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Karnataka High Court Adjudicates Multiple Appeals and Cross-Objections Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Challenging Enhanced Compensation for Railway Project Lands. Market Value Determination at Rs.39,20,400 per Acre by Reference Courts Contested as Inadequate by Landowners and Excessive by Railways....

These appeals and cross-objections arose from land acquisition proceedings initiated by the State for the South Central Railway in Mahagaon village, Kalaburagi. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded co...

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Karnataka High Court Hears Quashing Petition in Acko Insurance Data Theft Case; Order Reserved. Ex-Employees Seek Quashing of FIR Alleging Theft of Confidential Trade Secrets and Conspiracy, Claiming Abuse of Process and Civil Nature of Dispute under Section 482 Cr.P.C....

The Karnataka High Court heard arguments in a criminal petition filed by accused Nos. 1 to 5 under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of proceedings in Crime No. 721...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Upholds Conviction in NDPS Case for Possession of Commercial Quantities of LSD and MDMA. The court held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, rejecting challenges based on the complainant being the investigating officer and non-compliance with Section 50 of the NDPS Act....

The appellant, Allan Bainbridge, was convicted by the learned NDPS Court at Mapusa in Special Criminal Case (NDPS) No.38/2014 for the offence punishable under Section 8(c) read with Section 22(c) of t...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Upholds Conviction of Security Guard for Sexual Assault of Minor Girls Under POCSO Act and IPC — Evidence of Victims Found Credible and Consistent....

The appellant, Janak Bishu Karma, a security guard, was convicted by the Children's Court for the State of Goa for multiple offences including sexual assault and rape of two minor girls aged 13 and 14...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Corruption Case — Demand of Bribe Not Proved. Acquittal of Police Constable Under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) Read with 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Upheld Due to Lack of Credible Evidence on Demand and Acceptance of Illegal Gratification....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order dated 31st March 2011 passed by the learned Special Judge (Under P.C. Act), Pune in Special Case No.3 of 2006, acquitting the responden...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition of Victims in Immoral Traffic Case — Orders of Magistrate and Sessions Judge Quashed for Non-Compliance with Section 17(2) of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956. Victims Must Be Produced Before Magistrate Within 24 Hours of Rescue; Failure to Do So Renders Detention Illegal....

The petitioners, three young women aged 20-23 years, were victims of a crime under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956. They were rescued by the police from a guest house in Malad, Mumbai, on 1...

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Bombay High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Appellant in Atrocities Act Case — Offence Under Section 3(2)(va) Not Made Out as Incident Arose from Child Dispute Without Caste-Based Intent. The court held that the bar under Section 18 of the Atrocities Act does not apply when the allegations do not prima facie constitute an offence under the Act....

The appellant, Yamunabai w/o Kundlik Suryawanshi, filed a criminal appeal under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Atrocities Act) chall...

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High Court of Karnataka Decides Criminal Appeals Against Conviction for Murder under Section 302 IPC and Against Non-Imposition of Fine. The Court Examined the Evidentiary Value of Oral Dying Declaration and the Requirement of Imposition of Fine under Section 302 IPC....

The case concerns the murder of A.C. Yathisha on 03.04.2013. The prosecution alleged that the accused, Rajegowda @ Guruswamy, assaulted the deceased with a club and chopper due to suspicion of an illi...

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High Court of Karnataka Adjudicates Appeal in Ejectment Suit — Dispute Over Tenancy and Part Performance Under Section 53A Transfer of Property Act. Plaintiffs Claimed Tenancy Had Terminated; Defendants Asserted Possession Under Agreement to Sell and Assignment, Invoking Shield of Part Performance....

This appeal under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, arose from the dismissal of a suit for ejectment filed by five sisters against two defendants. The plaintiffs claimed ownership of mu...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Petitioner's Application for Interim Custody of Motorcycle Under Section 457 CrPC, Setting Aside Lower Court Orders. Rejection of Application by Trial Court on Ground of Absence of Insurance Policy Overruled; Court Holds That Vehicle Should Not Be Exposed to Elements and Its Release Subject to Conditions Will Not Prejudice Prosecution....

The matter arose from a criminal petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the orders of the Trial Court and Revisional Court which had rejected the petitio...