In cheque dishonour cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the period of imprisonment imposed for non-payment of fine or compensation must be proportionate to the amount ..

A "friendly transaction" does not constitute a legally enforceable debt or liability under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Friendship alone cannot form valid consideration for..

An accused has an absolute right to use statements recorded by the investigating officer under Section 161 CrPC to contradict prosecution witnesses during cross-examination. Section 162 CrPC..

A consensual physical relationship arising from a long-standing love affair, followed by a subsisting marriage, cannot be treated as rape under Section 376(1) IPC merely because the accused ..

Threatening to upload a woman's private bathing video on social media constitutes "imputing unchastity" under Section 506 Part II of the Indian Penal Code. The concept of "unchastity" must b..

Failure of a husband to furnish documents regarding informal employment does not by itself discredit his evidence as to income under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Non-examin..

A dying declaration cannot form the sole basis of conviction where the deceased sustained extensive burn injuries, was in poor general condition, and had been administered sedatives and pain..

Similarity between "reasons to believe" and "grounds of arrest" under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 does not by itself establish non-application of mind or inval..

A life convict becomes eligible for consideration of premature release after completing 14 years of actual imprisonment under Section 475 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, cor..

The gender of an accused is not, by itself, sufficient ground for grant of bail under the proviso to Section 480 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, when the offence alleged is ..

A person seeking transfer of a case from one Special Court to another Special Court may directly approach the High Court under Section 447 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, wi..

Sale of the matrimonial house by the husband or in-laws does not, by itself, constitute an act of dowry harassment punishable under Section 498-A IPC. To attract Section 498-A IPC, the condu..