Articles on Criminal Matters
How to Oppose Quashing of FIR in High Court When an accused files a petition for quashing of FIR before the High Court under Section 482 CrPC or Section 528 BNSS, the complainant and prosecution have...
Jaipur High Court on Power of High Court Under Section 311 CrPC / Section 348 BNSS to Summon Material Witness In an important ruling concerning the power of High Court under Section 311 CrPC / Section...
Legal Heirs Can Continue Criminal Appeal After Death of Victim: Rajasthan High Court Clarifies Law The Rajasthan High Court has recently delivered a significant judgment that strengthens the rights of...
Rajasthan High Court Plea of Alibi Not Considerable at Section 319 CrPC Stage The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench, in S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No. 3521/2019, through reportable order...
Rajasthan High Court Acquits Patwari in Bribery Case : Mere Recovery Not Enough Without Proof of Demand (2026 Judgment) In a significant judgment dated 19 March 2026, the Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur...
Rajasthan High Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Contradictory Circumstantial Evidence and Unexplained FIR Delay State of Rajasthan v. Sampat & Anr., D.B. Criminal Appeal No. 363/2002...
Rajasthan HC Rejects Sentence Suspension in POCSO Appeal Case Date of Order: 13.02.2026 The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench, recently dealt with a significant suspension of sentence application...
Claim of maintenance by a divorced wife A divorced wife has a statutory right to claim maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Every divorced wife, if otherwise eligible...
Alimony under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and Maintenance under Section 125 CrPC (Now Section 141 BNSS) Even where alimony pendente lite is granted by the civil court in matrimonial proceeding under...