Reckless allegations of illicit affairs and serious criminal acts made by a spouse in pleadings without supporting evidence amount to mental cruelty under matrimonial law. Such allegations c..

A private settlement agreement cannot dissolve a statutory marriage absent a decree or proved custom. However, such an agreement is relevant evidence to determine whether parties are living ..

Power to freeze a bank account during investigation must be exercised sparingly and only upon recording reasons demonstrating a live and proximate link between the account and the alleged cr..

Admission of additional evidence at the appellate stage under Order XLI Rule 27 of the Code of Civil Procedure is discretionary. No vested or automatic right exists in favour of a party to p..

Dismissal of a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for want of prosecution is unsustainable where the accused has not yet been served and proceedings remain a..

The 60-day period under Section 250(1) BNSS for filing a discharge application after committal is procedural in nature. It regulates the exercise of the right but does not extinguish it. Whe..

Enhancement of maintenance under Section 127 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 must be grounded in adequate reasons. Inflation and changed circumstances justify enhancement, but the amoun..

A defendant is not required to file a separate application for production of documents intended solely to confront a witness during cross-examination. Orders VIII and XIII of the Code of Civ..

Vague and omnibus allegations, without attribution of specific acts, dates, or places, cannot sustain criminal proceedings under Section 498A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Pro..

When an accused already in judicial custody is formally arrested in another case pursuant to a production warrant under Section 302 of the BNSS, separate communication of grounds of arrest t..

Conviction under Section 306 of the IPC requires proof of two distinct elements: first, that the deceased committed suicide, and second, that the accused abetted the act through instigation ..

Title in immovable property vests in an auction purchaser upon confirmation of sale. Where an auction purchaser is already in possession on the date of institution of suit, formal delivery o..