A court exercising jurisdiction under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 must not grant compensation founded upon allegations of cruelty or harassment that are sub-judi..

Where a complaint under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 is filed after July 1, 2024, a Special Court is mandatorily required to hear the accused before taking cogniz..

In cheque dishonour cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the period of imprisonment imposed for non-payment of fine or compensation must be proportionate to the amount ..

A "friendly transaction" does not constitute a legally enforceable debt or liability under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Friendship alone cannot form valid consideration for..

An accused has an absolute right to use statements recorded by the investigating officer under Section 161 CrPC to contradict prosecution witnesses during cross-examination. Section 162 CrPC..

Compensation for amputation of a limb in a motor accident must include future costs of periodic replacement and maintenance of prosthetic limbs, and not merely the present cost of a single a..

A consensual physical relationship arising from a long-standing love affair, followed by a subsisting marriage, cannot be treated as rape under Section 376(1) IPC merely because the accused ..

Once probate is granted in respect of a Will, the probate judgment operates in rem and the Will need not be proved afresh under Section 68 of the Indian Evidence Act in subsequent civil proc..

Rule 13 of the Bar Council of India Rules does not prohibit a co-accused advocate from appearing as counsel for another accused. The rule, falling under "Duty to Client," merely restrains an..

Exclusion of natural heirs from a Will does not, by itself, constitute a suspicious circumstance invalidating the Will. The purpose of a Will is precisely to alter the normal line of success..

Threatening to upload a woman's private bathing video on social media constitutes "imputing unchastity" under Section 506 Part II of the Indian Penal Code. The concept of "unchastity" must b..

A plaint cannot be rejected in its entirety under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC merely because one of the prayers or reliefs sought therein is found to be legally untenable, so long as the other relie..