List of Important Sections of Hindu Law

Section 2 – Application of Act.
Section 3 – Definitions.
Section 5 – Conditions for a Hindu Marriage.
Section 7 – Ceremonies for a Hindu Marriage.
Section 8 – Registration of Hindu Marriages.
Section 9 – Restitution of conjugal rights.Read More →

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List of Important Sections of CrPC

Section 2 – Definitions.
Section 6 – Classes of Criminal Courts.
Section 9 – Court of Session.
Section 10 – Subordination of Assistant Sessions Judges.
Section 11 – Courts of Judicial Magistrates.
Section 12 – Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc.Read More →

Important Sections and Articles of Limitation Act

Section 2 – Definitions
Section 3 – Bar of limitation
Section 4 – Expiry of prescribed period when court is closed
Section 5 – Extension of prescribed period in certain cases
Section 6 – Legal disability
Section 10 – Suits against trustees and their representatives
Section 12 – Exclusion of time in legal proceedingsRead More →

July 2021 - Law News for Students and Advocates

1. If the Joint Hindu Family has partitioned, then they can reunite to continue and enjoy the status of joint Hindu family again, said Supreme Court. There must be an intention at the end of the parties to reunite in the estate and interest. Only male members can reunite if they wish to. Full Story

2. After going through statements of rape victim recorded under section 164 of CrPC, the court, while granting bail to the accused, cannot take cognizance of any such statements which are against the mandate of “fair justice”.Read More →

Inherent Powers of the High Courts

Inherent Powers are those powers that are not mentioned anywhere in the code. Inherent power or the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court may be exercised in a proper case either to prevent the abuse of the process of any court or to secure the ends of justice. These powers of the High Court should be used only in exceptional cases.

In the following cases, the inherent power of the High Court could be exercised to quash the proceedings-Read More →

Example and Punishment for Cannibalism_1

There is nothing to eat so they said that we will do the act of cannibalism but while saying the word cannibalism D was in unconscious mind.

Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food. In this question human eating human.

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Retracted Confession Under Indian Evidence Act

What is Retracted Confession
A retracted confession is a statement made by an accused person before the trial begins, by which he admits to having committed the offence, but which he rejects at the trial.

Evidentiary Value of Retracted Confession
It is unsafe to base the conviction on a retracted confession unless it is corroborated by trustworthy evidence. Here are two important cases related to the evidentiary value of a retracted confession.
1. Bharat vs State of UP, 1971.
2. Manjit Singh vs CBI, 2011.Read More →

Maintenance under CrPC

According to section 125 of CrPC, a person having sufficient means is bound to maintain:-
I. His Wife (unable to maintain herself).
II. His legitimate or illegitimate minor child, whether married or not (unable to maintain himself/herself).
III. His legitimate or illegitimate child (not a married daughter) who has attained majority, if the child is physically or mentally abnormal or having any injury by which he/she is unable to maintain himself/herself.
IV. His father or mother (unable to maintain himself/herself)Read More →