Section 1 of Family Courts Act
What Is Section 1 of Family Courts Act? Short title, extent and commencement.â (1) This Act may be called the Family Courts Act, 1984. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall…
Bail on a Personal Bond in India: A Complete Legal Guide
Bail on a personal bond in India is a form of release from police or judicial custody in which an accused person undertakes to appear before the police or court whenever required, without furnishing a…
Types of Bail in India: A Complete Legal Guide
Being accused of a criminal offence can be a painful experience, especially when it involves arrest or the possibility of being taken into police custody. In such situations, understanding the different types of bail in…
Section 498A of The Indian Penal Code (IPC)
What Is Section 498A IPC? Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.âWhoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty shall…
Section 504 of The Indian Penal Code (IPC)
What is Section 504 IPC? Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace.â Whoever intentionally insults, and thereby gives provocation to any person, intending or knowing it to be likely that such provocation…
Section 380 of The Indian Penal Code (IPC)
What Is Section 380 IPC? Theft in dwelling house, etc.âWhoever commits theft in any building, tent or vessel, which building, tent or vessel is used as a human dwelling, or used for the custody of…
Bail Cannot Be Used as a Tool for Recovery
New Delhi, July 28, 2026: The Supreme Court of India has ruled that an accused cannot ordinarily be compelled to deposit money allegedly involved in a cheating dispute as a pre-condition for obtaining anticipatory bail.…
Section 420 of The Indian Penal Code (IPC)
What Is Section 420 IPC? Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property.â Whoever cheats and thereby dishonestly induces the person deceived to deliver any property to any person, or to make, alter or destroy the…
Section 2 of Family Courts Act
What Is Section 2 of Family Courts Act? Definitions.â In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,â (a) âJudgeâ means the Judge or, as the case may be, the Principal Judge, Additional Principal Judge or…