A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2002 has inherent power to restore a petition under Section 12 that was dismissed for default, ..

Under Section 6(5)(b) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, a single-member Bench of the Adjudicating Authority, constituted by the Chairperson, is competent to confirm provisiona..

A plea of guilty recorded by a Magistrate in a cheque dishonour case, following the procedure for summons trial under Chapter XX of the Code of Criminal Procedure, does not suffer from illeg..

A compromise decree passed in a civil suit does not automatically extinguish criminal liability under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The offence under Section 138 is complete..

A convict cannot be granted emergent parole at regular intervals for the same recurring purpose. Where a dependent family member requires ongoing medical treatment, the appropriate remedy is..

Acquittal of a husband in a prosecution under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code is not a ground to deny maintenance to the wife or minor child under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal P..

Section 14 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, limits penal action for false and malicious complaints to the woman who filed the..

Appointment of a receiver under Section 146 of the Code of Criminal Procedure requires independent judicial satisfaction regarding the existence of an emergency or the inability to determine..

The power under Section 311 CrPC to recall a witness cannot be exercised to reopen the prosecution case by permitting a fresh examination-in-chief where such examination was already recorded..

Mere allegation of an illicit relationship, without a positive act of instigation or incitement in close proximity to the act of suicide, does not satisfy the ingredients of abetment under S..

A trial court granting bail has no power to direct an accused to surrender his passport as a bail condition. The Passports Act is a special law and prevails over general criminal procedure u..

Anticipatory bail may be refused where custodial interrogation is necessary to uncover the full extent of an organised fraud, identify co-accused, and trace siphoned funds. Impersonation of ..