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The Court explained that Section 313 CrPC envisions a reasonable opportunity to be given to accused where adverse evidence is presented in the form of questions for them to articulate their defence.

The Court said that the questions to the accused must be framed in simple language and only incriminatory evidence must be picked out from oral and documentary evidence.

The High Court said that mixing of the distinct facts and questions does not give a fair opportunity to the accused to explain the circumstances and this may vitiate the trial.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta who commenced his arguments in the PMLA case before the Supreme Court on February 23, gave a slew of statistics and international data on the origins of PMLA and functio ...

Under this section, the accused is given an opportunity to offer an explanation after the Prosecution has closed evidence. This opportunity is a valuable right and cannot be brushed aside lightly, the ...

The Supreme Court, in M/s Bhagheeratha Engineering Ltd. v. State of Kerala, has revisited the object and scope of Section 21 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

The Court directed the producer of the movie to file an affidavit confirming that the film’s title has been changed, and to disclose the new name.

The Court was dealing with a case where medical bail granted to an accused was cut short by a trial court after the police raised concerns that it would eat into the time permitted for custodial inter ...

The Court held that the High Court or the Supreme Court does not retain supervisory or continuing jurisdiction over arbitral proceedings merely because it appointed the arbitrator.

The omission of Section 213 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 represents a progressive leap in the evolution of Indian inheritance law.

The article discusses the practical challenges posed by Section 34(4) of the Arbitration Act, under which a tribunal, which is normally functus officio upon delivering its award, may be asked to sprin ...

In her strongly-worded verdict, Justice Nagarathna rejected the argument that the provision could be saved by routing approval through independent bodies such as the Lokpal or Lokayukta.

The provision bars investigation into offences relatable to official functions of public servants without the previous approval of the Union or State government.

Ironically, citizen data rights under the DPDP Act are delayed till May 2027, but the RTI dilution is immediate.

If the holder is deprived of his authority and control over the bank account, it cannot be said that the account was being maintained by him, the Court observed.