An able-bodied husband is under a sacrosanct legal duty to maintain his wife under Section 125 CrPC, irrespective of a reduction in income or closure of business. Income tax returns are not ..

Section 354 IPC cannot be treated as a "minor offence" relative to Section 354A IPC for the purpose of conviction under Section 222 CrPC, as the ingredients and punishments of the two provis..

Mere knowledge of a second marriage is insufficient to attract liability of the husband's relatives under Section 494 IPC; the complainant must prima facie establish overt acts or active par..

Directing an accused to keep mobile location active and share live location with the Investigating Officer is not a valid condition for grant of anticipatory bail. While courts possess wide ..

A conviction under Section 149 IPC cannot be sustained when the number of persons actually convicted falls below five, and the prosecution has not alleged participation of any unidentified o..

Absence of a seal or signature on a bank endorsement does not invalidate a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, where the endorsement contains all material pa..

Mere presence of semen on the clothing of a victim and use of a generic expression such as "bad work" in testimony cannot, by itself, establish penetrative sexual assault under Section 3 of ..

An accused is entitled to seek default bail under Section 167(2) CrPC/Section 187(3) BNSS even if the application is filed under regular bail provisions under Section 439 CrPC/Section 483 BN..

A Power of Attorney holder does not have locus to file a complaint on behalf of a victim for offences under Section 3 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) ..

Conviction of co-accused cannot be sustained solely on account of association with the principal accused. Where testimony of eye-witnesses suffers from unexplained delay in recording, materi..

Recommendations of the Internal Complaints Committee under Sections 13 and 14 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 are mandatory i..

An employer retains inherent power to suspend an employee pending inquiry under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, notwithstanding..