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High Court Quashes FIR Under Section 498-A IPC Against Husband and In-Laws in Matrimonial Discord Case. Allegations of Cruelty Fail Due to Lack of Prima Facie Evidence and Abuse of Process of Law

The Applicants, including the husband and his family members, filed a criminal application seeking quashing of an FIR registered under Section 498-A r...

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Supreme Court Upholds Section 498A IPC as Constitutionally Valid but Issues Guidelines to Prevent Misuse. The court held that the provision is not unconstitutional but requires safeguards against misuse through directions on arrest, investigation, and compounding of offences.

The Supreme Court in this batch of writ petitions and appeals considered the constitutional validity of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, w...

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Supreme Court Restores Conviction in Murder Case Based on Child Witness and Circumstantial Evidence. Section 106 of Evidence Act Shifts Burden on Husband for Wife's Death in Matrimonial Home.

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the acquittal of Balveer Singh by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh. The case involved the murder of Biren...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence and Tutored Child Witness. High Court's Reversal of Conviction Upheld as Prosecution Failed to Prove Foundational Facts for Section 106 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the acquittal of the respondent-accused, Balveer Singh, who was originally convicted by the trial court f...

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Supreme Court Lays Down Pan-India Guidelines Against Demolition of Properties of Accused Without Due Process. Executive Cannot Use Demolition as Punishment for Crime; Right to Shelter Protected Under Article 21.

This batch of writ petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution of India raised a grievance that residential and commercial properties of persons ac...

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Safeguarding Women's Rights and Ensuring Justice for Victims of Cruelty. Protection against Cruelty: Section 85 and 86 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, considering the pragmatic realities and the need for necessary changes to prevent misuse of legal provisions.

Appeal arising from a judgment passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana on April 5, 2022, in a criminal case involving the appellant accused o...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Probate Suit Challenging Will on Grounds of Suspicious Circumstances and Lack of Testamentary Capacity. Will dated 9th March 1981 held not duly executed and attested as required under Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925.

The case concerns a testamentary suit filed by Sulochana Dinanath Tarkar (since deceased, represented by her sons Sunil and Harish) seeking Letters of...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 376(2)(f) IPC set aside as prosecutrix's testimony was unreliable and medical evidence did not support rape.

The appellant, Rajesh @ Venkatesha @ Raja @ Raju, was convicted by the District and Sessions Judge, Kodagu, Madikeri, in Sessions Case No.58/2006 for ...