In GH Abdul Kadri vs Mohammad Iqbal the Hon’ble Karnataka HC has held that a criminal trial cannot take place in the absence of the accused, unless his personal attendance has been dispensed with for valid reasons. The Court further held that ..
The Delhi High Court, while dealing with a petition filed by a woman seeking permission from the Court to donate her kidney to her father, stated that spousal consent is not a requisite to donate organs to a relative. The petitioner approached the c ..
In Vijay Babu v. State of Kerala & Anr., the Kerala High Court granted an interim anticipatory bail to the accused. The Court observed that being outside the country is not an impediment for the accused in seeking an anticipatory bail. The case ..
In the case of Sathish K and ors vs State of Kerala the Hon’ble Karnataka HC has held that the closure of proceedings even if instituted for the offence of rape, can be done on account of a settlement entered into between the parties. The Cour ..
In Sri Anish Loharuka vs State of West Bengal the Hon’ble HC of Calcutta has observed that strict compliance of the provisions of section 207 CrPC is not mandatory if there is a risk of disclosure of the minor victim’s identity. Instead, ..
Rules Of Procedure Are Hand-Maid Of Justice: Refusing To Permit Documents Even If There Is Some Delay Will Be Denial Of Justice: SC In Levaku Pedda Reddamma vs Gottumukkala Venkata Subbamma the Hon’ble Apex Court has held that refusing to permi ..
In Levaku Pedda Reddamma vs Gottumukkala Venkata Subbamma the Hon’ble Apex Court has held that refusing to permit a party in a civil suit to produce additional documents even if there is some delay will lead to a denial of justice. It is bett ..
The Hon’ble Allahabad HC, in the case of Babu Khan vs State of UP has observed that it is very unnatural in Indian culture that a father-in-law would rape his own daughter-in-law in Indian culture. Justice Ajit Singh of the Allahabad HC has ci ..
Orissa HC Orders Family Pension To Transwoman: Said ‘Transgender Has Every Right To Choose Gender’ In Kantaro Kondagari @ Kajol vs State of Odisha and ors. the Hon’ble Odisha HC has ordered the grant of family pension to a transwom ..
In Mohammad Saimullah vs State of Meghalaya the Hon’ble Meghalaya HC has held that the mere act of holding the hands of the child and calling them beautiful cannot be considered to be an act of sexual assault under the POCSO Act. As per the c ..