In Ghanshyam Soni v. State (NCT of Delhi) (2025 INSC 803), the Supreme Court held that for Section 468 CrPC, the limitation period runs from the date a complaint is filed, not when the Magistrate takes cognizance. A timely 498A IPC complaint cannot be dismissed as time-barred due to court delays. Relying on Bharat Damodar Kale (2003) and Sarah Mathew (2014), the Court said penalizing a complainant for judicial delay is unfair and may breach Article 14.
The court observed that, section 366 of the CrPC casts a duty upon the High Court to, (a) “examine the nature and manner in which the offence was committed, mens reas, if any of the culprit, the plight of the victim as noted by the trail court, the diabolic manner in which the offence was... Read more » Read more »
The exponential rise of generative artificial intelligence has redefined how digital information is created and consumed. However, this rapid advancement has also contaminated the global data environment. Large language models and other generative systems increasingly train on data drawn from the internet , much of which already... Read more »
He who signs a dishonored cheque bears the consequences— a principle well-established by law and affirmed across several precedents. Determining the liability of a signatory is straightforward when the drawer is an individual. But what happens when a cheque is issued on behalf of a juristic person, such as a company? Who is held... Read more »
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