Abetment of suicide- Penal Code, 1860
Mere harassment, by itself, not sufficient to establish abetment of suicide S. 306 r/w Ss. 107 and 114, [Jayedeepsinh Pravinsinh Chavda v. State of Gujarat, (2025) 2 SCC 116]… CaseComment…
Impleadment of Civil Authority or Registration Officer for Bail applications filed by foreign nationals —under Ss. 437 and 439 of the Foreigners Act, 1946- CrPC
There is no need to implead them in bail applications filed by foreign nationals. There is no propriety in issuing a direction that either Civil Authority or Registration Officer should…
S. 125(4) — Disqualification relating to non-entitlement of wife to maintenance on her refusal to live with her husband without any sufficient reason- CrPC
Mere passing of a decree for restitution of conjugal rights at the husband’s behest coupled with non-compliance with that decree by wife, held, would not by itself be sufficient to…
Scope of Jurisdiction of Family Court for Grant of maintenance to Divorced Muslim women U/S. 125 – Criminal Procedure Code, 1973
Issue relating to whether Family Court has jurisdiction to try application filed by a divorced Muslim woman for maintenance under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986…
Applicability of S. 125 – Right to maintenance thereunder, of a divorced Muslim woman, despite enactment of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 -Criminal Procedure Code, 1973
Effect of non obstante clause occurring in the 1986 Act: A divorced Muslim woman can maintain a petition under S. 125 CrPC, despite enactment of the 1986 Act. Non obstante…
Identity of appellant S. 302 r/w Ss. 34, 449, 404 and 201-Penal Code, 1860
Conviction reversed due to non-holding of TI parade along with absence of motive and any connection with recovered articles, On facts, in a brutal murder of a teenager girl allegedly…
Intention and nature of fatal injury- Ss. 300 Firstly, Thirdly and 302
Intention to cause death can easily be discerned from conduct of appellant and nature of fatal injury inflicted, which in ordinary course of nature was sufficient to cause death. Fulfilment…
Misleading advertisements and Right to safe drugs Arts. 21 and 47- Constitution of India
The case arises from concerns about the rising number of misleading advertisements, particularly those involving health and food products, which exploit consumers’ lack of knowledge. Despite existing frameworks like the Consumer…
Conditions for Applicability of Res judicata between co-defendants -Civil Procedure Code, 1908- S. 11
When in earlier suit rights of co-defendants in respect of suit land were neither in issue, nor ever adjudicated, held, principle of res judicata will not be applicable. Ratio Decidendi-…