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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Defacto Complainant's Petition Seeking Summoning of Magistrate in POCSO Case Citing Absence of Signatures on Victim's Statement. Court Holds That Non-Signing of Section 164 Statement Does Not Vitiate Its Admissibility and Directs Expeditious Trial Completion....

The matter pertained to a writ petition filed by the defacto complainant, the father of a minor girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted at Vibgyor High School in 2014. The accused, respondents 2 and...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Cheating and Forgery Case Due to Lack of Evidence. Conviction under Sections 417, 419, 420, 468 read with 471 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove charges beyond reasonable doubt....

The case involves a criminal revision petition filed by the petitioners (accused No.1 and 2) against the judgment of conviction and sentence dated 24.07.2018 passed by the Senior Civil Judge and JMFC ...

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High Court of Karnataka Hears Second Appeal Against Concurrent Decrees Declaring Plaintiffs' Title and Granting Permanent Injunction. Appeal Challenges Findings on Title Based on Sale Deed and Possession, with Defendants Claiming Title as Widow and Subsequent Purchaser....

The litigation arose from a suit for declaration of title and permanent injunction filed by the plaintiffs, who are the sons of Poojari Lingappa. They claimed that their father purchased the suit prop...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Human Trafficking Case Under Section 6 of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956. Minor Girls Rescued from Brothel, Evidence of Detention and Cruelty Established....

The case involves the conviction of Smt. Rita Dilip Ghosh (the applicant) under Section 6 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (PITA) for detaining two minor girls for prostitution and treati...

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High Court of Bombay Disposes Three Criminal Applications in Matrimonial Dispute Seeking Quashing of FIRs. Accusations Involve IPC, POCSO Act, and Juvenile Justice Act Allegations Between Family Members....

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay dealt with three interconnected proceedings arising from a matrimonial dispute between a husband (Prakash Hotchand Bhatia), his wife (anonymized as ‘Y’), and...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Declaration of Lapsed Land Acquisition in 1960s Case — Section 6 Declaration Issued Within One Year of Section 4 Notification, No Lapse Occurred....

The petitioners, owners of lands in Borla and Deonar, Mumbai, filed a writ petition challenging the order of the Special Land Acquisition Officer (SLAO) dated 19.07.2011, which rejected their applicat...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Demolition Notices Against Tenants in C-1 Building Classification Dispute — Structural Audit Reports Overlooked. Court holds that classification of building as C-1 without considering structural audit reports and without hearing tenants violates principles of natural justice under Section 354 of Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888....

The Petitioners, tenants of a building called Angela Villa in Borivali (West), Mumbai, challenged communications dated 21st August 2025, 4th September 2025, and 19th September 2025 issued by Responden...

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Rajasthan High Court Allows Petitioner in Civil Writ Petition Against Trial Court's Rejection of Summoning Revenue Witness. Trial Court's Order Closing Evidence Set Aside Because Procedure is Handmaid of Justice and Relevant Possession Evidence Cannot be Excluded for Failure to File Witness List Under Order XVI Rule 1(3) CPC....

The matter arose from a civil writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India filed before the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpur against an order dated 04.05.2026...