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S. 156(3) CrPC | Once Complaint Discloses Cognizable Offence, Magistrate Can Direct Police To Register FIR : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 4) observed that once the facts alleged in the complaint disclose the commission of an ...
LiveLaw

Guilty Plea Cannot Override Bar On Double Jeopardy; Second Conviction For Same Offence Is Void: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a plea of guilt made by an accused does not efface the rule against double jeopardy and a ...
The Hindu

Decoding Supreme Court’s verdict on divorced Muslim women’s right to maintenance under Section 125 CrPC

The story so far: The Supreme Court on July 10 ruled that a divorced Muslim woman is entitled to a claim of maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973, against her ...
Hindustan Times

Muslim women entitled to seek alimony, says SC

Supreme Court rules divorced Muslim women can seek maintenance under Section 125 of CrPC, rejecting discrimination and upholding gender equality. The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a divorced ...