In the present case, the applicant's age, lack of criminal antecedents, period of custody and completion of investigation were relevant circumstances in considering bail.
Allahabad High Court · 3 Sept 2026
Intention and knowledge are distinct mental elements under Section 304 IPC.
High Court of Madhya Pradesh · 3 Sept 2026
A Magistrate is not bound to accept a negative final report submitted by the Investigating Officer.
High Court of Rajasthan · 3 Sept 2026
Reconciliation must be attempted before a matrimonial court proceeds with adjudication of a divorce petition.
High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh · 3 Sept 2026
Section 482 CrPC can be invoked in exceptional circumstances to recall a High Court judgment where an error of the Court has resulted in grave prejudice and intervention is necessary to secure the ends of justice.
Supreme Court of India · 3 Sept 2026
The High Court must exercise second appellate jurisdiction only in accordance with the statutory requirement concerning substantial questions of law.
Supreme Court of India · 3 Sept 2026
A competent adult woman's reproductive choice is protected by Article 21.
Madras High Court · 3 Sept 2026
A consensual premarital relationship between two unmarried adults cannot, by itself, be treated as moral turpitude.
Supreme Court of India · 3 Sept 2026
The Court recognised that forgery and use of forged documents in judicial proceedings are serious offences.
Supreme Court of India · 3 Sept 2026
The Supreme Court held that the right to walk is a fundamental right under Part III of the Constitution.
Supreme Court of India · 2 Sept 2026
Before initiating contempt proceedings based on alleged violation of D.K. Basu safeguards, the Court must first determine whether a State functionary actually committed such a violation.
High Court of Jharkhand · 2 Sept 2026
The Court particularly cautioned against applying procedural doctrines in family property disputes without understanding the surrounding circumstances and the history of the transactions.
Supreme Court of India · 2 Sept 2026
The Court noted that the defence had failed to explain why the victim's clothes were found in a torn condition if the relationship was genuinely consensual.
Chhattisgarh High Court · 2 Sept 2026
A plaintiff seeking specific performance must continuously demonstrate readiness and willingness to perform the contractual obligations required from him.
Supreme Court of India · 2 Sept 2026
A governmental policy that merely causes fluctuation or reduction in the market value of property or TDRs does not amount to “deprivation of property” under Article 300A, unless the underlying property right itself is unlawfully taken or extinguished.
Karnataka High Court · 2 Sept 2026
