Wednesday, the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and Indira Banerjee while allowed mother to take her 7-year-old son to Singapore, invoked Article 142 of the Constitution to ensure the best interest of the child. The Matter In the matter, marriage between the respondent-husband and the appellant-wife solemn in year 2009,
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Patna High Court acquitted a rape and murder accused and set aside the death penalty awarded by the trial court
Accused right of cross-examination a fundamental norms of a fair trial, cannot be denied : Punjab and Haryana High Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the trial court of the learned Additional Sessions Judge to recall the witnesses for cross-examination while the case had reached Section 313 Cr.P.C examination stage. The bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar while allowed a revision petition, stated in the order that cross-examination is a valuable
SC Recalls its order of Pre-arrest Bail after acknowledging the arrest of petitioner, delay in listing of application
SC : Accused is eligible for default bail, after being in jail for stipulated time and investigation is not completed
Thursday, the Supreme Court held that accused can get the default bail/statutory bail under Section 167(2) of Cr.P.C. if the accused has spent stipulated time in jail and investigation not completed nor the chargesheet filed. "the only requirement for getting the default bail/statutory bail under Section 167(2), Cr.P.C. is that the
DV Act entitles woman to the right of residence in a shared household : SC
Thursday, the Supreme Court held that, Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act) entitles women to the right of residence under the shared household. The court also overruled the judgement in SR Batra case, according to which the house belongs to the in-laws was not considered as shared household. The Bench of
Karnataka HC : Passport authority cannot refuse renewal due to pending criminal case
The Karnataka High Court bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar early this month, in the matter of Krishna Chiranjeevi Rao Palukuri Venkata Vs UOI, held that passport authority can not refuse renewal of the passport if criminal case is pending against the applicant in India. "A reading of Section 6(2)(f) of the
No person is entitled for copy of statement of Rape victim until the appropriate order by court
Thursday, the Supreme Court reiterated its direction in the sexual harassment case and also said that it is not a default procedure to obtain a copy of the victim's statement after the filing of charge sheet, it requires appropriate order by court. The bench of Justices Uday Umesh Lalit, Vineet Saran
