The Kerala High Court has…
The Kerala High Court has provided an assessment that should be considered when sex on marriage promises can amount to rape. Putting aside the belief of a man for violations of rape on false promises of marriage, the court clarified only because the defendant signed another marriage immediately after sexual acts with the victim, it […]
Sathankulam custodial death: SC says…
Sathankulam custodial death: SC says cop ‘have to be in prison for some time’. The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined a bail plea filed by means of a police officer from Tamil Nadu. He was charge-sheeted by the CBI in the case associated with the custodial demise of father-son duo Jayaraj-Bennix in June 2020. A […]
On Thursday (January 6) the…
On Thursday (January 6) the Supreme Court observed that the first appeal of confidence in murder cases could not be dismissed after recording conclusions in general and in just four lines. A bench consisting of Judge Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh set aside the sequence of the Punjab High Court and Haryana and deposited […]
Taking note of the lack…
Taking note of the lack of operation of the Debts Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) and the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals(DRATs) in many states due to non-filling of vacancies, the Supreme Court on Thursday passed an order requesting the High Courts to entertain applications under the SARFAESI under the writ jurisdiction as an interim measure. “To resolve […]
Taking note of the lack…
Taking note of the lack of operation of the Debts Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) and the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals(DRATs) in many states due to non-filling of vacancies, the Supreme Court on Thursday passed an order requesting the High Courts to entertain applications under the SARFAESI under the writ jurisdiction as an interim measure. “To resolve […]
The Supreme Court reiterated that…
The Supreme Court reiterated that a rape accused can be convicted on sole testimony of prosecuterix if she is found to be credible and trustworthy. In this case, one of the contentions raised by the rape accused who was concurrently convicted under Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code was that the prosecution case rests […]
The Supreme Court has observed…
The Supreme Court has observed that the claim of juvenility can be raised before any Court, at any stage, even after final disposal of the case. The bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and JK Mahseshwari observed that if the Court finds a person to be a juvenile on the date of commission of the offence, […]
On Thursday (9th December), the…
On Thursday (9th December), the Supreme Court opined that recovery under Section 27 of the Evidence Act would not be admissible if the disclosure statement was made in connection to a crime undergoing separate trial, especially when such statement was not made to the jurisdictional police officer. A bench comprising Justices U.U. Lalit, S. Ravindra […]
The Punjab And Haryana High…
The Punjab And Haryana High Court recently observed that recording of the telephonic conversation of the wife without her knowledge is a clear-cut infringement of her privacy. With this observation, the Bench of Justice Lisa Gill set aside the order of a Family Court allowing the husband to prove the telephonic conversation between him and […]
Sexual enhancement tablets meant to…
Sexual enhancement tablets meant to enhance male potency do not attract the provisions of the NDPS Act, the Supreme Court observed while granting bail to NDPS Accused. In this case, the accused was granted bail by the Special Court on the ground that he was not found to be in possession of any psychotropic substance […]
