“In the case of State of Orissa vs Debendra Nath Padhi, (2005) 1 SCC 568, this Court has reiterated the well-settled law that while considering the prayer for discharge, the Trial Court cannot consider any document which is not part of the charge-sheet..”,Read More

A recent Supreme Court judgment has given clarity as to when a consensual sexual relationship can amount to the offence of rape on the false promise of marriage.Read More

A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih emphasized that High Courts should not impose time-bound schedules for the conclusion of trials when rejecting bail applications.Read More

The Supreme Court today (November 25) dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the inclusion of the words "socialist" and "secular" in the Preamble to the Constitution as per the 42nd Amendment passed in 1976.Read More

An application has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to produce the  indictment of the U S Department of Justic which raised bribery allegations against Gautam Adani and other executives of Adani group of companies.Read More

“a mere breakup of a relationship between a consenting couple cannot result in initiation of criminal proceedings. What was a consensual relationship between the parties at the initial stages cannot be given a colour of criminality when the said relationship does not fructify into a marital relationship.”Read More

The Kerala High Court held that tax/ penalty under Section 129(1)(a) or 129(1)(b) of the CGST/ SCGST can be imposed only for violations which may lead to evasion of tax or which was done with the intention to evade or in case of repeated violations.Justice P. Gopinath observed:Read More

The Supreme Court has advised High Courts to exercise caution before quashing non-compoundable cases based on settlement between the victim and the accused. Without ensuring that the settlement is genuine, quashing petitions should not be allowed.Read More

While discussing the 2005 amendments to the Hindu Succession Act, Justice N Seshasayee of the Madras High Court observed that while the amendment ensured that daughter's got a share in the ancestral property, it also took away the quantum of property that would otherwise vest with the widow and the mother of a deceased.Read More

he bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan observed in the judgment  containing directions  against "bulldozer actions", the Supreme Court has warned that officials who carry out illegal demolitions in contravention of the judicial directions will be held liable to restore the properties at their personal cost in addition to pay damages.Read More