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Quashing of FIR – Marriage by Mutual Consent – Protection Under Exception 2 to Section 375 IPC. Supreme Court Quashes FIR Alleging Rape – Holds That Husband Cannot Be Prosecuted Under Section 376 IPC.

Constitution of India, 1950 – Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 – Indian Penal Code, 1860 Quashing of FIR – Criminal Appeal against dismissal of pe...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings for Lack of Public View Requirement Under SC-ST Act. "Mere Presence in an Office Room Does Not Constitute Public View" – SC Clarifies Scope of Atrocities Under SC-ST Act.

Constitution of India – Article 226 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Section 482 – Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Sections 294(b), 353 – Sc...

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Acquittal in Dowry Death Case – Supreme Court Quashes Conviction for Lack of Evidence. Failure to Prove Cruelty or Harassment Soon Before Death – Acquittal of Husband in Dowry Death Case.

Section 304-B, Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Dowry Death – Essential Ingredients – Section 113-B, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 – Presumption of Dowry...

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Arbitration Clause Enforcement in Construction Dispute – Supreme Court Affirms Bar on Compensation Claims. Validity of Contractual Limitation on Damages – Clause 49.5 Enforced – No Deviation from Agreed Terms Allowed

Contractual Terms and Damages – Clause 49.5 of the General Conditions of Contract (GCC) barred claims for damages due to employer delays. The Arbitr...

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Quashing of criminal proceedings – No violation of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 – Magistrate’s summoning order lacked reasons.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Section 482 Quashing of Criminal Proceedings – High Court dismissed the petition under Section 482 of the Code ...

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SUMMONING ORDER MUST REFLECT APPLICATION OF JUDICIAL MIND. Summoning an accused is a serious matter – Magistrate must assign reasons – Non-speaking summoning order quashed

Acts & Sections Discussed: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) – Section 482, Section 468(2), Section 202 Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 194...

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Vellore Tanneries Case: Environmental Accountability Upheld – Balancing Economic Growth & Ecological Justice. Supreme Court Enforced ‘Polluter Pays Principle’ – Directed Tannery Industries to Bear Absolute Liability for Environmental Damage & Restoration

Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 21 – Right to Clean Environment recognized as part of the fundamental right to life – Intergenerational Eq...

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SC Acquits Man Accused of Murder Due to Unreliable Eyewitness Testimony Absence of credible eyewitnesses and material contradictions in prosecution evidence lead to acquittal.

The Supreme Court set aside the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC, emphasizing that the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond a rea...

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SC Restores Compensation for Accident Victims’ Legal Heirs. Mere continuation of a business by dependents does not justify reduction in compensation, rules Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court of India reinstated the compensation awarded by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) to the appellants, reversing the reductio...