The criminal law in India is basically governed by three Acts which are- Indian Penal Code, 1860 Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 IPC is the substantive law while the CrPC and Evidence Act are procedural laws. Before explaining the stages of a criminal case lets understand a few definitions revolving around …
A statement is recorded, in cases, where any person, who was witnessed at a crime scene or was a part of the evidence in any case, in which trial proceedings are going on, can give his statement or record his confession about the scenario he wants to share, in front of any judicial magistrate or …
to recover a debt from a debtor, filing a suit is one of the most effective and efficient ways. Thus, filing a lawsuit in the court of competent jurisdiction is the civil remedy for recovering the money from the defaulter. The suit is filed under the Order IV of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. …
Pregnancy out of wedlock and women getting pregnant before marriage is commonly witnessed, but not accepted and supported by other people in society. Many times it is noticed that women who are pregnant due to rape, sexual assault, and other nonconsensual situations, are facing issues getting an abortion, that’s why several law and act has …
Unmarried woman can’t do an Abortion after 20 weeks Read More »
While observing that ‘missing from duty is a major misconduct in forces or the army, but not so in the case of civilian employment’, the Supreme Court criticized the decision of the central government in which a grade IV employee was dismissed for his unauthorized absence from duty by the Ministry of Steel. Facts of …
In the law and litigation field in Indian jurisdiction, it is very commonly known that it is a long lengthy process if you are entering into court procedure to deal with your case, as we all know it takes years for the court to pass the judgment but the most core feature of the judiciary …
While dealing with a criminal revision filed in the case of Mukti v The State of U.P., the Supreme Court observed that Section 125 CrPC is enacted for social justice and especially to protect children. women and old parents. The Court further held that this Section falls under the Article 15(3) and is reinforced by …
In a recent judgment in the case of T. Sadananda Pai v Sujatha S Pai, Karnataka High Court held that an able bodied man can not seek permanent alimony from his wife. The husband had filed for maintenance under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, which was set aside by the Bench of Justices …
There are several situations seen in the matrimonial issues, wherein a court case of divorce proceeding is already going on but another spouse couldn’t wait for the divorce decree to come, and hassle to marry again with another person. As the law says, you are not permitted to legally wed another person while your divorce …
Indian cases cannot be entertained in Foreign Jurisdiction Read More »
Recently in the case of S. Sarath Kumar v The District Collector and Another, The Madras High Court observed that the conditions provided under Section 4 of the Special Marriage Act and the procedure thereof mentioned in the Sections 5-13 have to be mandatorily complied with, thereby denying the application for the registration of the …
