Category: Criminal Law

(1) The grant of bail constitutes a discretionary judicial remedy that necessitates a delicate and context-sensitive balancing of competing legal and societal interests. On one...

(i) Section 64 of the BNSS, 2023 pertains to how summons shall be served. We are concerned with Section 64(2) of the BNSS, 2023 which...

(i) From the bare perusal of the record, it is evident that the second quashing petition raised no such grounds/pleas which were unavailable to the...

Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act: (i) It is noticed that...

(i) A perusal of the FIR shows that the allegations made by the complainant are that in the year 1999, the Appellant inflicted mental and...

(i) It cannot be said that the dealing in of “Buprenorphine Hydrochloride” would not amount to an offence under Section 8 of the NDPS Act...

The arrest memo cannot be construed as grounds of arrest, as no other worthwhile particulars have been furnished. This, being a clear non-compliance of the...

(i) Sub-Section (3) of Section 173 of the BNSS makes a significant departure from Section 154 of CrPC. It provides that when information relating to...

Sub-Section (1) of Section 41 of CrPC lists cases where police may arrest a person without a warrant. The corresponding provision in the Bharatiya Nagarik...

(i) A mere breach of promise, agreement or contract does not,ipsofacto, constitute an offence of criminal breach of trust without there being a clear case...