A public servant has a higher sentence than a person who is not a public servant. If the accused is not a “public servant”, ...

A division bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Sanjiv Kumar ruled that a conviction could not be premised solely on an ...

Courts have long held that mere receipt of money obtained through cheating does not implicate a recipient as an accused unless evidence shows they: The burden lies on the prosecution to demonstrate ...

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that holding a woman’s hand, pulling her towards oneself and saying “I love you” amounts to outraging her modesty under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

A Mumbai court has sentenced a 30-year-old scrap dealer to one year rigorous imprisonment for causing the death of four people, including two children ...

The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that holding a woman’s hand, pulling her, and saying “I love you” amount to outraging her modesty under Section 354 of the ...

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday filed a prosecution complaint (PC) before a Special Court under the Prevention of ...

The Delhi High Court has ruled that sexual assault on a wife by family members of the husband is also a form of cruelty under ...

Bombay High Court dismisses FIR against TV executives, citing lack of involvement in allegedly casteist dialogue from 'Laxmi versus Saraswati'.

Court said evidence of Rs 50 lakh bribe, visa irregularities & approver testimony warranted trial, rejecting Karti ...

As Jan. 1 approaches, land use, construction and municipal law practitioners should advise all municipalities and municipal ...

A court sentenced Bablu Paswan, a scrap dealer, to one year of rigorous imprisonment for his negligent actions that led to a ...