(i) Constitution of India, Art.22(1) -- Arrest -- Communication of Grounds to Relatives -- Mandatory even at production before nearest Magistrate for transit remand -- The requirement to com..

(i) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, S.482 -- Quashing of Criminal Proceedings -- Settlement with Actual Victim -- Consent of informant not necessary -- Inherent power to quash criminal pro..

(i) Constitution of India, Art.226 -- Habeas Corpus -- Reliance on Newspaper Report -- Not sufficient to invoke writ jurisdiction -- A newspaper report is hearsay evidence and does not by it..

(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.375 Exception 2 -- Rape -- Marital Intercourse with Wife Below Eighteen Years -- Not exempted under Exception 2 to Section 375 IPC -- Exception 2 to Section 37..

(i) Constitution of India, Art.226 -- Advocate Fees -- Liability of State -- Cannot be evaded after accepting benefit of professional services -- The State cannot escape liability to pay pro..

(i) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, S.311 -- Recall of Witness -- Closure of Prosecution Evidence -- Does not bar exercise of power to summon or recall witnesses -- The power to summon, re..

(i) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, S.13(1)(ib) -- Divorce -- Desertion -- Verbal Assertion of Readiness to Resume Cohabitation -- Insufficient where conduct shows contrary intent -- A spouse's me..

(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.304B -- Dowry Death -- Fine Imposed under Section 304B IPC -- No statutory provision, hence unsustainable -- Section 304B IPC does not prescribe imposition of ..

(i) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, S.166 -- Motor Accident Compensation -- Assessment of Functional Disability -- Determined on open market earning capacity, not accommodated employment -- Functi..

(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.306 read with S.107 -- Abetment of Suicide -- Ordinary Matrimonial Discord -- Not sufficient to attract offence -- Mere existence of disputes or discord in mat..

(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.376/511 -- Attempt to Rape -- Absence of Proximate Overt Act -- Not sufficient to sustain conviction -- Conviction for attempt to rape requires evidence of an ..

(i) Hindu Succession Act, 1956, S.14(1) -- Partition -- Property Purchased in Name of Female Hindu -- Not presumed joint family property merely due to unemployment -- Property purchased unde..