Advocates not to Solicit Work through Websites: BCI
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued directives and cease-and-desist notices prohibiting the solicitation of lawyers' services, either directly or indirectly.
Guidelines on Discharging or Framing Charge in a Case
The High Court of Kerala (HCK), in Sandeep G v State of Kerala (Vandana Das case), laid down the parameters given below while considering the plea of discharge and framing of charges.
The HCK relied upon the Supreme Court (SC) decisions in State of Gujarat v. Dilipsinh Kishorsinh Rao (2023) and Vishnu Kumar Shukla v. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) in arriving at the decisions.
Bail Cannot be Denied as a Punishment: SC
The Supreme Court (SC) says that the High Courts and Trial Courts have forgotten that bail cannot be denied as a punishment, in its judgement in Javed Gulam Nabi Shaikh v The State Of Maharashtra.
Muslim Woman Can Seek Maintenance u/s 125 CrPC
The Supreme Court (SC) says in a judgement in Mohd. Abdul Samad v State of Telangana & Another [2024 INSC 506] that the Muslim women are eligible for maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and the religion neutral provision is applicable to all married women irrespective of their religion.
Victim’s Right to File an Appeal in a Criminal Case
A victim can file an appeal in a criminal offence against any judgment or order passed by the court only under three circumstances, such as acquitting the accused or convicting for a lesser offence or imposing inadequate compensation, under Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1972 (CrPC).
Not to do DNA test of Rape Victim’s Children Casually
The courts shall not entertain application seeking DNA examination of children of victim only after assessing the principle of eminent need and doctrine of proportionality, says Kerala High Court in Suo Motu v State of Kerala [ 2024 (3) KHC 553].
Conviction based on Circumstantial Evidence
In paragraph 8 of the judgement in Ravinder Kumar v State of NCT of Delhi [2024 INSC 211 ], the Supreme Court (SC) says that the law regarding conviction on the basis of circumstantial evidence is crystallized in Sharada Birdhichand Sarada v State of Maharashtra [ AIR 1984 SC 1622].
Dying declaration u/s 32(1) of the Evidence Act
A dying declaration is a written or verbal statement made by a person, when he is facing imminent death. The declaration must be as to the cause of the declarant’s death or as to any of the circumstances of the transaction which resulted in his death.
Even if Plaint is withdrawn the Counterclaim will Remain
Withdrawal of an Original Petition for divorce, filed by the wife under Section 13(1) (ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, does not automatically abate the counterclaim filed by the husband, says the High Court of Allahabad in Ishita Dua v Tarun Kumar Sharma [2024:AHC:79757-DB].
If Murder is Proved not Establishing Motive Inconsequential
In case of daylight murder, when there is reliable witness and direct ocular evidence, the failure of the prosecution to establish motive is inconsequential in convicting the accused, says Chandan v The State (Delhi Administration) .
By Adverse Possession One can Seek Declaration of Title
Adverse possession is a peculiar kind of possession of land where a person not having legal title to the land enters and occupies the land for long period with no continuing permission of the legal owner and the true owner subsequently loses his ownership rights after a legally permissible period of his inaction in recovering the possession from the possessor. The owner might have initially permitted the possessor in entering the land on the basis of a lease or licence.
Right to Private Defence :SC Guidelines on its Exercise
Right to private defence is a right every citizen has when faced with grave danger to his life or property, under Sections 96 to 106 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860.
The IPC states nothing is an offence which is done in the exercise of self-defence. In order to ascertain whether any act done falls under right to self-defence, the Sections 96 to 106 of the IPC need to be examined as a whole.