K Chakra Pani The Punjab and Haryana High Court has clarified that fresh cases can be filed under either the newly enacted criminal laws or the old laws that were repealed on July 1, 2024. The Court has instructed the Read more
Priyanshu The Supreme Court of India recently dismissed a petition challenging the gender-discriminatory nature of Section 64 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC),1973. This provision mandated that in cases where the person summoned could not be located, the summons could Read more
K Chakra Pani On 5th April 2024, the Allahabad High Court held that the ‘Kanyadan’ ceremony is not a mandatory requirement to solemnize a marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. A single-judge Bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi held that Read more
K Chakra Pani Introduction Rape is an abhorrent offence punishable under the Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC) and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 (BNS). Rape, as defined in both statutes, intends to protect women from such a grave offence which Read more
Aaratrika Bal While we have Section 301 of the CrPC that imposes limitations on the right of the private person to participate in criminal proceedings, the Supreme Court decided that Section 311 can be invoked if it is necessary in Read more
Varenya Vaish Khurshidurehman S. Rehman v. State Of U.P. And Another The Allahabad High Court precisely stated that based on numerous precedents, a direction for investigation, using the powers vested in section 156 CrPC can only be given if a Read more