(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.370 -- Immoral Trafficking -- Customer of Sex Worker -- A customer who avails the services of a sex worker for sexual gratification is not a trafficker and can..

(i) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.483(2) -- Bail -- Absence of Informant -- Presence of informant at hearing of bail application is not mandatory where the informant has been d..

(i) Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, S.21(2) -- Lok Adalat Award -- Challenge by Recall Application -- A Lok Adalat award, though deemed a decree of a civil court for purposes of enforc..

(i) Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, S.2 -- Contempt Proceedings -- Statutory Authority as Party -- Contempt proceedings are proceedings in personam and cannot acquire the character of a repres..

(i) Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, S.15(1)(b) -- Criminal Contempt -- Advocate General's Consent -- A private party initiating criminal contempt proceedings must obtain the prior written cons..

(i) Family Courts Act, 1984, S.7 -- Family Court Jurisdiction -- Death of One Spouse -- Adjudication of family disputes by a Family Court can be undertaken only where both parties to the mar..

(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.120B -- Criminal Conspiracy -- Advocate's Telephonic Contact with Client -- The gravamen of criminal conspiracy is an agreement to commit an unlawful act. Tele..

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, S.138 -- Dishonour of Cheque -- Compounding at Appellate Stage -- The guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court in Sanjabij Tari v. Kishore S. Borcar for co..

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.483(2) -- Bail -- Complainant Absent at Hearing -- The statutory requirement under Section 483(2) BNSS is to afford the informant or complainant a..

Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.498A -- Cruelty by Husband or Relatives -- Widowed Sister-in-Law Living Separately -- A widowed sister-in-law residing separately from the matrimonial home has no ..

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, S.173 -- Closure Report -- Hearing to Complainant -- Before a court decides on a closure report, the complainant or informant must be given notice, a copy o..

Contempt of Court Act, 1971 -- Contempt Jurisdiction -- Underlying Order Set Aside -- Contempt jurisdiction is attracted only on wilful and intentional disobedience of a subsisting order. Wh..