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By the team of Prime Legal
Advocates cannot be arrested under the new Advocates (Protection) Bill 2021.

In the case of Hari Shankar Rastogi v/s. Giridhar Sharma, (1978) 2 SCC 165, the Supreme Court of India made the following observation:       

Petitioner seeks for parole as he was the only one available to solemnize the marriage of his daughter and the court granted the same: High court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh

Parole is conditional freedom for a prison inmate. The prisoner also called a “parolee” gets out from behind bars but has to live up to

Cash credit loan account declared as NPA. The Respondents were seeking symbolic possession under the SARFAESI act section 13(4): High court of Punjab and Chandigarh

“A Cash Credit (CC) is a short-term source of financing for a company, it is a short-term loan. It enables a company (here the proprietorship) to

Evidence of approximate age cannot take the place of proof of exact age: High Court of Patna
Evidence of approximate age cannot take the place of proof of exact age: High Court of Patna

The evidence of date of birth asper the school records must be given the first preference and medical reports can be resorted only in the absence o

Defect in investigation cannot be the sole ground to acquit an accused: Madras High Court

Mere lapse on the part of the prosecution should not lead to unmerited acquittal subject to rider that in such a situation evidence on record shoul

Prosecution witness standing as a mute spectator and not restraining accused in carrying out his act ,cannot be a ground to question the happening of such act: Odisha High Court
Prosecution witness standing as a mute spectator and not restraining accused in carrying out his act ,cannot be a ground to question the happening of such act: Odisha High Court

Since there was no time gap in the happening of the series of events, and the witness remained non-responsive for taking an adverse view cannot be

100% refund of court fee, when suit is settled through any one of the modes of ADR as referred in Section 89 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: Karnataka High Court.

The Supreme court had earlier recommended to all the State Governments to amend their Local Court Fees Act to provide, 100% refund of the court fee

A person cannot be penalized, when there is a delay in investigation on the part of the investigating authority – High Court of Delhi.
A person cannot be penalized, when there is a delay in investigation on the part of the investigating authority – High Court of Delhi.

Where the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence had confirmed to submit the final report to the Jurisdictional Commissionerate within 2 months and ha

Non exercise of inherent power to quash the proceedings to meet the ends of justice would prevent women from settling earlier. : Allahabad High Court

There is little doubt that the purpose of inserting Chapter XX-A, which contains Section 498A, into the Indian Penal Code was to prevent a woman fr

Jurisdiction can quash a complaint, F.I.R or charge-sheet only in exceptional cases. : Allahabad High Court

The legal position on the question of quashing a complaint, FIR, or charge-sheet is well-established: the power to quash a complaint, FIR, or charg