Emphasizing the assignment of the…
Emphasizing the assignment of the court to encourage the resolution of sincere matrimonial disputes, the Supreme Court set aside confidence in a man under the part of 498a from the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’). In this case, the husband was punished under the section 498-A IPC and was sentenced to serving a three-year simple […]
The Supreme Court of…
The Supreme Court of India observed that the mechanical compliance of stipulations under Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, does not prove the execution of a Will. Evidence of meeting the requirement of the said provision must be reliable, the bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose said. In this case, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Payment of extortion money does…
Payment of extortion money does not amount to terror funding, the Supreme Court observed while granting bail to an accused arrested under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [UAPA]. In this case, the bail application of Sudesh Kedia was dismissed by the High Court on a finding that he had been paying extortion money, and thus contributed […]
The Supreme Court observed that…
The Supreme Court observed that the statement made during a secret / open investigation at the Pre-FIR stage could not be said as a statement under the 160 CRPC and / or statement that will be recorded during an inquiry in accordance with the criminal procedure code and therefore cannot be used against Defendant during […]
