The test for bail of additionally summoned accused is more than prima facie case required for framing charges, but short of satisfaction that unrebutted evidence would lead to conviction...

Statutory restrictions under Section 45 PMLA cannot supersede the constitutional right to speedy trial, and economic offences cannot be classified as a homogeneous class to deny bail solely ..

Equity must prevent unjust enrichment and restore parties to their original position, particularly where both are at fault. Directing forfeiture would result in an equitable windfall to the ..

Exception 2 cannot be invoked where there is no act of self-defence against an unarmed deceased, and Exception 4 requires a genuine physical confrontation with mutual exchange of blows, not ..

Once an auction sale is confirmed and the aggrieved party has not sought to set it aside, a separate suit challenging the confirmation order is expressly barred, and the appropriate remedy i..

The insurer cannot refuse to indemnify damage caused by fire on the ground that the proximate cause of fire was burglary or theft, particularly when no such exclusion is provided in the spec..

In cases of alleged refusal, strict compliance with Order 5 Rule 19 CPC is mandatory--Ex parte divorce decree set aside..

Allegations lacked specific instances of cruelty or dowry demands and even if taken at face value, did not prima facie disclose commission of alleged offences...

Nomination does not confer a superior claim over the General Provident Fund, and upon the deceased acquiring a family, the earlier nomination stands terminated triggering equal distribution ..

Mere procedural lapses in sampling under Section 52-A of the NDPS Act do not vitiate the prosecution unless they compromise the integrity of the seized contraband...

Once premises fall within the definition of "public premises" and tenancy is legally terminated, unauthorized occupants cannot claim protection of State Rent Control Acts and must face evict..

Requiring an aggrieved woman to approach the ICC at the respondent's workplace for every third-party incident would undermine the POSH Act's remedial social welfare intent...