India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rules Accused Lacks Right To Constant Lawyer Presence During Police Custodial Interrogation

Supreme Court Rules Accused Lacks Right To Constant Lawyer Presence During PoliceCustodial InterrogationTheSupreme Court of Indiahas delivered a significant ruling balancing theinvestigative powersof the police against theconstitutional rightsof an accused. In a directive that refines the app...

28 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rules Police Can Seek Custodial Remand in Parts Under New Criminal Law

Supreme Court Rules Police Can Seek Custodial Remand in Parts Under New Criminal LawIn a landmark interpretation of the recently enacted Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, the Supreme Court of India has clarified that police custodial remand...

28 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Gauhati

Lack of Continuous Provenance Under Section 9 of Foreigners Act Justifies Foreigner Declaration: Gauhati High Court

Lack of Continuous Provenance Under Section 9 of Foreigners Act Justifies Foreigner Declaration: Gauhati High CourtThe Gauhati High Court has delivered a significant ruling on the

03 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Gauhati

Burden of Proving Citizenship Under Section 9 of the Foreigners Act 1946 Lies on Proceedee: Gauhati High Court

Burden of Proving Citizenship Under Section 9 of the Foreigners Act1946Lies on Proceedee:Gauhati High CourtTheGauhati High Courthas underscored the strict evidentiary standards required for citizenship claims in Assam, dismissing awrit petitionfiled by an individual challenging aForeigners Tr...

02 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rejects Bail in Shocking Dowry Death Matter

Supreme Court Rejects Bail in Shocking Dowry Death Matter The Supreme Court of India has firmly intervened in a case involving the death of a young woman shortly after her marriage, overturning a High Court order that had granted bai...

09 Feb 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Addresses Growing Crisis Of Dowry Deaths

Supreme Court Addresses Growing Crisis Of Dowry DeathsThe Indian legal landscape is currently witnessing a significant shift in how the justice system confronts the persistent, horrific reality of "dowry deaths." Despite decades of legislative...

22 Jun 2026

India - High Court of Bombay

Secondary Evidence Requires Proper Foundational Proof Under Bharatiy Sakshya Adhiniyam: Bombay High Court

Foundations Matter: Bombay High Court Clarifies Standards for Secondary Evidence under BSA 2023 In a significant ruling concerning the evidentiary standards under the newly enactedBharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam(BSA) 2023, the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court

19 Aug 2025

India -

SC Pulls Up Allahabad HC For Granting Bail In Dowry Death Case

It is definitely absolutely justified and stands to reason that the Supreme Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Mahesh Chand vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr in Criminal Appeal of 2026 (@SLP (Crl.) No. 6716/2026) and cited in Neutral Citation No.: 20...

12 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Dowry Death Case Over High Court's Egregious Error: Prima Facie Case Under Section 118 BSA

Supreme Court Slams 'Egregious Error', Cancels Bail in Brutal Dowry Death CaseIn a scathing rebuke to casual bail grants in dowry death cases, theSupreme Court of Indiahas cancelled bail awarded to a husband accused of strangling his wife over unmet dowry demands. Justices J.B. Pardiwala and ...

30 Apr 2026

India -

No Law Prohibits Disclosure Of The Name of An Accused Persons: Sikkim HC

It is entirely in the fitness of things that the Sikkim High Court at Gangtok in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest oral judgment titled Rabden Sherpa vs State of Sikkim in W.P. (C) No. 07 of 2026 that was head and pronounced on 07.04.2026 and then finally uploaded on 09.0...

19 Apr 2026