Malayalam journalist Siddique Kappan finally set free after both the Supreme Court and the Allahabad High Court gave him relief in a terror and sedition case and a money laundering case respectively. Kappan was arrested on October 5, 2020 while trave ..
WHAT DID THE SC SAY? In BV Seshaiah vs State of Telangana, the Apex Court set aside a Telengana HC order which validated the conviction of the appellant u/s 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. A Division Bench comprising Justices Krishna Murari an ..
In XXX v. XXX, the Delhi High Court put a stay on proceedings pending before the the learned MM, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi. The proceedings related to a domestic violence incident where the husband of the petitioner i.e. the respondent filed a case u ..
On 1st February 2023, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the annual Budget for the financial year 2023-24. This is the last budget of the current government before the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. Swipe right to see a few high ..
WHAT DID THE SC SAY? In Ajay Dabra v. Pyare Ram & Ors., the Apex Court noted that being short of money to pay the court fees is not a sufficient reason to condone the delay in filing of the appeal. A Division Bench consisting of Justice PS Narasi ..
WHAT DID THE SC SAY? In Usha Chakraborty v. State of West Bengal, the Apex Court quashed a criminal appeal under section 482 Cr.P.C. The Hon’ble Court noted that any attempt to disguise a civil dispute as a criminal offence will be met with qua ..
WHAT DID THE SC SAY? In Shipra Dey v. State of West Bengal & Ors., the Apex Court sent directions to the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sealdah u/s 200 Cr.P.C for examination of the complainant. The Hon’ble Court noted that every c ..
WHAT DID THE SC SAY? In Naim Ahamed v. State (NCT of Delhi), the Apex Court held that treating every breach of promise to marry to be false and applying the provisions of Section 376 IPC would be a folly. The Court noted that each case has to be eval ..
The Calcutta High Court dismissed a wife's request for extra support under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), observing that the wife's plea for enhanced maintenance after restricting a considerable source of the husband ..
According to the Delhi High Court, a revision petition filed in opposition to an order mandating the registration of an FIR is maintainable because it is not an interlocutory order. The court declared that the accused had a significant right to be he ..