If a member of S.C/S.T converts to Christianity he is no longer SC/ST since Christianity does not recognise a hierarchical caste-based system

Section 364 IPC and section 302 IPC by no stretch of imagination can be construed as similar offences hence High Court is correct in reversing the conviction of section 364 though charged for section 302 IPC

Legal Drafting – 3: Court Drafting Laws and Technical Elements

High Court can quash cheating charges if there was no dishonest intention of false promise while making it and since the making of movie is not false as issuing post-dated cheques is not a false promise

Trial court cannot appreciate inconsistencies in witness testimonies while summoning additional accused under section 319 Cr.P.C

Supreme Court Condemns “Bar Hooliganism” in UP: Orders Bail and Transfer of Case to Delhi to Ensure Fair Trial

The Hon’ble Supreme Court suggested that the main accused’s abscondence is a subconscious acceptance of his guilt

Acquittal: NDPS: Search before the police is not the third option and the prosecution’s claim of using electronic weighing scale is also questionable

Gang rape: Acquittal: Delay in registering the complaint after three months due to shame in disclosing the incident even to her husband is not a natural conduct of a person

Defence of omission to produce the currency notes in the court was not raised before the Trial court or in the appellate court but only in the SLP

Quarrel does not constitute a criminal offence and cannot by itself sustain cognizance of the offences

Prosecution must prove the custody of sealed article from the time of seizure till they reach the FSL