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Delhi high court initiates criminal contempt when a lawyer called the judiciary as ‘Corrupt’
Delhi high court initiates criminal contempt when a lawyer called the judiciary as ‘Corrupt’
October 2, 2025by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION Recently the Delhi High Court started criminal contempt proceedings against the case of Gunjan Kumar & Anr. v. Vedant. It was agai

ONE CRIME, ONE FIR, ONE JURISDICTION: LANDMARK RULING IN ODELA SATYAM CASE
ONE CRIME, ONE FIR, ONE JURISDICTION: LANDMARK RULING IN ODELA SATYAM CASE
October 1, 2025by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION In the case of Odela Satyam & Anr. v. State of Telangana & Ors., W.P. (Crl.) D.No.26673 of 2025, Supreme Court [2025 INSC 1174

Supreme Court Issues Binding Guidelines: Day-to-Day Trial Mandatory for All Sensitive Cases Nationwide
Supreme Court Issues Binding Guidelines: Day-to-Day Trial Mandatory for All Sensitive Cases Nationwide
September 27, 2025by Primelegal Team

Introduction In a historic measure to ensure speedy justice and restore people’s trust in the criminal justice system, the Supreme Court of I

Supreme Court May Decriminalize Defamation: What This Means for Your Free Speech Rights
Supreme Court May Decriminalize Defamation: What This Means for Your Free Speech Rights
September 25, 2025by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION Defamation is an imperative legal matter of statements that damage the reputation of the individual where individuals, business and fa

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

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