Preliminary Inquiry is not mandatory--Superintendent of Police had not conducted preliminary enquiry and on basis of detailed source report ordered lodging of FIR--Order upheld..

Bail--Recovery Officer stated heroin recovered as bhura (dark off white) whereas lab report mentioned it as off white--Thus, minute disparity in name of colour of recovered contraband cannot..

Bail--Long Custody--There is a big racket involved in manufacturing/supplying/selling/transporting of illegal drugs with deep rooted conspiracy--Petitioners are in custody for more than 4 ye..

Absence of Accused was purely on account of his health condition--Issuance of non-bailable warrants must not be exercised in a mechanical manner--Arrest warrants set aside..

Recovery of dowry articles vide recovery memo is not disputed--Allegations in the FIR are matter of trial--Bail granted..

Minor taken away by his mother from lawful custody of his father--No offence under S.361 IPC is made out

Custody of Child--Writ of Habeas Corpus--Choice of Child--Minor Child aged 12 y..

Privacy of Police Officials--The other record of call details pertaining to officials, which is not relevant for determining the location of the concerned police officials, is not to be prov..

Stage of Promise--The promise as stated, if at all, was after the intercourse--Thus, there was no inducement by the accused, with a promise of marriage, before the alleged sexual intercourse..

State directed to pay compensation of Rs 3 lakhs, for illegal detention, with liberty to recover from erring official..

Application under S.154(3) CrPC was filed without prior filing of an application under S.154(1) CrPC--Order of Magistrate taking the cognizance under S.156(3) set aside..

Keeping in view, age of petitioner and the agony of trial of 26 years, sentence reduced to period already undergone..

Both the complainant and the accused were married to their respective spouses and both were aware of each other’s marital status--Accused discharged

Rape--False Promise to Marry--Accu..