contact prima..

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, S.138 -- Dishonour of Cheque -- Subsequent Settlement Recording Payment by Husband's Company -- A subsequent settlement agreement that a company would disc..

(i) Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, S.3(1)(r) -- Caste-Based Abuse -- Eyewitnesses Interested in Complainant -- The expression "public view" m..

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, S.9 -- POCSO -- Absence of Outcry and Corroboration -- Conviction can rest on the sole testimony of a victim, but such testimony must i..