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Quashing on Settlement: When the High Court Will Close a Criminal Case under Section 528 of the BNSS
The question every settled matter produces A partnership dispute has been settled, the money has been paid, and the complainant has no interest in pursuing the case. A matrimonial matter has ended in a decree of divorce by mutual consent, with the entire alimony paid in one instalment. In both situations the parties assume the criminal case simply disappears. It does not. A first information report, once registered, is a matter between the State and the accused. The complaina


Before You Pay the Token: A Title Check-list for Buying Property in Gujarat
The advance that becomes a suit Almost every property litigation this office handles began with money paid before the papers were seen. The token was paid because the rate was good and somebody else was interested. The satakhat (સાટાખત, agreement to sell) was signed on a printed form. Four months later the buyer discovered that the land was navi sharat, or that a boja nondh in favour of a bank was sitting on the record, or that the seller was one of five heirs and the other f


There Is No Such Thing as a Digital Arrest
No police officer in India can arrest you over a video call. What the "digital arrest" scam actually is, what the Supreme Court has directed in its suo motu proceedings, and what to do in the first hour after you have paid.


Zero FIR: Overcoming Jurisdictional Barriers in the Indian Criminal Justice System
Introduction: The Mandate Against Jurisdictional Refusal In the Indian legal landscape, it is a frequent occurrence for victims of a crime to approach a police station only to be met with a refusal to record their complaint on the grounds of territorial jurisdiction. Such a refusal by the police—claiming the incident occurred outside their administrative boundaries—is not only a denial of justice but is fundamentally illegal under the prevailing laws of the land. To ensure th
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