Section 482 News Today

Observing that "the idea of just justice can only be realised through compassion," the Punjab & Haryana High Court said that it was "outrageously unfair" to send an elderly man, of 75 years age, to...

India News: Disapproving of high courts invoking inherent powers granted to them under section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code to interfere in to probe in criminal

The Supreme Court on Thursday remarked that the Calcutta High Court order which called for adolescent girls to "control" their sexual urges sends wrong signals.

The Supreme Court observed that the criminal antecedents of the accused cannot be the sole consideration to decline to quash the criminal proceedings."An accused has a legitimate right to say before...

The Court while refusing to quash a case against a man, said that it would be harsh to the women if the accused-man is allowed to take a plea of absence of valid marriage to escape liability under Section 498A.

The Supreme Court recently reaffirmed that granting stay on investigation or any other interim relief by the High Court while exercising powers under Section 482 of CrPC, should be done only in the rarest of rare cases.

The Supreme Court said that a High Court while disposing of an application under Section 482 CrPC must give a speaking or reasoned order.

The Kerala High Court was faced with an interesting fact situation where a person was accused of defamation for his remarks in a counter affidavit.