Prior Restraint and Freedom of Speech
Supreme Court is not only the sentinel of the fundamental rights but also a balancing wheel between the rights, subject to social control. Freedom of expression is one of the…
Jurisprudence related to child victims of sexual offences: Supreme Court Judgment in State of Rajasthan v. Chatra (2025)
Introduction The Supreme Court of India, in the landmark case State of Rajasthan v. Chatra (2025 INSC 360), revisited the issue of child sexual assault and the evidentiary principles guiding…
Granting bail in cases involving small quantities of narcotic substances: Punjab and Haryana High Court
Introduction: The Punjab and Haryana High Court, in Jogindro Bai v. State of Haryana (CRM-M-51218-2024), delivered a notable judgment on November 29, 2024, granting anticipatory bail to the petitioner under…
Whether the applicant was entitled to default bail due to the alleged incompleteness of the chargesheet: Delhi High Court
Introduction: On March 10, 2025, the Delhi High Court delivered a significant ruling in Ashish Pathak v. Central Bureau of Investigation (Bail Appln. 3836/2024), addressing the issue of default bail…
Inappropriate Conversations with other men is Mental Cruelty against Husband: Madhya Pradesh High Court
Introduction: The Madhya Pradesh High Court in the case of Smt. Radha v. Sudhanshu (FA No. 1605 of 2023) delivered an important ruling on March 5, 2025, addressing the issue…
Principles Governing the invocation of Section 319 CrPC: Punjab & Haryana High Court Decision
Advocate for the petitioner: Adv. Aman Pal, Adv. Rajender Kumar and Adv. Manav Bajaj. Advocate for the complainant: Adv. Y. S. Rathore, Advocate, Adv. Sudha Singh Introduction: The Punjab &…
When Extra-Judicial Confession may be accepted and relied upon? – Supreme Court Rulings
It is a settled principle of criminal jurisprudence that extra-judicial confession is a weak piece of evidence. In the case of Sahadevan and Others v. State of Tamilnadu (2012), the…
The Last Seen Theory in Evidence
With the development of law, the theory of last seen has become a definite tool in the hands of the prosecution to establish the guilt of the accused. This concept…
The Non-Appealing Accused- Does he deserve benefits given to co-accused in appeal without appealing himself
Under the Indian criminal jurisprudence, an accused is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty and his liberty can be curtailed by putting him under imprisonment by due process of…
PHHC Acts on 19-Year-Old Grievance, Directs State to Review Rejected Candidates’ Cases Who Ranked Higher in Merit
Service Law Matters The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the state department to reconsider the claims of petitioners and grant them seniority and other consequential benefits from 2006—the…