Service of summons through electronic communication, including through mobile phone or WhatsApp, is legally valid under Sections 70 and 530 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. Section..

Bail granted solely on parity with co-accused, without independently examining criminal antecedents, absconding conduct, use of fake identities, and likelihood of repeat offences, is pervers..

Recognition of a single mother as a complete parent for civic identity is constitutional fidelity, not charity. Compulsion to carry a father's name and caste in school records, where the fat..

Temporary residence adopted out of compulsion after domestic violence falls within Section 27 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, conferring jurisdiction on the cour..

A single complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is maintainable for dishonour of multiple cheques covered by a consolidated statutory notice, provided all cheque..

Direction to deposit a minimum of 20% of the compensation amount under Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is the general rule when an appeal is preferred against conviction under ..

A Magistrate retains power under Sections 209 and 323 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to commit a case to a Court of Sessions if any offence is exclusively triable by that court, including..

Consent to sexual intercourse is vitiated by misconception of fact where a woman cohabits solely on the belief of being a lawfully wedded wife, and that belief is induced by concealment of a..

Section 256 of the Code of Criminal Procedure contemplates acquittal of an accused who is before the court, not when absconding from trial. Dismissal of a complaint and acquittal solely on a..

Information leading to discovery of facts is admissible under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act only when given by a person in police custody at the time of making the statement. Absence..

Victim compensation under Section 357 CrPCis not an alternative to a sentence or punishment imposed. Punishment is punitive in nature and cannot be purchased by money. Treating compensation ..

A person who feloniously and intentionally kills another is disqualified from inheriting the victim's property under the common law "Slayer Rule," even where the Indian Succession Act, 1925 ..