What is the legal evidentiary value of a Google Review? Karnataka High Court elucidates
Karnataka High Court: While deciding the instant petition for anticipatory bail, the Bench of Rajendra Badamikar, J., observed that google
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Labelling husband as alcoholic and womanizer without any basis amounts to ‘cruelty’ u/S 13(1) HMA, 1955; Bombay High Court grants divorce
Bombay High Court: In an appeal filed by wife challenging the judgment and decree dated 22-11-2005, passed by the Family
Surveillance, Criminal Investigations and Admissibility of Illegally Obtained Evidence: The Operationalisation of Privacy Post K.S. Puttaswamy
by Jai Anant Dehadrai† and Udipto Koushik Sarmah††
‘Not planned but committed in sudden spur of the moment’; Bombay High Court reduces father-brother’s LI to 10 years RI for killing girl’s lover
Bombay High Court : In an appeal filed questioning the legality of Judgment and convicting both Appellants i.e. a father
Mere phrase ‘abused me in a very filthy language’ does not suffice; Required to prove the nature of abuses to make a case under S. 509 IPC: Delhi Court
West, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi: In a case wherein it is alleged that the accused committed the offence punishable under
Karnataka HC | In sexual assault cases, DNA report favouring the accused will not automatically absolve such accused of the offences so alleged
Karnataka High Court: While deliberating over the instant petition seeking termination of proceedings under the provisions of the POCSO Act,
“To be ‘substantial’, a question of law must be…”. Supreme Court summarises principles relating to Section 100 CPC
Supreme Court: The bench of Indira Banerjee* and JK Maheshwari, JJ has explained that to be ‘substantial’, a question of law must
Bombay High Court | Wife being well qualified desiring to work does not amount to cruelty; Inference of desertion not to be drawn merely on grounds of living separately
Bombay High Court: In an appeal filed by husband challenging the judgment and decree of restitution of conjugal rights and
Evidence not adduced; Maintenance application not decided: Bombay High Court remands divorce matter to Family Court
Bombay High Court: In a case filed by a wife (‘appellant') challenging the Family Court order that granted decree of
Delhi Court acquits two accused persons in Ashok Nagar Riots case as prosecution fails to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt
Karkardooma Court, Delhi: In a case filed by the State against the two accused Yogender Singh and Suraj under Section 147/148/149/427/436 Penal
Orissa High Court | Witnesses related to the deceased would not result in their testimonies being discarded if otherwise truthful and consistent
Orissa High Court: In an appeal filed challenging the Trial court ruling, convicting the accused under Section 302 of Penal
Gujarat High Court | Acquittal cannot be upset unless reasoning by the trial court is found to be perverse; Acquittal of POCSO accused upheld
Gujarat High Court: The Division Bench of S.H. Vora and Rajendra M. Sareen, JJ. dismissed a criminal appeal which was
Delhi Court acquits Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Yogender Yadav in a 2013 defamation case filed by former MLA of Shahdara constituency
Quality and relevancy; and not quantity of evidence, is what determines the fate of a case.
Madhya Pradesh High Court| Charge of Murder added at the time of framing of charge based on Hospital’s MLC can be altered only after further examination
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Sanjay Dwivedi, J. dismissed a revision petition filed questioning the validity of the order passed by the Sessions
Findings of Trial Court based on surmise and conjecture, opposed to any reason, rationality, principles of evidence and natural justice; Calcutta High Court acquits in matter of 304 IPC
Calcutta High Court: Sugato Majumdar, J. allowed a criminal appeal which was assailed against the judgment and order of Additional Sessions Judge
“Offence occurred at the spur of the moment”; Tripura High Court modifies sentence
Tripura High Court: The Division Bench of T. Amarnath Goud and Arindam Lodh, JJ. partly allowed an appeal holding that there was
Canada SC| Record screening process in sexual offence cases does not violate accused’s Charter-protected rights
[6:3 verdict] Canada Supreme Court: In the recent matter, the Canada Supreme Court, deliberated upon the matter of expanded rape
Rigour under S. 33(5) POCSO Act gets diluted once the child attains majority; Kar HC allowed cross-examination under S. 311 CrPC
Karnataka High Court: M Nagaprasanna, J. allowed the petition filed seeking further cross examination of the child victim as the victim has
Is an Employee entitled to disability compensation under Employees’ Compensation Act in absence appointment letter, identity card, attendance card, etc. ? Delhi HC decides
Delhi High Court: Manoj Kumar Ohri J. dismissed the petition as the employer-employee relationship was established by a witness before the court
Provisions for document submissions to the Resolution Professional modified vide IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2022
On 14th June, 2022, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India notifies Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate