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 […]
Holding that a High Court…
Holding that a High Court cannot dismiss a second appeal filed under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure in limine without assigning reasons, the Supreme Court remitted a matter back to the High Court for fresh consideration. In the instant case, the High Court had dismissed the second appeal with a one sentence […]
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 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 […]
