A bona fide purchaser of property, who acquires it for valuable consideration without knowledge of any forgery in the vendor's title documents, cannot be held criminally liable for cheating ..

A husband is not entitled to claim maintenance from his wife under Section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, as the provision primarily contemplates maintenance for wives,..

The twin conditions under Section 37(1)(b)(ii) of the NDPS Act are mandatory for grant of bail in commercial quantity cases, and cannot be diluted on the ground of prolonged incarceration or..

A summoning or cognizance order passed on a printed proforma with blanks filled in by hand is illegal and invalid, as it reflects mechanical action devoid of judicial mind. While a detailed ..

A High Court, while rejecting an anticipatory bail application, has no jurisdiction to direct the applicant to surrender before a lower court and seek regular bail. Such a direction is wholl..

Criminal liability under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 subsists against directors of a company notwithstanding the initiation of liquidation proceedings against such co..

An able-bodied husband is under a sacrosanct legal duty to maintain his wife under Section 125 CrPC, irrespective of a reduction in income or closure of business. Income tax returns are not ..

Section 354 IPC cannot be treated as a "minor offence" relative to Section 354A IPC for the purpose of conviction under Section 222 CrPC, as the ingredients and punishments of the two provis..

Mere knowledge of a second marriage is insufficient to attract liability of the husband's relatives under Section 494 IPC; the complainant must prima facie establish overt acts or active par..

Directing an accused to keep mobile location active and share live location with the Investigating Officer is not a valid condition for grant of anticipatory bail. While courts possess wide ..

A conviction under Section 149 IPC cannot be sustained when the number of persons actually convicted falls below five, and the prosecution has not alleged participation of any unidentified o..

Absence of a seal or signature on a bank endorsement does not invalidate a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, where the endorsement contains all material pa..