The Court reaffirmed that Section 439 CrPC does not impose any hierarchy or mandatory sequence between the Sessions Court and the High Court.
Allahabad High Court · 20 Dec 2025
It strengthens judicial message against attempts to seek indulgence based on personal circumstances post-commission of the offence.
Madhya Pradesh High Court · 20 Dec 2025
It upholds the principle that legal recourse for false complaints is not automatic, preventing abuse of law for retaliation.
Delhi High Court · 20 Dec 2025
The case raises serious constitutional concerns relating to custodial safeguards and professional freedom of advocates.
Supreme Court of India · 19 Dec 2025
It clarifies limits on Power of Attorney holders in filing criminal complaints when facts are exclusive to the principal.
Supreme Court of India · 19 Dec 2025
The judgment stressed that FIRs invoking criminal machinery must disclose clear particulars, including dates, conduct, and roles of accused persons.
Supreme Court of India · 19 Dec 2025
It highlights importance of procedural diligence, including examination of investigating officers and preservation of primary records.
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court · 19 Dec 2025
It reaffirmed that the PWDV Act provides multiple, independent reliefs, and denial of one does not negate entitlement to others.
Delhi High Court · 19 Dec 2025
It reaffirmed that in Muslim marriages, maintenance of the first wife is independent of obligations to other spouses.
Allahabad High Court · 18 Dec 2025
The Court clarified that Section 27 protects only recoveries of objects previously concealed, discovered due to a disclosure by the accused.
Supreme Court of India · 18 Dec 2025
The Court stressed the importance of personal consultation with family members before exercising the sensitive decision to allow passive euthanasia.
Supreme Court of India · 18 Dec 2025
It affirms judicial flexibility in divorce by mutual consent to prevent parties from being trapped in unworkable marriages.
Delhi High Court · 18 Dec 2025
It clarifies that self-defense requires actual threat or attack, and heat of passion/sudden fight requires mutual physical confrontation.
Supreme Court of India · 20 Dec 2025
The Court clarified the legal meaning of life imprisonment, which ordinarily lasts for the convict’s entire life but remains subject to remission and commutation.
Supreme Court of India · 19 Dec 2025
The Court clarified that gaps in examination-in-chief do not automatically render a Will invalid if they are addressed in cross-examination.
Supreme Court of India · 18 Dec 2025
The case reinforces the safeguard under Section 118 to prevent wrongful convictions based on untested child testimony.
Telangana High Court · 18 Dec 2025
