Supreme Court Upholds Trial Court’s Power to Summon Additional Accused: Key Ruling on Section 319 CrPC In a pivotal ruling, the Supreme Court of India has reaffirmed the discretionary authority of trial courts under Section 319 of the Criminal Procedure…
Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Property Dispute, Calls It Abuse of Legal Process In a landmark judgment, Jit Vinayak Arolkar v. State of Goa & Ors, delivered on January 6, 2025, the Supreme Court of India ruled that filing a…
Rejection of Anticipatory Bail in Cybercrime and Harassment Cases Courts have been increasingly denying anticipatory bail in cybercrime and harassment cases to balance individual rights with justice, emphasizing the gravity of technology-facilitated offenses. Such decisions ensure victim protection and prevent…
No Room for Discrimination: Mumbai Court Upholds Equal Maintenance Charges In a landmark judgment, the Mumbai Co-operative Court delivered a crucial ruling against discriminatory billing practices by housing societies. Advocate Abha Singh challenged the practice of charging maintenance fees on…
Case Background: The Additional Sessions Judge at Greater Mumbai delivered a key judgment in a Criminal Appeal related to the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The case involves an appeal filed by a wife seeking enhanced interim…
Brief Facts of the Case The petitioners, who were the suspended directors and authorized signatories of the company, issued six cheques on behalf of the company in compliance with an order passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC)…
