The Argument In Pradeep Sharma vs. ED, the defense presented a clever argument: the PMLA could not be applied retrospectively to a bribe allegedly taken years before the law was enacted in its current ...

Courts have long held that mere receipt of money obtained through cheating does not implicate a recipient as an accused unless evidence shows they: The burden lies on the prosecution to demonstrate ...

Women’s rights constitute an integral component of the human rights framework under Indian law. The Indian Constitution, ...

15. On the other hand, the learned counsel for the complainantrespondent No.2 contended that the FIR and Complaint Case preferred by her is not a counter-blast to the legal notice sent by the ...

Stage 2: Disciplinary Inquiry. The preliminary report is then sent to the accused's Disciplinary Authority. The accused's own department initiates formal disciplinary action based on that report, with ...

Amnesty International issued a comprehensive six-point human rights charter in June 2024 addressing systematic violations in ...

· Adoption: Adopted by the UN General Assembly on 18 December 1979 and entered into force in 1981. · Status: Often described ...

2. The applications have approached this Court for being released on bail in C.R. No. 38 of 2003 registered at Gadhinglaj Police Station under Sections 498-A, 307, 302 read with 34 of Indian Penal ...

The Supreme Court reasoned that the legislature uses the word "No" deliberately. It is a command that halts the general machinery of the CrPC. Without the specific high-level sanction (ADGP rank), the ...

o CCL (Child in Conflict with Law): Alleged to have committed an offence. Authority: Juvenile Justice Board (JJB). o CNCP (Child in Need of Care & Protection): Victim, abandoned, or neglected.

The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) serves as a specialized legislation aimed at combating the laundering of proceeds derived from criminal activity. A foundational principle of the ...

The free press thus emerges not as a private right of journalists but as a structural necessity for democratic governance and a powerful instrument for protecting human rights by ensuring governmental ...