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Criminal proceedings for cruelty to wife can be quashed by High Court in exercise of it’s inherent powers under S. 482 CrPC

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court ruled that proceedings under Sections 498-A, 406 read with 34

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Erroneous edit in charge-sheet would not come in the way of trial court in framing proper charges

Karnataka High Court: While passing the order in a criminal petition filed under Section 438 of CrPC praying to enlarge the petitioners

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Inconsistencies between petitioner’s allegation and FIR recorded, shall warrant interference by the Court

Madras High Court: The Court recently dealt with a Criminal Original Petition filed under Sec. 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure

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Bail granted to a first time offender booked under POCSO by Chhattisgarh HC

Chhattisgarh High Court: The High Court decided a regular bail application recently in which the offender was a young man aged about

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Madhya Pradesh Government directed to disburse compensation amount to families of victims of 1984 riots within 6 weeks

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Court directed the State Government to pay the compensation promised to the families of the victims of

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University cannot grant retrospective affiliation to a college if it fails to obtain NOC from State Govt.

Rajasthan High Court: Shri Vinayak Mahavidhlaya, the petitioner-college has enrolled students in the academic session 2016-17 for B.Sc. First year without having

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A child on attaining age of marriage is free to choose his/her partner, irrespective of parents’ wishes or the partner’s criminal records

Kerala High Court: In a writ of habeas corpus filed by the parents of a girl allegedly detained by the respondent illegally,

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Mere delay in concluding the trial by itself is not a ground for bail

Karnataka High Court: While passing the order in a criminal petition filed under Section 439 of CrPC praying to enlarge the petitioner

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Appeal allowed to be filed on the ground of not receiving the orders of competent authority

Calcutta High Court: The petition has been filed by the aggrieved to challenge the order passed by the competent authority in regard

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Petition under S. 9 of Arbitration & Conciliation Act can be filed only before the civil court of original jurisdiction

Karnataka High Court: While passing the order in a civil miscellaneous petition filed under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,

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Absence of independent witness cannot be the ground for acquittal of accused under NDPS Act

Punjab and Haryana High Court: The appellant in the present case was convicted under S. 15 of the NDPS Act, 1985 and

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Sessions Court does not have any jurisdiction to entertain a victim’s appeal under S. 372 CrPC when acquittal is recorded in a complaint case

High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan: The appellate court had allowed the appeal of the respondent-complainant under Sections 372 and 378 CrPC

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Designation as Senior Counsel is a distinction conferred based upon the opinion of the Court and can’t be claimed as a matter of right

Kerala High Court: In an intra court appeal filed by an advocate, P.B. Sahasranaman, against the judgment of a Single Judge Bench

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Criminal proceedings for cruelty to wife can be quashed by High Court in exercise of it’s inherent powers under S. 482 CrPC

Erroneous edit in charge-sheet would not come in the way of trial court in framing proper charges

Inconsistencies between petitioner’s allegation and FIR recorded, shall warrant interference by the Court

Bail granted to a first time offender booked under POCSO by Chhattisgarh HC

Madhya Pradesh Government directed to disburse compensation amount to families of victims of 1984 riots within 6 weeks

University cannot grant retrospective affiliation to a college if it fails to obtain NOC from State Govt.

A child on attaining age of marriage is free to choose his/her partner, irrespective of parents’ wishes or the partner’s criminal records

Mere delay in concluding the trial by itself is not a ground for bail

Appeal allowed to be filed on the ground of not receiving the orders of competent authority

Petition under S. 9 of Arbitration & Conciliation Act can be filed only before the civil court of original jurisdiction

Absence of independent witness cannot be the ground for acquittal of accused under NDPS Act

Sessions Court does not have any jurisdiction to entertain a victim’s appeal under S. 372 CrPC when acquittal is recorded in a complaint case

Non-consideration of a disputed document is not a ground to seek review

Parole cannot be extended on the grounds of prolonged illness of relatives

Allahabad HC holds slaughter of cow in public place disrupts public order and not only law and order

Karnataka HC grants anticipatory bail to Ex-Chief Minister in a criminal case

High Court has ample power to permit the parties to compound the offence even in a non-compoundable case

Delhi High Court upholds reassessment of NDTV by Income Tax Department

Delhi High Court emphasizes on the importance of Audi Alterem Partem

Designation as Senior Counsel is a distinction conferred based upon the opinion of the Court and can’t be claimed as a matter of right