Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, S.141 -- Dishonour of Cheque -- Vicarious Liability -- Vicarious criminal liability under S.141 cannot be fastened on an office bearer of a society merely b..

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.173(8) -- Further Investigation -- Magistrate's Prior Leave -- Prior leave of the concerned Magistrate is a mandatory requirement before police conduct furth..

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.125 -- Maintenance -- Suppression of Income -- Deliberate suppression of income by a wife in maintenance proceedings, particularly where contradictory disclo..

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.125(4) -- Maintenance to Wife -- Refusal to Cohabit -- Torture, ill-treatment, or circumstances where a wife cannot reasonably hope to live with dignity at t..

Police Act, 1861, Ss.25 and 26 -- Immovable Property -- Criminal Courts -- Criminal courts exercising powers under Ss.25 and 26 of the Police Act, 1861 cannot adjudicate interim possessory r..

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.164 -- Confession -- Police Presence During Recording -- A confessional statement recorded under S.164 CrPC in the presence of a police officer in the record..

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.223(1) -- Pre-Cognizance Hearing -- Supply of Evidence -- The proviso to S.223(1) BNSS mandates that the accused be given an opportunity of hearin..

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.482 -- Quashing -- Quashing of FIR Does Not Amount to Acquittal -- Quashing of criminal proceedings under S.482 CrPC on the ground of omnibus and unspecific ..

Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.498A -- Cruelty to Wife -- Unlawful Demand -- Explanation (b) to S.498A covers any unlawful demand by the husband or his family and is not limited to demands for d..

The obligation of a husband to maintain his wife and minor children under Section 125 CrPC is a legal and ethical duty that cannot be evaded on grounds of lack of regular income or contract-..

A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act filed by a power of attorney holder, without explicitly stating direct personal knowledge of the transactions, is a curable ir..

Under Section 127 CrPC, corresponding to Section 146 of the BNSS, a wife securing a government job constitutes a change in circumstances sufficient to modify or limit maintenance. The underl..