Motor accident claim proceedings under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 must be decided on the standard of preponderance of probability and not proof beyond reasonable doubt. Under Section 163A,..

General and omnibus allegations of torture or cruelty without specific instances, particular dates, or definite persons attributed cannot sustain a conviction under Section 498-A of the Indi..

A defendant cannot file an additional written statement under Order VIII Rule 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 at an advanced stage of trial to introduce a defence wholly inconsistent ..

Vicarious criminal liability under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 cannot be fastened on an office bearer of a society merely by virtue of designation or position. To att..

Every entry in the Annual Confidential Report of a public servant must be communicated to the employee if it adversely affects promotional prospects, regardless of its nomenclature. The dete..

Prior leave of the concerned Magistrate is a mandatory requirement before police conduct further investigation under Section 173(8) CrPC, even though the provision does not explicitly state ..

Quashing of criminal proceedings under Section 482 CrPC on the ground of omnibus and unspecific allegations does not constitute an acquittal on merits. Accordingly, it does not attract the b..

Under Section 498-A IPC, Explanation (b) covers any unlawful demand by the husband or his family — not limited to dowry demands — and Explanation (a) covers willful conduct driving the w..

Conviction for attempt to murder under Section 307 IPC requires proof of two essential elements: intention or knowledge to cause death, and an actual act toward committing murder. Gravity of..

Advocates are duty-bound to place before the court all relevant precedents, including judgments adverse to their client's case. Independently, the court itself has a tri-fold duty to apply c..

Exclusion of natural heirs from a Will does not, by itself, constitute a suspicious circumstance invalidating the Will. The purpose of a Will is precisely to alter the normal line of success..

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..