India: Crime

The Supreme Court’s decision in Deepa Joshi v. Gaurav Joshi1 (2026) marks a significant reaffirmation of the principles governing maintenance under matrimonial law. The judgment clarifies the treatment of financial...

This March 2026 legal newsletter examines pivotal judicial pronouncements and regulatory developments spanning arbitration, competition law, constitutional matters, insolvency proceedings, and environmental regulations. The comprehensive analysis explores how recent legal shifts impact businesses and professionals navigating India's dynamic regulatory environment across multiple practice areas including renewable energy, real estate, mining, and white collar crime.

The Amendment Act expressly seeks to decriminalise and rationalise offences under the Principal Act and promote trust-based governance to improve ease of living and ease of doing business.

The present dispute arose out of a partnership controversy concerning the firm M/s. S.B. Enterprise, wherein the principal controversy centred around the validity and enforceability of an "Admission Deed" dated 17 April 2007.

The intersection of commercial banking transactions and criminal law has long presented complex challenges for the Indian judiciary, particularly when failed financial settlements give rise to allegations of cheating and criminal...

In the evolving landscape of Indian white-collar crime, few statutes carry as much weight or cause as much apprehension as the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). Originally designed to curb the flow...

The Supreme Court held that while exercising power under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) (corresponding to Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code (CRPC))...

In this ruling, the Magistrate clarified that the word in question is far from innocuous. "The word is not a word which is used simply to insult a person. The word is bound to insult the modesty of any hardworking woman," the court observed

A bench comprising Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.V.N. Bhatti emphasized that trauma manifests differently in different individuals and rigid assumptions about how a victim ‘should' behave are both unrealistic and unjust...