A convict whose death sentence was commuted to life in a rape-cum-murder case has petitioned the Madras High Court for access to a computer and printer inside the prison in order to prepare an appeal to the Supreme Court for his premature release.The Bench of Justices P.N. Prakash and RMT Read more
Women who violate a woman’s modesty are guilty under Section 354 of the IPC: Metropolitan Court Mumbai As the offence under Section 354 falls within the chapter “Criminal Force and Assault,” the Court recognised that it is not a sexual offence and decided that it would apply to both men Read more
The Supreme Court on Monday while expressing deep disappointment stated that it expected that the Bar Council of India to suspend the licences of the lawyers who have been on strike in Odisha over a long-standing demand for a permanent bench of the Orissa High Court in the state’s western Read more
On Monday, the Madras High Court questioned the State for a response to a lawyer’s petition to make rules and regulations against bike riders who drive their bikes recklessly and dangerously in public places and to stop people from using modified or transformed bikes without permission from the Regional Transport Read more
The bench of Justice Kauser Edappagath while dealing with the petition filed to quash all further proceedings in Crime registered for the offences punishable under Sections 376, 417 and 493 of IPC stated that if a man retracts his promise to marry a woman, consensual sex would not constitute an offence under Read more
On 24th November 2022, the Shahdara Bar Association of Delhi prescribed a dress code for the law student and law graduates who wish to intern at the court.The reason behind issuing this notice was that there was a difficulty in distinguishing law students and law graduates interning at the Court Read more
At the Supreme Court of India’s Constitution Day celebrations on November 26, 2022, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud gave a speech. The Chief Justice stressed in his speech the value of technology in ensuring that everyone has access to justice and the necessity for the legal system to reach out to Read more
On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that because the achievements made by women in the Constituent assembly are rarely discussed, it is crucial to educate the nation’s youth about them. The Prime Minister specifically mentioned Dalit woman and Constituent Assembly member Dakshayani Velayudhan during his remarks at the Supreme Read more
Notices must be sent to both the Central government and the Attorney General of India and they must be returned within four weeks, according to a division bench led by Chief Justice of India, D Y Chandrachud. The matter is a “sequel” to the Navtej Singh Johar and the Puttaswamy Read more
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma stated that an accused should not simply be discharged in a rape case because the prosecutor did not state so in her FIR or during the medical-legal case (MLC). “This is because, in cases such as rape, where the victim is the only witness in the Read more
