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‘Wife’ Entitled To Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC Even If Marriage Was Not Legal: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently held that even if a marriage was not legal due to the existence of a…
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Rape of minor: Madras High Court orders ₹14 lakh compensation; slams Legal Service Authority for seeking dismissal of case
The criminal case was closed by a local court following the death of the accused. The District Legal Services Authority…
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Magistrate order under Section 14 SARFAESI Act cannot be quashed by High Court under Section 482 CrPC: Supreme Court
A division bench of Justices AS Bopanna and MM Sundresh observed that only remedies under the SARFAESI Act can be…
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Punjab & Haryana High Court grants anticipatory bail to Ayurveda doctor accused in illegal pregnancy termination case
The Court took note of the petitioner’s submission that if this is a case of premature delivery and not pregnancy…
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Supreme Court grants bail to rape-accused who claimed family of interfaith, live-in partner foisted fake case
The Court noted that the couple had entered into a live-in relationship agreement, and had also filed a joint petition…
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Jail authorities duty bound to respect lawyers, allow them to meet imprisoned clients: Kerala High Court
“When a lawyer is going to prison to meet his client, it is the duty of the officers of the…
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Lack of witnesses to sexual assault not ground to let accused off the hook in POCSO cases: Meghalaya High Court
A bench led by Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee highlighted that for survivor-children, it is difficult to imagine that their accounts…
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Supreme Court agrees to hear plea on whether prosecution under Section 138 NI Act requires signatory to be made party
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Rajesh Bindal issued notice on the plea. The Supreme Court recently agreed…
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PoSH Act applicable even if complainant and harasser work in different departments: Delhi High Court
The Court said that if the PoSH Act is limited only to the people working in the same departments, it…
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Supreme Court declines to entertain PIL for creation of National Commission for Men to look into suicides among married men
The Court observed that the petition portrayed a one-sided picture, that criminal law takes care of such situations and that…
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Section 498A IPC being rampantly misused to harass family members: Gujarat High Court quashes case against 86-year-old woman
Justice Sandeep N Bhatt noted that courts must ensure that criminal prosecution is not used as an instrument of harassment…
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Judicial officers need to show more sensitivity in POCSO cases: Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam of Calcutta High Court
The Chief Justice was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of an additional sessions court in South 24 Parganas. Calcutta High…
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How Legal System Protects and Honours the Senior Citizens in India?
How Legal System Protects and Honours the Senior Citizens in India? The main idea and concept…
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Supreme Court: Stop Criminalizing Civil Disputes
Supreme Court: Stop Criminalizing Civil Disputes To create a peer police pressure, civil disputes such as breach of contractual…
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Bail Rule: Jail Exception
Bail Rule: Jail Exception The Principle of Bail as Rule and Jail as an exception, finds its very source from…
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Bail Laws in India
Bail Laws in India Just because a person is accused of an offence, it is not expected to keep the…
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Considerations’ for Regular Bail in Commercial Quantity: NDPS ACT
Considerations’ for Regular Bail in Commercial Quantity: NDPS ACT The cardinal principle of presumption of innocane unless proved guilty or…
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