Banking Law -- Title Deed Retention -- A bank cannot withhold original title documents of a secured asset after accepting full settlement of dues and issuing a no dues certificate -- Accepta..

Service Law -- Annual Confidential Report -- Every ACR Entry Affecting Promotional Prospects -- Every entry in the ACR of a public servant must be communicated to the employee if it adversel..

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.173(8) -- Further Investigation -- Magistrate's Prior Leave -- Prior leave of the concerned Magistrate is a mandatory requirement before police conduct furth..

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.125 -- Maintenance -- Suppression of Income -- Deliberate suppression of income by a wife in maintenance proceedings, particularly where contradictory disclo..

Advocates Act, 1961 r/w Constitution of India, Arts.14 and 21 -- Professional Act -- FIR Against Advocate -- An advocate cannot be prosecuted or named as a conspirator in an FIR for acts per..

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.125(4) -- Maintenance to Wife -- Refusal to Cohabit -- Torture, ill-treatment, or circumstances where a wife cannot reasonably hope to live with dignity at t..

Police Act, 1861, Ss.25 and 26 -- Immovable Property -- Criminal Courts -- Criminal courts exercising powers under Ss.25 and 26 of the Police Act, 1861 cannot adjudicate interim possessory r..

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.164 -- Confession -- Police Presence During Recording -- A confessional statement recorded under S.164 CrPC in the presence of a police officer in the record..

Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 -- Employees' Compensation -- Murder on Duty -- Death of an employee by assault while on duty qualifies as accidental death arising out of and in the course..

Civil Procedure Code, 1908, O.47 R.1 r/w S.114 -- Review Jurisdiction -- Non-Consideration of One of Multiple Orders Challenged -- Failure to consider one of two impugned orders challenged i..

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.223(1) -- Pre-Cognizance Hearing -- Supply of Evidence -- The proviso to S.223(1) BNSS mandates that the accused be given an opportunity of hearin..

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.482 -- Quashing -- Quashing of FIR Does Not Amount to Acquittal -- Quashing of criminal proceedings under S.482 CrPC on the ground of omnibus and unspecific ..