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Madras High Court Sets Aside Special Court Order Dismissing Section 317 CrPC Exemption Petition and Recall of Non-Bailable Warrant, Holds Discretionary Powers Must Be Exercised Judiciously. Accused's Prior Exemptions Alone Do Not Constitute Dilatory Tactics; Non-Bailable Warrant Could Not Be Issued as a Matter of Course Under Sections 317 and 70(2) CrPC....

The appeal arose from an order of the Special Court under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, which dismissed the appellant's petition under Section 317 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, ...

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Madras High Court Considers Appeal by Injured Claimant in Motor Accident Claim Seeking to Set Aside Exoneration of Insurer. Tribunal Exonerated Insurer on Ground of Invalid Driving License; Claimant Relies on Swaran Singh to Apply Pay and Recover Principle....

The appeal arose from a motor accident claim filed by the injured claimant seeking compensation of Rs. 25,00,000/-. On 29.07.2014, the claimant, while proceeding from his house to Adukamparai in his v...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence and Unreliable Circumstantial Links. Conviction under Sections 302, 201, 120-B, 404 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Frank Anthony @ Frank, was convicted by the LXIII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, in S.C.No.729/2010 and S.C.No.464/2010 for offences under Sections 302, 201, 120-B...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Husband's Appeal in Partition and Mandatory Injunction Suits — Property Acquired During Marriage is Joint Family Property Under Section 27 of the Family Courts Act, 1984. The court held that the wife's contributions to the household and her role as a homemaker gave her a right to claim partition and mandatory injunction....

The appellant, Sunil Abraham, and the respondent, Reeth Abraham (also known as Reeth Devaiah), were married and later divorced. During the marriage, the appellant acquired a property at No. 609, 6th B...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Circumstantial Evidence and Lack of Motive. Conviction under Sections 302 and 448 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove chain of circumstances beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Sri Annappa Bhandary, was convicted by the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Udupi (sitting at Kundapura) in S.C.No.29/2018 for offences under Sections 448 (house-trespass) and 30...

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Madras High Court Disposes of Writ Petition Seeking Land Survey with Directions for Police Protection and Consideration of Objections. Revenue Authorities Directed to Complete Survey Within Four Weeks Based on Petitioner's Valid Title Documents....

The petitioner, N. Lalitha, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking a writ of mandamus directing the Tahsildar an...

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Madras High Court Quashes Rejection of Parole for Life Convict Based on Disposed Criminal Case. Rejection of Ordinary Leave Citing a Case That Had Already Ended in Acquittal Held Improper, Respondents Directed to Consider Afresh....

The petitioner, wife of a life convict, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to quash the order dated 5.2.2025 passed by the s...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Denial of Parole to Life Convict. Court Holds That Convict's Misuse of Earlier Parole Leading to Conviction Under IPC Sections Justifies Disqualification Under Tamil Nadu Suspension of Sentence Rules, 1982....

The petitioner, Muthulakshmi, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking to quash the order dated 05.02.2025 passed by the Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, Madurai Range, ...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Wife's Habeas Corpus Petition; Alleged Detention of Husband by In-Laws Not Illegal Detention. Court Holds Dispute Purely Matrimonial and Outside Habeas Corpus Scope Under Article 226 of Constitution of India....

The matter arose from a habeas corpus petition filed by the wife of the detenu before the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The petitioner, Nagalakshmi...