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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Section 498A Jurisdiction Case, Holding That Courts at Wife's Parental Home Have Jurisdiction. The court ruled that cruelty under Section 498A IPC is a continuing offence and its consequences ensue at the parental home, conferring jurisdiction under Section 179 CrPC....

The case involves a group of appeals concerning the jurisdictional issue under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). The appellant, Rupali Devi, and ot...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declarations and Plausible Suicide Theory. Conviction under Sections 302 and 498A IPC Set Aside as High Court Improperly Reversed Trial Court's Acquittal....

The case involves an appeal by the accused against their conviction for murder and dowry death under Sections 302 and 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) read with Section 34 IPC. The appellants, Samp...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal Against High Court's Direction to Vacate Premises in Pending Small Causes Proceedings. High Court Exceeded Jurisdiction Under Article 227 by Ordering Eviction Without Final Order Under Sections 41/43 of Presidency Small Causes Courts Act, 1882....

The appellant purchased property in 1994 and claimed possession. He filed a suit for permanent injunction (CS No.1069 of 2003) which was dismissed, and later a suit for specific performance (CS No.292...

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellant in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Cruelty and Dowry Demand. High Court's Reversal of Acquittal Set Aside as Trial Court's Findings Were Not Perverse Under Sections 304-B and 498-A IPC....

The case involves an appeal against the conviction of Sham Lal under Sections 304-B and 498-A of the Indian Penal Code for the dowry death of his wife Usha. The marriage took place in December 1990, a...

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Supreme Court Acquits Three Accused in Murder Case Due to Missing Names in FIR and Section 161 Statements. Benefit of Doubt Granted as Eyewitness Failed to Name Appellants in Initial Statements, Leading to Acquittal Under Sections 302, 149, 148 IPC....

The Supreme Court of India heard three criminal appeals arising from a single incident of murder that occurred on the night of September 13-14, 1992, near Village Kalma, Dewas District, Madhya Pradesh...

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Supreme Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Double Murder in Mosque Dispute — Common Intention Under Section 34 IPC Established. The Court held that the High Court was justified in convicting the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC despite the trial court's finding on Section 149 IPC, as the evidence proved common intention to cause death....

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals filed by Palakom Abdul Rahiman (accused no. 3) and G. Moideenkutty (accused no. 1) against the judgment of the Kerala High Court convicting them under Section 3...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim for Bachelor Deceased. Multiplier Must Be Based on Age of Deceased, Not Dependents, to Ensure Uniform Compensation Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The Supreme Court addressed the legal issue of whether, in motor accident claims involving the death of a bachelor, the multiplier for calculating compensation should be based on the age of the deceas...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Land Title Dispute — Concurrent Findings Upheld. Patta Validity Requires Proof of Abandonment or Revocation of Earlier Patta Under Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code....

The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal arising from a land title dispute in Madhya Pradesh. The respondents-plaintiffs (Shiv Nath and deceased Vishwanath) filed a suit for declaration of title and poss...