Dishonour of Cheque -- Acquittal Under S.138 NI Act -- Does not bind civil court in recovery suit

(i) Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, S.138 -- Dishonour of Cheque -- Acquittal ..

Dowry Death -- Sentencing Discretion Under S.304B IPC -- Life imprisonment not an automatic conseque

(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.304B -- Dowry Death -- Sentencing Discretion Unde..

Quashing of FIR -- Absence of Proof of Demand and Recovery -- Not a ground for quashing under S.482

(i) Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, S.7, S.13 -- Quashing of FIR -- Absence ..

Maintenance to Wife -- Direction to Seek Employment -- Capacity to earn cannot be equated with actua

(i) Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, S.23 -- Maintenance to..

Cruelty -- Pressure to Sign Divorce and Custody Papers -- Does not amount to cruelty under BNS

(i) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, S.85, 86 -- Cruelty -- Pressure to Sign Divor..

Sexual Assault -- Whistling and Pulling Hand of Minor -- Amounts to harassment, not sexual assault

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, S.8 -- Sexual Assault -- ..

Bail -- Rejection by Sessions Court -- Does not bar subsequent bail application before High Court

(i) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.483 -- Bail -- Rejection by Sess..

Obscenity -- Abusive or Vulgar Language -- Distinct from obscenity and does not attract Section 294

(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.294(b) -- Obscenity -- Abusive or Vulgar Language..

Perjury Proceedings -- Absence of Opinion on Expediency -- Order under S.340 CrPC without recorded s

(i) Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.340 -- Perjury Proceedings -- Absence of Op..

Bail -- Grounds of Arrest -- Defect in Documents -- Distinction between non-service and inadequate c

(i) Constitution of India, 1950, Art.22(1) -- Bail -- Defect in Grounds of Arres..