Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.376 -- Rape on False Promise of Marriage -- Overlapping Allegations Against Two Persons for Same Period -- Raises a prima facie doubt as to genuineness of the comp..

(i) Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.126(2) -- Maintenance to Wife -- Evidence by Affidavit in Family Court -- Not permissible, since the provision mandatorily requires evidence to be taken ..

Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, S.12 -- Domestic Violence -- Absence of Allegations in Domestic Incident Report -- Cannot be a ground to refuse summons or delete a resp..

(i) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.483 -- Bail -- Violation of Undertaking Given at Time of Grant -- Liable to be cancelled where the accused, despite an unconditional apology a..

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, S.37 -- Bail -- Grounds of Arrest Not Communicated in Understood Language -- Entitles accused to bail notwithstanding the statutory rest..

(i) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, S.13(1)(ia) -- Divorce -- Refusal to Resume Cohabitation and Exorbitant Monetary Demand -- Amounts to mental cruelty where a spouse persistently refuses to resu..

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, S.143 -- Bail -- Newborn Procured for Adoption by Applicant's Daughter -- Ingredient of exploitation as defined in Explanation 1 is not attracted where the acc..

(i) Bihar Control of Crimes Act, 2024, S.2(b) -- Externment Order -- Anti-Social Element Declaration -- Requires at least two cases within the 24 months immediately preceding commencement of..

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.299 -- Evidence -- Absconding Accused -- Requires only that the accused is absconding and there is no prospect of immediate arrest before deposition of a wit..

Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.376(2)(n) -- Framing of Charge -- Rape on False Promise of Marriage -- Subsequent marriage to third party sufficient to create grave suspicion. Marriage of accused..

Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, S.4(iii)(v)(c)(I) -- Surrogacy -- Age Restriction on Intending Couple -- Rigid application infringes reproductive autonomy under Article 21. Age restriction..

(i) Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.482 -- Quashing of Criminal Proceedings -- Matrimonial and Financial Disputes -- Prosecution amounting to abuse of process liable to be quashed. Criminal..