SC allows the premature release of a life convict who committed murder of a woman. The Writ Petitioner, a life convict who has served 34 years of sentence has sought premature release as he was denied the relief by the government citing the existence of policy which prohibits release of prisoner who commits an offence wherein a woman is killed. The Court allowing the petition opined that excluding the relief of premature release of prisoners who have served extremely long periods of incarcerat...

Convenience of the wife is to be preferred over the convenience of the husband. Bombay High Court allows wife’s plea to transfer matrimonial cases The Court took a compassionate approach considering the diabetic condition of wife and held that although, diabetes may not be a serious condition, but the requirement of taking insulin and having a companion to travel is necessary, in as much as in a diabetic condition, a person can become hypoglycemic any time and if there is no companion to ...

[Or. VII R. 11 CPC] Issue of res judicata could not be decided in an application for rejection of the plaint. –– Supreme Court The Court while considering an application for rejection of the plaint can look into only the averments made in the plaint and at the highest, documents produced along with the plaint. The defence of a defendant and documents relied upon by him cannot be looked into while deciding such application. The reason is that the adjudication on the issue involves co...

Absence of detection of poison in the viscera report not be treated as a conclusive proof of the fact that the victim has not died of poison; other corroborative symptoms does matter – Supreme Court The Court, refusing to interfere with the conviction for dowry death recorded by the two Courts below as the victim died of suicide by poison within two months of marriage, explained that the viscera should be sent to the concerned Forensic Science Laboratory, through the concerned police stat...

Revised guidelines regarding Auto Processing of Urgent Memos and Listing of Cases has been issued by High Court. For Noticeclick here