Co-accused acquittal does not ipso facto entitle an absconding accused to anticipatory bail on grounds of parity. Trial court findings recorded during a co-accused's trial are wholly irrelev..

Under Section 27A of the NDPS Act, the statutory ingredients of financing illicit traffic and harbouring offenders are distinct from mere involvement in sale or transportation of contraband ..

Under Section 19 of the Domestic Violence Act, 2005, a residence order does not confer an indefeasible right to insist upon a specific property where suitable alternate accommodation of equi..

Suppression, concealment, or selective disclosure of material facts in a bail application amounts to abuse of process and vitiates the order at its root. Where a High Court ignores official ..

Whether a complainant in a Section 138 NI Act prosecution qualifies as a "victim" under the proviso to Section 372 CrPC, entitling appeal against acquittal without special leave under Sectio..

Under Section 2(f) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, a 'relationship in the nature of marriage' requires, inter alia, that both parties be legally qualified to ent..

Section 362 CrPC, which prohibits alteration or review of final judgments, does not bar cancellation of anticipatory bail granted on the strength of a court-recorded compromise subsequently ..

Unlike Section 125(4) CrPC, which expressly bars maintenance to a wife living in adultery, the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 contains no such statutory disqualificatio..

A husband who obtains divorce on the ground of wife's mental illness cannot subsequently evade maintenance liability under Section 127 CrPC by contending she is capable of earning. Such mutu..

Grant of regular bail or anticipatory bail cannot be made subject to deposit of any amount. Where case for bail is made out, Court must grant it unconditionally; where not made out, Court ma..

For conviction under Section 376 IPC, complete sexual intercourse is not mandatory; mere penetration suffices per Explanation to Section 375 IPC. Intact hymen does not negate penetration. Vi..

For conviction under Section 304B IPC, prosecution must prove cruelty or harassment in connection with dowry demand inflicted soon before death. General allegations of harassment without spe..