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SUPREME COURT DECLINES TO EXTEND POSH ACT TO POLITICAL PARTIES: MEMBERSHIP NOT EMPLOYMENT
SUPREME COURT DECLINES TO EXTEND POSH ACT TO POLITICAL PARTIES: MEMBERSHIP NOT EMPLOYMENT
September 17, 2025by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION On 15 September 2025, the Supreme Court refused to entertain a petition that sought to cover registered political parties under the Se

Scope of Revisional Powers: Section 397 Cr.P.C. and the High Court’s Discretion
Scope of Revisional Powers: Section 397 Cr.P.C. and the High Court’s Discretion
September 16, 2025by Primelegal Team

FACTS OF THE CASE  Accused appealed a criminal revision petition to the High Court of Jharkhand in Ranchi. This petition was against an order of 2

“Supreme Court Rules: No Crime in Using Fake Document That Wasn’t Legally Required”
“Supreme Court Rules: No Crime in Using Fake Document That Wasn’t Legally Required”
September 14, 2025by Primelegal Team

Case Name: Jupally Lakshmikantha Reddy Versus State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr.  Case Number: CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. ___ OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP

Marital Rape Exception: Legal Gap or Constitutional Failure
Marital Rape Exception: Legal Gap or Constitutional Failure
September 13, 2025by Primelegal Team

Abstract  Marital Rape Exception in Indian law, has created a constitutional gap by not criminalizing the Marital Rape and sexual assault in a mar

SC: High Threshold for Abetment of Suicide under Section 306 IPC
SC: High Threshold for Abetment of Suicide under Section 306 IPC
September 11, 2025by Primelegal Team

Facts On 12 August 2008, Sarika (an unmarried lady from Vijaypur, who was studying and taking tuition classes) lit herself on fire. Sarika was hara

SC Reaffirms Duty to Register FIRs: Limits of Section 197 CrPC Protection
SC Reaffirms Duty to Register FIRs: Limits of Section 197 CrPC Protection
September 11, 2025by Primelegal Team

Facts Vinod Kumar Pandey, Inspector, C.B.I., and Neeraj Kumar, Joint Director, appealed to this Court. The complaints were filed by Sheesh Ram Sain

Supreme Court Establishes 4-Point Legal Framework for Section 482/528 Criminal Case Quashing
Supreme Court Establishes 4-Point Legal Framework for Section 482/528 Criminal Case Quashing
September 10, 2025by Primelegal Team

Introduction Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and its new incarnation as Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

Balancing Liberty and Safety: Witness Protection is No Substitute for Bail Cancellation
Balancing Liberty and Safety: Witness Protection is No Substitute for Bail Cancellation
September 8, 2025by Primelegal Team

Abstract The concept of bail as one of the safeguards of individual liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution has been at the heart of understan

SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES LEGAL PRINCIPLES IN ABETMENT TO SUICIDE CASE
SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES LEGAL PRINCIPLES IN ABETMENT TO SUICIDE CASE
August 20, 2025by Primelegal Team

Case Name: Abhinav Mohan Delkar v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.   Case Number: Criminal Appeal Nos. 2177-2185 of 2024   Date: Sunday, th

SC Upholds Father’s Conviction under POCSO, Calls Incestuous Sexual Abuse Most Heinous
SC Upholds Father’s Conviction under POCSO, Calls Incestuous Sexual Abuse Most Heinous
August 8, 2025by Primelegal Team

Introduction The judgment unambiguously reaffirms the constitutional guarantee that the dignity of women and children is both fundamental and invio