Practical legal writing on 498A, matrimonial disputes, criminal allegations, maintenance, custody and Indian court procedure.
Can a physical assault automatically become abetment of suicide when the victim dies five days later? The Chhattisgarh High Court overturned the 10-year imprisonment of four…
There is one line from a Hindi Song that reverberates in my mind each time I see a judgment in which either any High Court or Apex Court has given some guidelines for arresting…
I have watched the feminist reaction after recent SC judgment with the same nonchalance that it deserved. I have heard the same arguments from them time and again, so many times…
Finding this one was pure providence. In the Kusum Sharma judgment, the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi had mandated that an affidavit from both parties should accompany all…
354 IPC Assault of criminal force on woman with intent to outrage her modesty (Molestation) (There are many instances where allegations of Molestation or Outrageous Modesty of a…
Introduction cruelty cases: The Constitution of India, Article 142 gives power to the Supreme Court, to grant justice to the parties where the statute does not provide for a…
A new provision is proposed to be added in The Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which is Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc, in Section 69 of the Sanhita. The said…
What is CAW Cell? The Crime Against Women (CAW) Cell is also called Mahila Thana or Parivar Paramarsh Kendra in some states. These are special police units that help settle…
As per Black’s dictionary, Quashing means “To overthrow; to abate; to vacate; to annul; to make void”. In ordinary law terms, quash would mean stopping and ending criminal…
One of my favourite opening lines of a book, The Adventures of Griswald Gnome: A Fairy Tale for Children of all Ages, is – “A reformed deformer, searcher of research, a regrind…
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