A person aggrieved of an offence can move a complaint to the Magistrate under Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In the AIIMS Employees’ Union vs Union of India (1996) 11 SCC 582 the Supreme Court has held that: If the officer in charge of the police station...
Taking custody of a child below the age of five years is a difficult question for the father. However, father and mother both are natural guardians under the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956. But the mother gets priority over the father for the custody of a child below five years. Section...
Question: Can I take legal action against my siblings because they are trying to capture my land? The land is our ancestral property. My sisters are married and settled in Maharashtra. My elder brother is a doctor and works in the Indian Railway. My younger brother is a teacher in primary school....
The procedure for recording of first information report i.e. FIR is given in section 154 CrPC. This section devises a process to lodge FIR in commission of cognisable offence. When the information discloses cognisable offence the officer in charge of the police station cannot refuse to record FIR....
In State of Haryana vs Bhajal Lal, the Supreme Court held that if FIR is filed with mala fide intention to harass the person then the court can quash it.