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The ruling of the High Court provides crucial clarity on the rights of secured creditors and the scope of attachment under the PMLA, particularly when bank funds, not illicit proceeds, form the source of property acquisition.

The Guidelines prepared by an Expert Committee of the National Judicial Academy (hereinafter referred to as NJA) under former Supreme Court Justice Aniruddha Bose, replace patriarchal, moralistic and stereotypical language with survivor-centric, trauma-informed practices across FIR registration, trial management, cross examination and judgement writing.

A copy of the information as recorded under sub-section (1) shall be given forthwith, free of cost, to the informant.

The Deputy Director (Legal) of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has issued Technical Circular No. 03/2025 dated June 20, 2025 clarifying that legal practitioners/advocates cannot be compelled to disclose...

"Alter Ego" is a derived term from Latin. Literally translated, it means the "Other I". More colloquially it can be understood as the second self or a person's ...

A bench comprising Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.V.N. Bhatti emphasized that trauma manifests differently in different individuals and rigid assumptions about how a victim ‘should' behave are both unrealistic and unjust...

The Ministry of Finance vide its Statement of Reason dated 08.06.2020 has announced various steps to provide relief from the economic stress caused due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

On August 11, 2023, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill, 2023 and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023 were introduced in the Lok Sabha that sought to repeal...

The Indian Penal Code provides some general defences under chapter four that exonerate criminal liability which based on the premise that though the person committed the offence, he cannot be held liable.

DGGI had alleged that M/s Anmol Tradex Pvt. Ltd. ("Company") had fraudulently availed input tax credit (ITC) based on non-genuine invoices from the suppliers who were involved in circular trading...

In a significant judgement reinforcing the protection of women and minors, the Hon'ble Supreme Court addressed the grave issue of sexual assault against a minor girl...

"An Approver is a most unworthy friend, if at all, and he, having bargained for his immunity, must prove his worthiness for credibility in Court."

A Single Judge of the Madras High Court recently, in K. Raghupathy v The Commissioner of Police [Crl.O.P. SR.No. 28352 of 2017] on 10.07.17, held that a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code...

Under criminal justice system, bail is the rule and jail is an exception.

The Kerala High Court in its decision in T.O. Souriyar vs. Muttom Abdulla Kanjirathinkal House and Ors. observed that the actions of a person issuing a cheque...

The Supreme Court of India ("Supreme Court"), in the case of Muskan Enterprises v. The State of Punjab, Criminal Appeal No. 5491/2024 on December 19, 2024, held that the dismissal of a petition filed under Section 482.