The Supreme Court has highlighted that the protection offered by Section 197 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) does not extend to individuals employed in Nationalized Banks. Section 197 CrPC comes into play only when the public servant occupies a position that is exclusively terminable upon governmental authorization. This point Read more
The Allahabad High Court fined a woman Rs. 10,000 for filing a First Information Report (FIR) against four men, alleging falsely that they had engaged in rape and unnatural intercourse with her. The court was addressing a writ petition submitted by accused individuals who claimed the FIR against them was Read more
Bollywood industry’s well-known actor in the name of Shiney Ahuja’s passport renewal has been kept on hold by the Passport Authority based on an order given by the Bombay High Court on 9th August, 2023. The High Court on Tuesday directed the Passport Authority of India not to withhold the Read more
The Supreme Court of India recently issued a ruling stating that insurance companies have a duty to act in a bonafide and fair manner towards their policyholders and should not prioritize their own profits above the interests of the insured. The court emphasized the importance of good faith in insurance Read more
Key words :- Delhi High Court , POCSO ACT , Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma . The Court expressed that while any law has the potential for misuse, this should not deter the legislature from creating such laws or the judiciary from enforcing them. In a recent case [Rakesh v State Read more
Justice Sharma was dealing with a plea filed by a man accused of sexual assault of a seven-year-old girl in 2016 and charged with several offences under the POCSO Act as well as Sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Rakesh, the defendant, had Read more
Keywords: Reservation, Transgender community, Transgender’s policy, Inclusive policy, Law course. It was informed to the High Court of Karnataka by the National School of India University, Bengaluru, that the University’s Executive Council has decided to not grant reservation for transgender individuals to get admissions for NLSAT 3-years law course, 2023 Read more
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently made a ruling in a case involving the disposal of a death reference and a criminal appeal relating to the conviction and sentencing of an individual who committed heinous crimes against a 4-year-old girl. The ruling was made by a single-judge bench headed by Read more
On Monday night, the people who said ‘yes’ were more than the people who said ‘no’ in the Rajya Sabha when they voted for a bill that changes how Delhi is governed. The bill is called the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill. Home Minister Amit Shah Read more
On Tuesday in the case of, Bilkis Yakub Rasool v. Union of India and Ors., the Supreme Court asked how a writ petition can be filed under Article 32 by a convict in the case for seeking the remission of his sentence in which the Gujarat High Court already had Read more
