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Young Girls Don’t Get Married to Be Killed for Dowry; Supreme Court Cancels Bail Granted in Dowry Death Case
The Court emphasised that dowry death cases carry statutory presumptions under Section 118, Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 which cannot be ignored.

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Published on May 8, 2026May 8, 2026By Ritu
Case Briefs Supreme Court

Can Bona Fide Purchaser for Value be Held Criminally Liable for Forged Will-Linked Property? Supreme Court Answers
“Neither the FIR nor the impugned order discloses availability of any tangible material to substantiate the allegation that the appellant had conspired in the preparation of the alleged forged Will, or that the registered sale deed dated 18 December 1998 was executed by him with knowledge that the signatures on the Will were forged.”

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Published on April 30, 2026April 30, 2026By Ritu
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CBI arrests Tis Hazari Courts Reader for accepting bribe to facilitate bail
The CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed while demanding and accepting of Rs. 20,000 as part payment out of a total bribe of Rs. 30,000 from the complainants.

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Published on April 24, 2026April 24, 2026By Editor
Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court: Essential qualification cannot be relaxed by implication; higher qualification no substitute for mandatory experience
The terms of the recruitment rules and the advertisement form the basis of the selection process and are binding on both, the candidates as well as the recruiting agencies.

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Published on April 24, 2026April 25, 2026By Malika Bhola
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RBI Notifies Digital Payments — E-mandate Framework, 2026
RBI has notified the Digital Payments— E-mandate Framework, 2026 for recurring transactions.

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Published on April 24, 2026April 28, 2026By Shubhi

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Case Briefs

Young Girls Don’t Get Married to Be Killed for Dowry; Supreme Court Cancels Bail Granted in Dowry Death Case

The Court emphasised that dowry death cases carry statutory presumptions under Section 118, Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 which cannot be ignored.

Legislation Updates

Inside the SCBA and BCI Letters on the Andhra Pradesh High Court Incident That Has the Entire Legal Community Talking

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“Hon’ble” Honorific Must be Used for Constitutional Functionaries; Not for Civil Servants: Allahabad High Court

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Co-accused Cannot Claim Right to Hearing on Pardon Application under Section 306 CrPC as Matter of Right: Delhi CBI Court

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Supreme Court

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Young Girls Don’t Get Married to Be Killed for Dowry; Supreme Court Cancels Bail Granted in Dowry Death Case

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