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 court’s skepticism about the alleged confession/admission by Pragya points to the importance of procedural safeguards and the need for timely legal remedies.
Special NIA Court, Mumbai · 2 Aug 2025
The Conjugal relationships involve personal and intimate rights, and cannot be judicially mandated as a bail condition.
Supreme Court of India · 2 Aug 2025
The ruling acts as a check on misuse of conversion laws and scheduled offence provisions under the NIA Act in politically or communally sensitive cases.
Special NIA Court, Bilaspur · 2 Aug 2025
The case sets a landmark precedent for convicting a powerful political figure under sexual offences involving misuse of power.
Special Court POCSO, Bengaluru · 2 Aug 2025
The Court’s rejection of the school records emphasizes the need for documentary proof when relying on certificates for juvenile claims.
Supreme Court of India · 1 Aug 2025
The Court has taken a landmark stance against monetizing liberty, reasserting that bail is a matter of right based on legal merit, not wealth or negotiation.
Supreme Court of India · 1 Aug 2025
The Affidavit under Section 156(3) CrPC is mandatory, but non-filing is not fatal if remedied before the Magistrate’s order.
Supreme Court of India · 1 Aug 2025
The subject revolves around Public road development and maintenance are an essential State function and form part of the right to life under Article 21.
Supreme Court of India · 30 Jul 2025
The Court observed that non-compliance with a Section 35 notice can lead to arrest, and hence personal liberty under Article 21 is directly implicated.
Supreme Court of India · 30 Jul 2025
The Court noted with concern that discriminatory laws still exist i.e. laws that treat leprosy as a ground for divorce, even though such grounds were repealed by the Personal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019.
Supreme Court of India · 30 Jul 2025
The Court criticized the High Court’s insensitivity and observed that “Courts should not delay such matters nor grant frivolous adjournments.”
Supreme Court of India · 30 Jul 2025
The case reaffirms the principle that while conviction is possible without recovery of a dead body, the standard of circumstantial evidence must be extremely high.
Punjab & Haryana High Court · 30 Jul 2025
The Court emphasized duty of care on highways, recognizing that high speed is the norm, and any sudden obstruction must be warned about.
Supreme Court of India · 30 Jul 2025
The retrospective application of the amended harsher punishment was violative of Article 20(1) of the Constitution, which prohibits retrospective imposition of a heavier penalty.
Supreme Court of India · 28 Jul 2025
