धारा 69 BNS: शादी का झूठा वादा कब अपराध है, और कब सिर्फ़ टूटा हुआ रिश्ता?
धारा 69 BNS शादी के हर टूटे वादे को अपराध नहीं बनाती। जानिए सर्वोच्च न्यायालय की कसौटी, सज़ा, IPC से अंतर और झूठी FIR रद्द कराने का रास्ता।
Gave a Friendly Loan and the Cheque Bounced? Supreme Court’s New Rules on Section 138 NI Act (2025)
Does lending money in cash to a friend or relative, and later suffering a bounced cheque, put you at a disadvantage in court? No — the Supreme Court has now made it explicit: once the accused admits signing the cheque, the law presumes it was issued to repay a real debt, cash or otherwise, and
Bank Account Frozen Over a Scam You Didn’t Commit? Here’s the Fix
Bank account frozen and you have no idea why? If your bank account has been frozen because your account number turned up somewhere in a cyber fraud money trail even though you never touched the fraud the law is now more clearly on your side than it has ever been. On 20 August 2026, the
Paying the Victim Doesn’t Close Your FIR, Here’s is the Law
The myth that costs people their peace of mind: “I paid him back, so the police case is finished.” No. Paying or settling with a complainant does not automatically close a criminal FIR. This is one of the most expensive misunderstandings in Indian criminal practice. Every month, people hand over money believing the case will
Card Fraud, Zero Liability and the 3-Day Window: What Every Indian Bank Customer Must Know
Your phone buzzes. A transaction alert: ₹15,000 debited. You didn’t make it. You call the bank. After twenty minutes on hold, an executive says: “The transaction was OTP-verified there is nothing we can do. Please file a police complaint.” This happens to thousands of Indians every day. Most accept it. They should not. Indian law
Section 69 BNS: When Does a “False Promise of Marriage” Become a Crime and When Is It Just a Failed Relationship?
A relationship ends. Feelings turn bitter. And then, months or even years later, a First Information Report arrives recasting what was once a consensual relationship as a criminal deception. This is one of the most common patterns I encounter in criminal practice, and it sits at the heart of Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya
Know Your Rights: Delhi High Court Rules Against Mandatory Service Charges
Mandatory service charge collection by restaurants and hotels is now unlawful in India, following a landmark Delhi High Court ruling that restores customers’ right to decide whether to tip at all. The Delhi High Court in a case titled National Restaurant Association Of India & Ors. Vs. Union of India bearing W.P.(C) 10683/2022 on 28.03.2025
Circumstances under which the New Criminal Law (BNS, BNSS) would not apply
The new criminal law — the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) — does not apply retrospectively to every criminal matter; several categories of cases begun under the old Cr.P.C. and IPC continue to be governed by that earlier law. The recent transition from the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.) to
When Not to File Criminal Charges: Understanding Cheating /Fraud (Section 420 of IPC now 318 of BNS) Vs. Criminal Breach of Trust (Section 406 of IPC now 316 of BNS)
Knowing the difference between cheating vs criminal breach of trust is essential before deciding which criminal charge to file. The two offences under the IPC (now the BNS) rest on very different facts and carry different consequences for a wrongly filed complaint. The Indian Penal Code (IPC) now known as The BNS is a cornerstone
Service of Legal Notice via electronic mode i.e. WhatsApp and E-mail etc valid or not?
Serving a legal notice via WhatsApp or e-mail is now recognised as valid service by Indian courts, provided delivery and receipt can be shown, marking a major shift away from slower physical modes of service. Historically, serving notices involved physical delivery—an approach fraught with delays and opportunities for evasion. However, recent advancements in technology, combined
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