In a recent development at the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Chandigarh, Justice Harpreet Singh Brar presiding over the case of Dr. Rachna Raina versus the State of Haryana (CRM-M No.1120 of 2023), dismissed a petition filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.) seeking the quashing Read more
The present case reveals that the convict i.e. the petitioner herein has been convicted and has been incarcerated for last about 14 years. He is about 41 years of age, whereas his wife is 38 years of age. During the course of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner had pointed Read more
Verbal abuse based on caste within a house without outsiders present is not considered an offense under the SC/ST Act, according to the Allahabad High Court. Only abuse in a public place can be subject to trial. The Court dismissed a case against a school owner accused of failing students Read more
The Karnataka High Court has stated that an accused’s plea for bail based on the principle of parity is not obligatory for the court, emphasizing that each offense should be considered individually. In a recent development, a single-judge bench led by Justice M Nagaprasanna rejected the second bail application of Read more
The Karnataka High Court ruled that baseless accusations of husband on wife for adultery and questioning the paternity of a child amount to mental cruelty, imposing a fine on a man for filing a divorce petition with such allegations. The court also stated that this behavior gives sufficient cause for Read more
The Delhi High Court deems unilateral withdrawal from a divorce settlement without just cause as a form of mental cruelty. The Delhi High Court recently said that backing out of a divorce agreement both parties agreed on is a kind of mental cruelty. They pointed out that doing this without Read more
The Delhi High Court ruled that the use of the term “Central Government” instead of “Union Government” does not undermine the federal structure of the Indian Constitution. State governments are not subordinate to the Union government. • The Court dismissed a PIL seeking to replace ‘Central Government’ with ‘Union Government’ Read more
The case involves a Special Leave Petition challenging the conviction of petitioners Sanjit Saha and Anil Saha under Section 376(2)(g) of the Indian Penal Code, with a 10-year imprisonment sentence and a fine. An application for exemption from surrendering was rejected on 01.03.2019, giving six weeks for surrender. On 24.02.2020, Read more
Supreme Court set aside judgement of the D.B. special appeal (writ) no.484/2011 of trial court. Which convicted the appellant for alteration in Date of Birth in 8th standard marksheet to attain majority for recruitment for the post of constable under section 420 of IPC and sentenced him for imprisonment of Read more
The Delhi high court has been disposed off a writ petition under article 226 of Indian constitution for seeking direction to the state to register FIR as per the law. The petitioner’s daughter went missing since 13.05.2023 and the complaint was registered by the police. In the background checking it Read more