Security Cheques--Accused presented MoU signed by complainant acknowledging repayment of loan and loss of security cheque--Thereafter, complainant failed to establish that the present cheque..

Writ Petition seeking gender-neutral guidelines and legislation for domestic violence and harassment complaints--Writ dismissed..

High Court, at the earliest stage, must examine whether statement of the accused was properly recorded under S.313 CrPC/S.351 BNSS so that the argument of delay and prejudice may not be avai..

Incident happened in school--Chairman of the Managing Committee cannot be held to have direct control over all the children studying the school--Summoning orders qua him quashed..

High Court doubted the age of victim and suspended the sentence--Casting doubt upon a finding returned by the Trial Court, cannot be justified when the same was not within immediate purview ..

While upholding the conviction, Court omitted to consider whether the appellants were entitled to the benefit of probation--Thus, occasioned a failure of justice--Matter remanded..

Delay in lodging FIR--Suicide due to financial cheating by accused persons--Suicide Note was found after 39 days of death and then FIR was lodged--However, wife of deceased was aware about h..

Preliminary Inquiry is not mandatory--Superintendent of Police had not conducted preliminary enquiry and on basis of detailed source report ordered lodging of FIR--Order upheld..

Stage of Promise--The promise as stated, if at all, was after the intercourse--Thus, there was no inducement by the accused, with a promise of marriage, before the alleged sexual intercourse..

Application under S.154(3) CrPC was filed without prior filing of an application under S.154(1) CrPC--Order of Magistrate taking the cognizance under S.156(3) set aside..

Both the complainant and the accused were married to their respective spouses and both were aware of each other’s marital status--Accused discharged

Rape--False Promise to Marry--Accu..

Common Intention--Merely because a person (husband) was present on the spot with the main accused (mother in-law), it cannot be said to have common intention in the commission of the offence..