In the case of Nethra v The State of Karnataka, the High Court of Karnataka held that bail can’t be given in offenses punishable by death or life sentence is not law. The single Bench of Justice M Nagaparasannna observed this while granting bail to a woman accused of murdering her husband. The facts of …
Women can be given Bail for Non-Bailable Offences Read More »
The Division Bench of Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Bela in the case of Munni Devi alias Nathi Devi (dead) & Ors. v Rajendra alias Lallu Lal (dead) & Ors., held that a Hindu widow when has exclusive legal possession of the HUF property, it shall be presumed that such property is her pre-existing right …
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In the case of Nimish S Agarwal v Smt Ruhi Agarwal, the father filed an appeal seeking custody of his child against the decision of the lower court, where he was denied visitation rights. The couple got married in the year 2007 and a child was born in 2012. Later, under Section 25 of the …
Parent’s Education & Income not the sole criteria to decide Child’s Custody Read More »
In the case of Deepa Bajpai v Dr. Ashish Mishra, it was maintained that the couple got married in the year 2015 as per the Hindu rites, the family of the husband received a car and jewelry as dowry. The wife pleaded before the court that the in-laws were demanding more dowry from her and …
In the case of [Prabha Tyagi v Kamlesh Devi, CrA 511/2022], the Supreme Court decided that it is not mandatory for the Magistrate to consider a Domestic Incident Report filed by Protectiotion Officer before passing an order under the D V Act. It was observed by the Bench of Justices M R Shah and B …
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Pornography or porn is portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purpose of sexual arousal. Watching porn in India privately is not a crime per se, The Supreme Court had also remarked that an adult can be denied his fundamental right to personal liberty, i.e. To watch porn in the private zone of his or …
The Supreme Court recently in the Case of [Dilip Hariramani v Bank of Baroda] held, that criminal liability for a cheque bounce case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act can’t be decided over a person just because he is a partner in a firm that took a loan or because he was guarantor …
Partner cannot be liable for the Firm taking the Loan Read More »
A Division Bench of Justices Goutam Bhaduri and NK Chandravanshi while hearing a petition filed by a husband challenging the order issued by a family Court in Korba dated 27th February 2017, observed that if a wife insists on separating her husband from his parents and threatens him that she will file a false case …
Wife forcing husband to live separate from his parents in mental Cruelty Read More »
A Bar Association is an association or a collective body of practicing lawyers. In India, some Bar associations are responsible for regulating the conduct of lawyers, while some other associations are organizations which are responsible to serve their members, in some cases both. In Section 17(4) of The Advocates Act, 1961 it is clearly mentioned …
Can an Advocate be a member of multiple Bar Assosiations? Read More »
In the case of Pooja S v Abhishek Shetty, the couple got married in the year 2011 and they have 2 children, later husband filed a petition under Section 13(1) (i) and (ii) of the Hindu Marriage Act seeking a divorce. The wife filed a petition under section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act seeking …
