The Supreme Court stated that it would be foolish to prosecute someone for rape under Section 376 IPC and treat every broken pledge to wed as a false promise.The bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Bela M Trivedi noted this while acquitting a man who ..
The Bombay High Court has ruled that an award debtor cannot seek to set aside the award because the expert, whose report was relied upon by the arbitrator, was not questioned by the opposing party if they have not utilized the provisions of Section 2 ..
According to the Allahabad High Court, it is not the injuries that constitute an offense under Section 308 of the Indian Penal Code; rather, it is the intention or knowledge of the perpetrator as well as the circumstances surrounding the crime.When u ..
The Kerala High Court reaffirmed that an unmarried daughter who has reached the age of majority is not entitled to maintenance from her father under Section 125(1) CrPC simply because she lacks the wherewithal to support herself.The Court noted that ..
The Kerala High Court recently answered no to the question of whether a vehicle driving or traveling alongside another vehicle that is transporting narcotics and psychotropic substances could be considered a vehicle used as a conveyance in carrying t ..
Three people accused of crimes against a member of a Scheduled Caste were recently granted anticipatory bail by the Bombay High Court, which noted that just because an accused individual made noise in his own home doesn't necessarily suggest that ..
According to the Kerala High Court, having gold in your pocket without the necessary paperwork raises suspicions of tax avoidance.There is no reasonable explanation, according to Justice Gopinath P. bench, for the mismatch between the number of docum ..
The Gujarat High Court has reaffirmed that under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (the Act), a matrimonial dispute appeal must be filed within 90 days of the Family Court's decision or judgment.The ruling clarifies the conflict between the two sectio ..
The Kerala High Court noted on Friday that owners of the cars are also subject to prosecution under Section 113(3) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 if they allowed the vehicle to be driven with an excessive amount of weight.The court stated that after ..
According to the Orissa High Court, before deciding on an application, a court that is not a juvenile justice board must conduct an investigation and gather all necessary evidence by Section 9(2) of the juvenile justice act.The Single Judge Bench of ..