Restraining a spouse from approaching the other spouse, their residence, or workplace during pendency of matrimonial proceedings requires a high benchmark of justification and cannot be orde..

Merely sending abortion pills to a person does not satisfy the ingredients of offences under Sections 312 and 313 IPC unless such pills are forcefully administered with the intent to cause m..

A posthumously filed income tax return is admissible and must be considered by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal for determining the income of a deceased claimant while computing compensation..

Taking away a child from the mother by the father, when motivated by genuine concern for the welfare of the child, does not constitute mental cruelty under Section 498A IPC. The threshold of..

Denial of salary for services rendered amounts to a violation of Article 21 and Article 23 of the Constitution. The right to livelihood is an integral component of the right to life under Ar..

An accused already on regular bail cannot seek anticipatory bail upon addition of a graver offence during trial. A person on bail remains in constructive custody of law and therefore cannot ..

Call detail records showing contact between an accused and a co-accused are insufficient to establish a nexus with drug trafficking under the NDPS Act, in the absence of voice recordings or ..

There is no prohibition under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 against solemnization of marriage between an Indian citizen and a foreign national. A Sub-Registrar or Marriage Officer cannot in..

A petition for quashing of FIR under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is not maintainable immediately following dismissal of anticipatory bail, absent any material..

Assessment of notional income of a young engineering student at a manifestly inadequate figure, ignoring academic credentials and future earning potential, is contrary to the principle of "j..

Rupture of the hymen is not necessary to establish the offence of penetrative sexual assault under Section 3(a) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Penetration to any ext..

Video conferencing is not permissible at the stage of reconciliation in matrimonial proceedings. The Rules for Video Conferencing for Courts, 2023, being procedural in nature, cannot overrid..