(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.354 -- Outraging Modesty -- Hitting Chest With Elbow -- Essential ingredient is the intention to outrage the modesty of a woman, which must be ascertained from..

(i) Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.376, S.511 -- Attempt to Rape -- Lying Upon Woman and Pressing Mouth Without Act Toward Penetration -- Indecent assaults are often magnified into attempts at r..

Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.302, S.304 Part II -- Murder -- Injury Not Sufficient in Ordinary Course to Cause Death -- Where the prosecution fails to establish that the injury sustained was s..

(i) Limitation Act, 1963, S.5 -- Condonation of Delay -- Mistake of Lawyer in Not Advising Litigant -- A litigant fully dependent upon his lawyer should not suffer where the lawyer commits a..

Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.307 -- Attempt to Murder -- Absence of Ingredients of Culpable Homicide Amounting to Murder -- Conviction requires presence of the ingredients of culpable homicide..

(i) Ranbir Penal Code, S.471 -- Using Forged Document as Genuine -- Absence of Knowledge or Reason to Believe -- Offence requires that the document be forged, used as genuine by the accused,..

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, S.438 -- Anticipatory Bail -- Accused Already Released on Earlier Anticipatory Bail -- Once an accused surrenders before the court pursuant to an order gran..

(i) Indian Succession Act, 1925, S.69 -- Revocation of Will -- Inapplicability of Section 69 to Hindus -- Non-extension of a provision with a laudable object to Hindus does not by itself ren..

(i) Special Marriage Act, 1954, S.27(1)(d) -- Divorce -- Non-Lodging of FIR by Wife -- Mere fact of non-institution of a formal First Information Report cannot by itself be treated as a grou..

(i) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, S.13(1)(ib) -- Divorce -- Desertion Alleged on Wife’s Departure at Husband’s Request -- Desertion requires continuance for not less than two years immediate..

(i) Civil Procedure Code, 1908, O.6 R.17, O.7 R.10, O.7 R.11 -- Amendment of Plaint -- Pending Application Challenging Subject-Matter Jurisdiction -- Where an application for return or rejec..

(i) Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, S.2(b) -- Contempt of Court -- Child Produced but Meeting Not Satisfactory -- Wilful disobedience of a court order is essential to constitute contempt -- Pr..