Notes from the chamber
General writing on the law. Not advice on your own matter.
Why do courts grant bail, and why do they refuse it? We read 33 judgments of the Supreme Court and all five High Courts to find out.
Must khula be the wife's own choice, or can a court grant it when cruelty is not proved? The Supreme Court has said both. 67 judgments explain the conflict.
An FSL report looks scientific, but the courts read it only as a report on what reached the laboratory. 102 judgments show how the chain of custody decides the…
Most murder and hurt trials are decided on whether the first papers agree with each other. 100 judgments and 124 practical points on the murasila, the doctor a…
The investigating officer builds the prosecution case, and his lapses most often bring it down. 103 judgments show which lapses matter.
Can the High Court quash an FIR? After 177 judgments of the Supreme Court and the Peshawar High Court, the answer is: rarely, and only under the right provisio…
Bail once granted is not easily taken back. Eighty-two judgments show when it can be, and how each side should argue it.
