The Court clarified that recovery of the weapon is not necessary, as long as the testimony reliably establishes the use or threat with such a weapon.
High Court of Delhi · 13 Aug 2025
The court held that the death note and FIR did not contain allegations of any specific act by the petitioner that had a direct nexus with the husband’s suicide.
Karnataka High Court · 13 Aug 2025
The Principle of secundum allegata et probata, meaning a party can succeed only based on what it has alleged and proved.
Supreme Court of India · 12 Aug 2025
The Court emphasized the severity of incestuous offences and stated that such crimes "shake the very foundation of familial trust".
Supreme Court of India · 7 Aug 2025
The Court emphasized that mere identification of minor lacunae or reappreciation of evidence is not valid at the Section 389 CrPC stage.
Supreme Court of India · 7 Aug 2025
The Supreme Court set aside the conviction, holding that the confessional FIR is inadmissible under Section 25 of the Evidence Act, except for limited purposes under Sections 8 and 27 of the Act.
Supreme Court of India · 6 Aug 2025
The critical legal question involves balancing the right to reproductive choice against concerns of constitutional validity, scope of medical authority, and prevention of sex-selective abortions.
Punjab and Haryana High Court · 6 Aug 2025
The Court emphasized that the discretion under Section 24 must be exercised judiciously, considering the financial standing, independent income, and overall circumstances of both parties.
Delhi High Court · 6 Aug 2025
This ruling reinforces the principle that sexual assault convictions do not require corroborative medical evidence if the victim’s testimony is reliable.
Supreme Court of India · 6 Aug 2025
The judgment clarifies the distinction between Sections 193 and 319 CrPC and reinforces procedural flexibility within the criminal justice system.
Supreme Court of India · 5 Aug 2025
A Magistrate cannot issue notice under Section 223 BNSS without First recording sworn statements of the complainant and witnesses.
Allahabad High Court · 4 Aug 2025
The Section 163A is a beneficial provision aimed at providing swift and fixed compensation without requiring proof of negligence.
Supreme Court of India · 4 Aug 2025
The Supreme Court held that any accused or convict who has completed the entire term of imprisonment is entitled to be released forthwith.
Supreme Court of India · 12 Aug 2025
The right under the PWDV Act aims to protect women facing domestic violence, not to indefinitely resist lawful claims based on ownership or title.
Delhi High Court · 6 Aug 2025
The Supreme Court held that alimony received in a prior divorce is irrelevant for alimony determination in a subsequent divorce.
Supreme Court of India · 6 Aug 2025
