A wife who has voluntarily participated in foreign divorce proceedings and accepted monetary settlement cannot continue criminal prosecution under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code on th..

A Magistrate cannot return a private complaint solely for want of a postal address of the accused. Section 2(1)(h) of the BNSS, 2023 expressly permits complaints against "some person, whethe..

A lathi is not inherently a harmless weapon; its lethality depends on the manner of use, the part of the body targeted, and the force employed. Repeated blows on vital regions such as the pa..

Under Section 149 IPC, every member of an unlawful assembly is equally liable for acts committed in furtherance of the common object, irrespective of the specific role or individual blow att..

High speed is not a prerequisite to constitute the offence of rash and negligent driving under Section 279 of the Indian Penal Code. Rashness and negligence must be assessed from the totalit..

To establish offences under Sections 498-A and 304-B of the Indian Penal Code, the prosecution must prove that the deceased herself was subjected to dowry-related cruelty soon before her dea..

At the stage of taking cognizance on a complaint under Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, a Magistrate must be satisfied that sufficient grounds exist to proceed against the accu..

Evidence collected during an illegal search is not automatically inadmissible. Under Indian evidence law, relevancy is the primary test of admissibility, not the legality of the method of co..

Under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, sexual intercourse obtained through deceitful means or a false promise of marriage is a distinct punishable offence, separate from rape..

The State is absolutely liable for unnatural death of a prisoner in custody, even if death occurs by suicide. The right to life and human dignity under Article 21 extends to individuals in i..

A customer of a brothel cannot be prosecuted under Section 3 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, which penalizes keeping or allowing premises to be used as a brothel. Section 5(1)..

Section 27-A of the NDPS Act, which penalises financing of illicit traffic and harbouring of offenders, operates in a distinct and narrower field than offences of possession, sale, or purcha..