The State is absolutely liable for unnatural death of a prisoner in custody, even if death occurs by suicide. The right to life and human dignity under Article 21 extends to individuals in i..

Convenience of the wife is not the paramount consideration in deciding transfer petitions under Section 24 of the CPC in matrimonial disputes. Video conferencing and compensation for travel ..

A customer of a brothel cannot be prosecuted under Section 3 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, which penalizes keeping or allowing premises to be used as a brothel. Section 5(1)..

Section 27-A of the NDPS Act, which penalises financing of illicit traffic and harbouring of offenders, operates in a distinct and narrower field than offences of possession, sale, or purcha..

Engagement of State Law Officers cannot be dismissed as merely "contractual" to deny core service benefits where the substance of the relationship reveals exclusivity, continuity, and instit..

Mere custody of cash at the instance of a spouse, without material establishing knowledge of its terrorist nexus or intention to further terrorist activities, is insufficient to attract offe..

An electricity company alleging theft of energy bears the burden of proving such positive assertion through cogent evidence. A laboratory report merely indicating that tampering "can" occur,..

Once income of a deceased is proved through a duly filed Income Tax Return, an insurer cannot demand separate proof of the source of such income in motor accident compensation proceedings. N..

Under the proviso to Section 6(a) of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, the mother is the natural guardian of a girl child below five years of age. A disputed separation deed, ob..

A school building qualifies as a "place for custody of property" under Section 442 of the IPC, as school furniture and educational assets are kept in its custody. Accordingly, unauthorised e..

The brother of a deceased person qualifies as a "victim" under Section 2(wa) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and is entitled to be heard in criminal proceedings. Section 2(wa) CrPC defines..

Refusal to marry citing kundli mismatch after establishing physical relations on repeated assurances of marriage attracts Section 69 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Where an accused repeat..