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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 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.

The condition prescribed under Section 13B(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act is directory and not mandatory, the Court said.

The article ponders over the recent decision of Karnataka High Court in Commissioner of Customs v. Jyothi C. Jain & Ors. which dealt with the scope of Section 138B of the Customs Act.

The Court also said that if the referral court finds prima facie that a party is not a proper party to the arbitration, the matter cannot then be referred to the arbitral tribunal.

Powers under Section 37 of FEMA are civil in nature and governed by powers similar to those available under the Income Tax Act, the Court said.

An overview and analysis of the Delhi High Court's judgment in Renew Wind Energy (AP2) Pvt. Ltd. v. Solar Energy Corporation of India.