Supreme Court says cops must act as filters, should not prosecute citizens without a reasonable prospect of conviction

Source: Times of India

Disapproving the tendency of filing chargesheets and framing of charges in criminal cases where prima facie no case is made out, Supreme Court has said this has resulted in clogging of the judicial system, and has asked police and trial courts to act as filters, ensuring that only cases with a strong suspicion proceed to the trial stage. To read more please go to the following link:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sc-file-charges-only-if-theres-reasonable-conviction-chance/articleshow/125774536.cms

Parent's Work-From-Home Status Alone Cannot Determine Child Custody : Supreme Court

Source: LiveLaw.in / Times of India

The Supreme Court observed that merely because a parent is working from home would not entitle him/her a custody of a child. The Court stressed that a parent can't always be available with the child, and has to go out to earn a livelihood, which shouldn't deprive the parent to avail the custody of a child. To read more please go to any of the following links:

https://www.livelaw.in/supreme-court/parents-work-from-home-status-alone-cannot-determine-child-custody-supreme-court-312133

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/wfh-status-shouldnt-tilt-balance-in-custody-battle-sc/articleshow/125775325.cms

he protection enjoyed by a woman under Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) is not available in proceedings related to Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) as per Delhi high Court

Source: Times of India

The protection enjoyed by a woman under Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) is not available in proceedings related to Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema), which is governed by civil law, Delhi high court has ruled. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed a writ petition filed by a 53-year-old Canadian citizen challenging ED summons issued under Fema Section 37 for recording of her statement, rejecting the contention that safeguards guaranteed to women under CrPC applied to such summons.

To read more please go to the following link:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/crpc-cover-for-women-cant-be-invoked-in-fema-case-delhi-hc/articleshow/125730860.cms