A confessional statement recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in the presence of a police officer in the recording room cannot be treated as voluntary and is in..

Under the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923, death of an employee by assault while on duty qualifies as an "accidental death" arising out of and in the course of employment, unless credible ..

Failure to consider one of two impugned orders challenged in a civil revision petition constitutes an error apparent on the face of the record under Order 47 Rule 1 read with Section 114 of ..

The proviso to Section 223(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) mandates that the accused be given an opportunity of hearing before a Magistrate takes cognizance of a co..

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..

Once a registered Sale Deed is executed between parties specifying a sale consideration, a suit to recover any balance amount based on an earlier Agreement to Sell is barred under Sections 9..

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..

An allegation of impotency made by a wife against her husband in a complaint to the police, as part of a genuine matrimonial grievance, is protected under Exception 8 to Section 499 IPC, cor..

Under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the cheque must be drawn for discharge of a legally enforceable debt or liability. The statutory presumption under Section 139 is r..