Victim compensation under Section 357 CrPCis not an alternative to a sentence or punishment imposed. Punishment is punitive in nature and cannot be purchased by money. Treating compensation ..

Under Article 135 of the Schedule to the Limitation Act, 1963, the limitation period for enforcing a decree granting a mandatory injunction is three years from the date of the decree where n..

Whether Section 498A IPC/S.85 BNS extends to a man in a live-in relationship or a relationship in the nature of marriage — where no legal marriage exists — remains an open question. ..

Co-accused acquittal does not ipso facto entitle an absconding accused to anticipatory bail on grounds of parity. Trial court findings recorded during a co-accused's trial are wholly irrelev..

A change of land use (CLU) permission granted without statutory authority is void from inception. Under the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995, any alteration to a M..

Condonation of delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 is not a right but a discretionary relief. Courts are not bound to condone delay merely because the applicant is a State. Bur..

Suppression, concealment, or selective disclosure of material facts in a bail application amounts to abuse of process and vitiates the order at its root. Where a High Court ignores official ..

A transferee who acquires property after the institution of proceedings or the passing of an arbitral award is a transferee pendente lite and is barred under Order XXI Rule 102 CPC from resi..

Whether a complainant in a Section 138 NI Act prosecution qualifies as a "victim" under the proviso to Section 372 CrPC, entitling appeal against acquittal without special leave under Sectio..

Under Section 2(1)(d) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, the determinative test for excluding a buyer from the definition of 'consumer' is the dominant purpose at the time of purchase, no..

A photocopy of a notarised Power of Attorney is inadmissible unless statutory requirements for secondary evidence under Sections 63 to 65 of the Evidence Act, 1872 are strictly complied with..

Under Section 25 of the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, child welfare remains the paramount consideration but cannot be assessed in isolation. Custody determination must integrate parental co..