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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Circumstantial Evidence and Unreliable Witnesses. Conviction under Sections 302 and 201 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Ashok, was convicted by the II Additional Sessions Judge, Bijapur, for the murder of Rachappa under Sections 302 and 201 IPC. The prosecution case was that on 18.05.2012, Rachappa left ...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Dying Declarations. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as dying declarations were contradictory and not corroborated by medical evidence or independent witnesses....

The appellant, Beerappa, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of his niece, Shivamma (aged 15), by setting her on fire. The prosecution alleged that the accused was unhappy about a prope...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal Against Rejection of Plaint in Property Dispute — Suit Not Barred by Limitation or Res Judicata. The court held that the question of limitation is a mixed question of law and fact and cannot be decided at the stage of rejection of plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC....

The appellant, Siddesh B.T. Umesh, filed a suit (O.S.No.2366/2018) before the XII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, seeking a declaration of title and permanent injunction against t...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in NDPS Case Due to Non-Compliance with Section 50. Search of Person Without Informing Right to be Searched Before Gazetted Officer or Magistrate Renders Recovery of LSD Papers Illegal....

The appellant, Raymond Locke, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Mapusa, in Special Case No. 32/2014 for possession of 1.3 grams of LSD papers, a commercial quantity, under Section 8(c) r...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows State Appeal in Land Acquisition Compensation Case — Enhances Rate to Rs. 30,000 Per Acre with Statutory Benefits. Court Relies on Sale Deed of Similar Land and Previous Awards to Determine Market Value Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and award dated 26/08/2003 passed by the learned Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, Osmanabad in Land Acquisition Reference No. 98/1995, which e...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeals by Insurance Company and KSRTC in Motor Accident Claim, Upholds Compensation of Rs.15,12,000 for Death of Pillion Rider. Negligence of KSRTC Bus Driver Established; Insurance Company Liable to Pay Compensation with 9% Interest....

The case arises from a motor accident claim petition filed by the legal representatives of the deceased, Sebastian Parekal, who died in a road accident on 18.12.2012. The deceased was a pillion rider ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder Based on Extra-Judicial Confession and Circumstantial Evidence. Appellant's confession to police and discovery of deceased's body with fatal injuries held sufficient to prove guilt under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Hanmant Nagnath Surwase, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of his wife, Janabai, on the ground of her infidelity. The prosecution case was that on 07/05/2011, the appel...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Sole Eyewitness Testimony. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Ramesh Namdeo Naikwade, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Niphad for the murder of Dagu under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and sentenced to life imprisonment...