The hon’ble Supreme Court ruled that crucial aspects of the case must be considered when determining a bond. The courts must also consider the character of the crime, the criminal history of the accused, and the nature of the punishment involved. While exercising discretion in granting parole, the Court pushed for orders to be supported […]

The Karnataka High Court recently ruled that a man’s second wife cannot register a complaint against her husband or in-laws for cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) because she is not recognised as a legally married wife. [Kantharaju And State of Karnataka]. Justice S Rachaiah ruled that if the marriage between […]

The Chief Justice of India, D. Y. Chandrachud, recently discussed how no technology is neutral and how its deployment in the actual world can reflect human values. The CJI addressed the importance of considering the human and societal values that technology represents, particularly in the context of their deployment. This is because technology does not […]

The Supreme Court suggested on Friday that the National Testing Agency accommodate pupils from Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) categories who did not have SC/ST certificates as of the application deadline for NET examinations. The bench of Justices Ravindra Bhat and Aravind Kumar was hearing a writ petition filed by a candidate who […]

Suo Moto Cognizance was taken by the Hon’ble Supreme Court when the horrific video of two women being paraded naked and subjected to sexual abuse surfaced on the internet during the ethnic conflict in the State of Manipur. The Centre and the State has been directed to inform the Hon’ble Court of the steps taken […]

The Supreme Court stated orally that journalists and reporters are not authorized to take the law into their own hands. The Court made this remark while hearing a petition from a journalist who had been denied anticipatory parole by the Madhya Pradesh High Court. The journalist was investigating a scheme involving the illegal sale and […]

Tuesday, the Supreme Court requested a response from the Ministry of Ayush, the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, and the State of Kerala in response to a petition seeking to prohibit the administration of the homoeopathic medicine “Arsenic album 30” to children and elderly individuals over the age of 65 as a Covid-19 preventative […]

On Monday, the Supreme Court refused to hear a petition lodged by an Advocate against stand-up comedian Anubhav Singh Bassi, alleging that he degraded ‘advocates and the judicial system’ in his Bas Kar Bassi special. A bench composed of Justices SK Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia was dissatisfied that an attorney filed such a frivolous petition. […]

The Supreme Court, in evaluating a parole application for violating the 1985 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, ruled that in the event of protracted incarceration, conditional liberty will supersede Section 37 of the Act. The Court stated that lengthy detention violates the fundamental rights guaranteed by Article 21, namely the protection of life and […]

The Supreme Court of India, on 10th July, 2023, adjudicated upon preventive detention under the Jharkhand Control of Crimes Act, 2002, The Act deals with the “Externment” and “detention” of “anti-social elements” in the State of Jharkhand, subject to the procedure given in the Act. Under the provisions of the Act, the State Government can […]

Monday, the Supreme Court exhorted the States and High Courts that had not presented their compliance ts with regard to a series of directives issued by the Supreme Court in December 2022 regarding motor accident compensation claims to do so by August 14. The Court warned that if the ts were not submitted on time, […]

The Haryana DGP has been ordered by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to look into a case in which a convict claims that he has already served more than two years and five months in custody in a case that dates back to 1999, but according to the police, he has not yet served […]