Setting aside Allahabad High Court and trial court orders, the Supreme Court held that “strong and cogent evidence” under ...

The Supreme Court has affirmed that victims in cheque bouncing cases, as per Section 372 of CrPC, possess the right to challenge acquittal orders. This right, stemming from a 2009 amendment, is ...

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has declared that a Muslim woman is entitled to seek maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of the erstwhile Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). The court ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a divorced Muslim woman can seek maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), which applies to all women ...

The Supreme Court has decided to examine if a divorced Muslim woman is entitled to a claim of maintenance under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) against her former husband — ...

New criminal laws: The Central government said that any mention of the now-replaced IPC, CrPC, or Evidence Act in any statute, ordinance, regulation, or notification will be read as a reference to the ...

Noting that the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) has eliminated the discriminatory provision, the Supreme Court on Tuesday closed proceedings in a petition challenging the validity of a ...

The government is set to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to introduce a provision that requires notifying a detainee’s family within 12 hours of their arrest. The proposed amendment was ...

Taking a divergent view from the Bombay High Court, the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) has held that Section 46(4) of CrPC which corresponds to Section 43(5) of BNSS, which prohibited the arrest of ...