Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, S.69 -- Bail -- Sexual Intercourse on Promise to Marry -- Bail granted where accused subsequently approached family for marriage -- An offence under Section 69..

(i) Indian Evidence Act, 1872, S.65B -- Electronic Evidence -- Primary Data Extracted from Seized Devices -- Certificate under Section 65B Evidence Act not required -- A certificate under Se..

(i) Constitution of India, Art.22(1) -- Arrest -- Communication of Grounds to Relatives -- Mandatory even at production before nearest Magistrate for transit remand -- The requirement to com..

(i) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, S.482 -- Quashing of Criminal Proceedings -- Settlement with Actual Victim -- Consent of informant not necessary -- Inherent power to quash criminal pro..

(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.375 Exception 2 -- Rape -- Marital Intercourse with Wife Below Eighteen Years -- Not exempted under Exception 2 to Section 375 IPC -- Exception 2 to Section 37..

(i) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, S.311 -- Recall of Witness -- Closure of Prosecution Evidence -- Does not bar exercise of power to summon or recall witnesses -- The power to summon, re..

(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.304B -- Dowry Death -- Fine Imposed under Section 304B IPC -- No statutory provision, hence unsustainable -- Section 304B IPC does not prescribe imposition of ..

(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.306 read with S.107 -- Abetment of Suicide -- Ordinary Matrimonial Discord -- Not sufficient to attract offence -- Mere existence of disputes or discord in mat..

(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.376/511 -- Attempt to Rape -- Absence of Proximate Overt Act -- Not sufficient to sustain conviction -- Conviction for attempt to rape requires evidence of an ..

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.482 -- Quashing of Criminal Proceedings -- Informant Distinct from Victim -- The real victim, and not an informant who merely set the criminal law in motion,..

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.482 -- Quashing of Criminal Proceedings -- Post-Conviction Compromise -- High Courts may quash criminal proceedings even after conviction and even in non-com..

(i) Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, S.63 -- Confiscation of Vehicle -- Power Under NDPS Act -- The power to confiscate a conveyance seized in an NDPS case vests exclusi..