An Insurance Company impleaded as a party-respondent in a motor accident claim petition is entitled to contest the claim on all available grounds, without restriction to the grounds enumerat..

Where unimpeachable material of sterling quality demonstrably displaces the factual foundation of accusations and the prosecution fails to effectively counter it, the Court is justified in e..

For computing limitation under Section 468 of the CrPC, the relevant date is the date of filing of the complaint or lodging of the FIR, and not the date on which the Magistrate takes cogniza..

Adverse inference drawn against a plaintiff for non-appearance in the witness box is rebuttable and not conclusive. Where cogent and reliable evidence on record successfully displaces such p..

Phenothiazine and Promethazine do not fall within the definition of "narcotic drug" under Section 2(xiv) or "psychotropic substance" under Section 2(xxiii) of the NDPS Act, 1985. Neither sub..

Potential earning capacity of a wife does not negate her entitlement to maintenance. A distinction exists between "may earn" and "is earning." Where a wife discontinues employment due to mar..

Continuation of criminal prosecution under POCSO Act against a party to a subsisting marriage, where the couple is living happily with a child, amounts to undue harassment and warrants exerc..

Kidnapping under Section 363 and abduction under Section 366 of the IPC require proof of active inducement, enticement, or force by the accused. Voluntary accompaniment by a minor, absent so..

Deduction from the salary of a deceased motor accident victim on grounds unrelated to the accident is impermissible in law. Under the principles settled in Sarla Verma v. Delhi Transport Cor..

Pre-trial quashing of a Section 138 complaint is impermissible once the statutory presumption under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is triggered. Whether a cheque was iss..

A writ of habeas corpus lies only where a person is in illegal detention or custody. It cannot be used to trace or secure the presence of a person whose whereabouts are unknown. Where a husb..

Under Section 3(1)(r) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, the expression "public view" is distinct from "public place." A location accessible to fellow employees within factor..