Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest: November 2025

SUPREME COURT Supreme Court Directs Trial Courts To Pass Orders For Victim Compensation In Criminal Cases To Ensure Timely Disbursal Case Title: Jyoti Praveen Khandpasole v. Union of India & Others In a significant step to strengthen the victim compensation framework, the Supreme Court has directed all Special and Sessions Courts across the country to issue appropriate...

S.144 BNSS | Mother Can Claim Maintenance From Children Even If Her Husband Maintains Her: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the right of a woman to claim maintenance from her son or daughter under Section 144 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) is independent of her husband's obligation to maintain her.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath observed,“The fact that the husband of a woman has sufficient means and provides maintenance to her would not absolve the son of...

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest: October 2025

SUPREME COURT Criminal Court Cannot Review Or Recall Its Judgment Except To Correct Clerical Errors: Supreme Court Case: State of Rajasthan v Parmeshwar Ramlal Joshi and others Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 984 The Supreme Court reiterated that a High Court exercising criminal jurisdiction cannot recall or review its own judicial order under the guise of inherent powers, except...

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Quarterly Digest: July to September 2025

SUPREME COURT Supreme Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail To MP Cartoonist After His Apology For Objectionable Post On Prime Minister Case Title – Hemant Malviya v. State of Madhya Pradesh The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 15) granted interim protection to Indore based cartoonist Hemant Malviya, who has been booked over a cartoon shared on Facebook that...

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest: September 2025

SUPREME COURT Article 226 Can't Be Invoked To Quash Chargesheet If Cognizance Has Been Taken; Remedy Available Under S.528 BNSS: Supreme Court Cause Title: PRADNYA PRANJAL KULKARNI VERSUS STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR. Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 875 The Supreme Court observed that FIRs or charge-sheets may be quashed under Article 226 before cognisance is taken, but...

Magistrate Not Empowered To Take Recognisance Of Offence U/S 358 BNSS: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that Section 358 of the Bhartiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita (~319 CrPC) does not empower a Magistrate to take re-cognisance of an offence.Section 358 BNSS empowers the Court to issue a summons to any person who is not an accused, but appears to be guilty of an offence from the evidence.However, Justice Amit Mahajan has clarified that the provision can...

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest: August 2025

SUPREME COURT 'Colonial Sedition Law Brought Back': Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Constitutionality Of Section 152 BNS Case Details: S.G. VOMBATKERE Versus UNION OF INDIA W.P.(C) No. 720/2025 The Supreme Court today (August 8) agreed to consider the plea challenging the constitutional validity of S.152 BNS. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV...

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest - July 2025

SUPREME COURT Supreme Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail To MP Cartoonist After His Apology For Objectionable Post On Prime Minister Case Title – Hemant Malviya v. State of Madhya Pradesh The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 15) granted interim protection to Indore based cartoonist Hemant Malviya, who has been booked over a cartoon shared on Facebook that allegedly...

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest: June 2025

SUPREME COURT Complainant In S.138 NI Act Case Can File Appeal Against Acquittal As 'Victim' Under S.372 Proviso CrPC: Supreme Court Case : M/s Celestium Financial v A Gnanasekaran Citation : 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 666 In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court has held that a complainant in a cheque dishonour case for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments...

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest – May 2025

SUPREME COURT PMLA Accused Entitled To Hearing Before Cognizance Is Taken Of ED Complaint Filed After BNSS Came Into Effect: Supreme Court Case Title: Kushal Kumar Agarwal v. Directorate of Enforcement Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 642 The Supreme Court held that before taking cognizance of a money laundering complaint under section 44(1)(b) of the Prevention of Money Laundering...

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest – April 2025

Supreme CourtS.256 CrPC/S.279 BNSS | Absence Of Complainant Will Not Always Lead To Acquittal Of Accused : Supreme CourtCase Title: RANJIT SARKAR VS. RAVI GANESH BHARDWAJ AND OTHERSCitation : 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 369The Supreme Court held that the non-appearance of a complainant will not always result in the acquittal of the accused as per Section 256 of the Code of Criminal Procedure...

[S.349 BNSS] Magistrate Can Direct Any Person To Provide Voice Sample For Purpose Of Investigation: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court held the criteria for the Magistrate to direct any person to give voice sample under Section 349 of BNSS is the satisfaction of the Magistrate that such sample is required for the purpose of investigation.“Under Section 349, the criteria is the satisfaction of the Magistrate that it is expedient to direct any person to provide his voice sample, again, for the purposes...