SECTION 2 OF BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 EXPLAINED BY ADVOCATE ALOK KUMAR
Section 2(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines the term “child” to mean any person below the age of eighteen years. This is a general…
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SECTION 1 OF BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 EXPLAINED BY ADVOCATE ALOK KUMAR
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) is the new criminal law of India. It will come into effect on a date announced by the Central Government in the…
WHEN MOTHER AND WIFE COLLIDE: DELHI HIGH COURT DECIDES WHO GETS THE BSF OFFICER’S BENEFITS
The petitioner, widow of a deceased Border Security Force (BSF) officer, approached the Delhi High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.…
DELHI HIGH COURT ON AIIMS SC/ST ACT HARASSMENT CASE: INITIAL COMPLAINT CRUCIAL, LATER ADDITIONS CANNOT REVIVE CASE
The appellant, a doctor at AIIMS, filed an appeal under Section 14A(1) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.…
DELHI HIGH COURT ALLOWS 15-YEAR-OLD RAPE SURVIVOR TO TERMINATE 27-WEEK PREGNANCY
The Delhi High Court was seized of a petition filed on behalf of a 15-year-old minor girl seeking permission to medically terminate her pregnancy, which…
DELHI HIGH COURT: NON-COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 20 OF PMLA MAKES RETENTION OF PROPERTY ILLEGAL
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) initiated proceedings based on a complaint from the Serious Fraud Investigation Office alleging large-scale money…
DELHI HIGH COURT ORDERS BSES TO REVIEW POWER LOAD REDUCTION DESPITE ONGOING PROPERTY DISPUTE
The petitioner filed a writ petition seeking directions to BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd. for reducing the sanctioned electricity load of a meter assigned to…
DELHI HIGH COURT AFFIRMS ELECTRICITY AS ESSENTIAL RIGHT AMID MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY DISPUTE
A writ petition was filed before the Delhi High Court seeking restoration of electricity supply to a residential flat in Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. The…
DELHI HIGH COURT SETS COMPLIANCE CONDITIONS FOR MEAT SHOPS AT DABRI MOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MARKET
The petitioners are stall owners at Dabri Mor Fruit and Vegetable Market, New Delhi, engaged in selling fish, chicken, and mutton. Their stalls were…
DELHI HC HALTS MCD DEMOLITION PENDING APPEAL BEFORE ATMCD
A property located in Village Wazirabad, Delhi, comprising multiple floors, became the subject of dispute between the owner and the Municipal Corporation…