(i) Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, S.29 -- Bail -- Prosecutrix Turning Hostile Despite DNA Match -- DNA profiling report may establish biological sexual contact prima..

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, S.138 -- Dishonour of Cheque -- Subsequent Settlement Recording Payment by Husband's Company -- A subsequent settlement agreement that a company would disc..

(i) Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, S.3(1)(r) -- Caste-Based Abuse -- Eyewitnesses Interested in Complainant -- The expression "public view" m..

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, S.9 -- POCSO -- Absence of Outcry and Corroboration -- Conviction can rest on the sole testimony of a victim, but such testimony must i..

(i) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, S.85 -- Cruelty to Wife -- Third Parties Not Related to Husband by Blood or Marriage -- The term "relative" in the cruelty provision must be assigned its c..

Constitution of India, Art.22(2) -- Arrest -- Waiting Time at Police Station Before Formal Arrest -- Article 22(2) uses the phrase "arrested and detained in custody," and mere waiting at a p..

(i) Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, S.7A -- Juvenile Justice -- Juvenility Established After Trial as Adult -- Conviction on merits rendered by a regular crimin..

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, S.42 -- NDPS --Secret Information-- Delayed Compliance with Section 42 During Interception of Moving Vehicle -- Requirements of recordi..

Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.302 -- Murder -- Fleeing Scene After Accidental Drowning of Friend -- Conduct of fleeing from the spot and failing to inform the family of the deceased, though rep..

(i) Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978, S.8(1)(a) -- Preventive Detention -- Multiple FIRs Without Nexus to Public Order -- Mere involvement in multiple FIRs is not sufficient to just..

(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.420 -- Cheating -- Non-Disclosure of Matrimonial Status by Spouse -- Prosecution must disclose the essential elements of deception and dishonest or fraudulent ..

(i) Constitution of India, Art.22(5) -- Preventive Detention -- Delay in Informing Right to Represent to Central Government -- Detaining authority is under an affirmative obligation to appri..