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No straitjacket formula for determining whether the consent was given under a misconception of fact or not; Tis Hazari Court grants anticipatory bail

Tis Hazari Court, Delhi: While deciding a bail application, Kamini Lau, J. granted anticipatory in a case where the complainant-girl was a

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court pained to see minors getting involved in age- inappropriate relations; Grants bail in the interest of infant and minor wife

Allahabad High Court: Rajesh Singh Chauhan, J. allowed a bail application in a case registered under sections 376, 506 Penal Code, 1860

Experts Corner Kapil Madan

Perjury: Fine prints about the process

by Kapil Madan† and Gurmukh Singh Arora††
Cite as: 2022 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 56

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Satish Chander Ahuja v. Sneha Ahuja: “The Progress of any Society Depends on its Ability to Protect and Promote the Rights of its Women”

by Roma Sangwan†

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Judiciary’s Robe of Activism in ADR Matters

by Soumyaa Sharma†

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Is It Possible for Transgender persons to be Legal and Free?

by Bhavya†

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Settled principles, unsettled: Sedition Law sent into abeyance

by Akash Kumar Baglekar†

Case Briefs High Courts

Can FIR/ complaint in non compoundable offences pertaining to matrimonial disputes be quashed? HP HC lays down under what circumstances

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Chander Bhusan Barowalia J. disposed of the petition and quashed the FIR/complaint. The facts of the case are

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Credibility and reliability of witnesses can’t be looked into at the stage of bail; Court rejects bail application

Madhya Pradesh High Court: G.S. Ahluwalia, J., rejected the bail application of the applicant finding no merit in the application in connection

Hot Off The Press News

Home Ministry seeks overhaul of IPC and CrPC to improve the criminal justice system

As reported by Economic Times, the Ministry of Home Affairs in consultation with the Bureau of Police Research and Development is considering

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | No cognizable offence disclosed in FIR though the apparent allegation of embezzlement of money held to be a legitimate ground for proceeding trial

Patna High Court: Birendra Kumar, J. dismissed a criminal miscellaneous application filed by the petitioner challenging the order of cognizance passed against