When the courts, while taking a call as to whether compromise in cases involving offence punishable under Section 307 of IPC should be effected or not, the Court should go by the nature of injury sustained, the portion of the bodies where the injuries were inflicted (namely whether injuries are caused at the vital/delicate parts of the body) and the nature of weapons used etc. 2024 KLT OnLine 1843 Hon’ble Mr. Justice A. Badharudeen Arun v. State of Kerala Decided on 5th July, 2024 Report...

In the matter of awarding sentence for conviction of an offence which may impact the society, it is not advisable to let off an accused after conviction with a flea-bite sentence. 2024 KLT OnLine 1858 Hon’ble Mr. Justice C.T. Ravikumar & Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Baba Natarajan Prasad v. Revathi Decided on 15thJuly, 2024 For full judgment 'click here'

Deception is the quintessence of the offence of cheating and it is essential that deception has to be performed by the accused to induce the complainant. Kerala High Court refuses to quash FIR in Sharjah based bank fraud case. 2024 KLT OnLine 1859 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas Abdul Rahman v. State of Kerala Decided on 17thJuly, 2024 For Petitioner : Advs. S. Sreekumar (Sr. Advocate), M.V. Amaresan & S.S. Aravind For Respondents : Advs. Ashi M.C. (Govt. Pleader), Johnson Go...

Supreme Court set to function at its full sanctioned strength of 34. Central Government notified the appointment of two judges Mr Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh,CJ J&K High Court and Mr Justice R Mahadevan, Judge Madras High Court as Supreme Court Judges.

Without a legal marriage, if a man becomes a woman’s partner, he will not be covered by the term ‘husband’ for the purpose of Section 498(A) of IPC. 2024 KLT OnLine 1816 Hon’ble Mr. Justice A. Badharudeen Dr. Aswin V. Nair v. State of Kerala Decided on 8thJuly, 2024 Reported by Preethi Anne Alex For judgment 'click here'