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How to Present Email, WhatsApp, Facebook, CCTV Footage and Other Sensitive Evidence in Court in Delhi
Articles Mar 30, 2024 0

How to Present Email, WhatsApp, Facebook, CCTV Footage and Other Sensitive Evidence in Court in Delhi

Communication between Husband and Wife is considered “Privileged Communication” besides being personal and sensitive at most times. As per the Law Dictionary, a conversation that takes place within the context of a protected relationship between an attorney and client, a husband and wife, a priest and penitent, and a doctor and patient is called Privileged […]

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Law of Bail in India
Articles Mar 30, 2024 0

Law of Bail in India

So what is Bail? The word Bail is not defined in CrPC but it has to be understood as a concept. Bail means release of a person from custody of police and his delivery to the sureties who undertake to produce him in court upon appointed day. The jurisprudence of bail deals with the procedural […]

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Use of Electronic Evidence in Matrimonial Dispute
Articles Mar 30, 2024 0

Use of Electronic Evidence in Matrimonial Dispute

If you are reading this, there is a high chance that you or your dear ones are in matrimonial turmoil, and another easy guess would be that you or dear ones are acquainted and users of various technological advancements like the Internet, Smartphones, WhatsApp, Facebook, etc. Today, if there is a marital dispute, there would […]

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Shall Men Not File For Divorce?
Articles Mar 29, 2024 0

Shall Men Not File For Divorce?

I have been attached to a few Men’s Rights Groups. Overall, the group mood is that Man should not file for divorce as he is unlikely to get the same and should contest tooth and nail if filed by a wife. So much so that in the cases of Adultery as well, when there are […]

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Domestic Relationship Shared Household Matrimonial House
Articles Mar 29, 2024 0

Domestic Relationship Shared Household Matrimonial House

Domestic Relationship, Shared Household and Matrimonial Home as Per Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (PWDVA, 2005) There is a lot of confusion amongst our brethren regarding terms like domestic relationships, shared households and matrimonial houses. Especially to those who are facing cases under the Domestic Violence Act and the woman is seeking […]

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Validity of Foreign Decree of Divorce in India
divorce Mar 29, 2024 0

Validity of Foreign Decree of Divorce in India

NRIs staying abroad and in matrimonial disputes often wonder whether to file a divorce in a foreign country. There needs to be more understanding around the same. This article attempts to capture under which conditions a decree obtained in a foreign court is valid in India. It does not try to venture into the domain […]

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Primary Rights Of An Accused Person In A Criminal Trial
Articles Mar 29, 2024 0

Primary Rights Of An Accused Person In A Criminal Trial

We all know that one of the cardinal principles of the criminal justice system is that an accused is presumed to be innocent unless proven otherwise. In the Indian justice system, it is aid if two views are possible, one pointing towards the guilt of the accused and the other towards his innocence, that favourable […]

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498a Definition
Articles Mar 29, 2024 0

498a Definition

Approved by Indian Parliament in year 1983, Indian Penal Code 498a (Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty: Section 85 & 86 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) is a criminal law (not a civil law) which is explained as follows, “Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the […]

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Can Criminal Complaint be Amended
Articles Mar 28, 2024 0

Can Criminal Complaint be Amended

It would seem challenging to amend the criminal complaint at the outset, as the Indian Laws don’t provide any express provision. However, in a recent case, S.R. Sukumar v. S. Sunaad Raghuram [Criminal Appeal No. 844 of 2015], the Supreme Court ruled that if the amendment is sought to be done in the complaint and […]

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