Comments : In this case the court held that even though no specific charge u/s 306 is framed – the accused can be convicted under the same (S.221(2) CrPC) if otherwise 304B/498A was framed. […]
Tag: dowry
Father in law convicted u/s 202 for failure to inform the authorities as to DIL’s suicide
Comment : In this case of unnatural death of a DIL – notwithstanding failure of prosecution to bring home offences 302/306/304B against the accused – convicted the FIL u/s 202 for failure to inform the police […]
Narotam Singh v. State of Punjab
Comment : J.Krishna Iyer at his eloquent best, commences with “when law of crimes rebels against social justice and leans towards narrow legalism – it becomes crime of laws and not law of crimes” […]
Reema Aggarwal v. Anupam – Supreme Court on ‘wife’
Comment : In a nutshell – the court was faced with the preposition whether ‘wife’ in S.498A means only a legally wedded wife ? Does it include a woman who has been living with a man […]
Supreme Court on DNA Testing…
COMMENT : In this decision the court was once again faced with the baffling preposition as to whether DNA tests should be allowed to ascertain the paternity of a child ?, In what cases ? […]