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High Court Quashes FIR Against Police Officer in Corruption Case Due to Lack of Sanction Under Section 19 of PC Act. Proceedings under Section 7(a) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 set aside as prior sanction from competent authority was mandatory and absent....

The petitioner, Sri Sudarshan, a Deputy Superintendent of Police under suspension, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of FIR in...

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High Court of Karnataka Grants Bail to Accused No.5 in Gang Rape and Attempt to Murder Case — Petitioner Enlarged on Bail with Conditions. The court considered the role of the petitioner, completion of investigation, and period of custody under Section 439 CrPC....

The petitioner, M. Madhukumar @ Maribond, was arraigned as Accused No.5 in Crime No.38/2019 of Kuvempunagar Police Station, Mysuru, for offences punishable under Sections 376(d), 307, 397, 120B and 20...

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High Court of Karnataka Grants Bail to Accused in Mob Assault Case Due to Parity with Co-Accused and Long Incarceration. The court applied Section 439 CrPC to release the petitioner on bail despite serious allegations under IPC....

The petitioner, Mohammed Safwan @ Datta Safwan, was arraigned as Accused No.40 in the FIR, Accused No.42 in the charge sheet, and Accused No.25 in C.C.No.971/2018 arising out of Crime No.422/2014 of M...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Corruption Case Due to Lack of Demand and Acceptance of Bribe. Conviction Under Section 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Demand and Acceptance Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, C. Krishnaiah, was accused no. 2 in a corruption case before the III Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mysore, in Spl. Case No. 19/2007. He was a Second Division Assistant in the ...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Property Suit — Concurrent Findings of Fact Not Interfered With Under Section 100 CPC. Suit for Declaration and Injunction Dismissed as Plaintiff Failed to Prove Title and Possession....

The appellant, Sri Shivashankar, filed a Regular Second Appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, against the judgment and decree dated 17.01.2008 passed in RA No.212/2003 by the ...

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Karnataka High Court Grants Bail to Accused in POCSO Case Due to Delay in FIR and Consent Allegations. Court Held That Victim's Age (19 Years) and Delay in Filing Complaint Weakened Prosecution Case Under Sections 363, 307, 376, 506 IPC and Sections 4, 6 POCSO Act....

The petitioner, Sri Manjunath, filed a criminal petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking regular bail in Crime No.199/2019 registered at Vemgal Police Station,...

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High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Accused in SC/ST Atrocities Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Intent to Humiliate on Caste Basis. The court held that the bar under Section 18 of the SC/ST Act does not apply when the allegations do not prima facie constitute an offence under the Act, and granted bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C....

The petitioners, Jagadeesh and Vinay Kumar, accused Nos. 1 and 2, filed a petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) seeking anticipatory bail in Crime No.145 of 2020...

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High Court of Karnataka Considers Appeal Against Trial Court Decree Declaring Road as Public and Granting Injunction Over Air Force Station. The Appeal Challenges the Declaration that the Stretch Between Gangamma Circle and Zam-Zam Point is a Public Road and the Permanent Injunction Against Restrictions on Public Use....

The litigation involved a suit filed in 1996 by the Bangalore North Taluk Public Grievances Committee, a registered society, along with individual plaintiffs, seeking a declaration that a stretch of r...

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

The appellant, Timmappa, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Dodda Somayya. The prosecution alleged that the deceased had an illicit relationship with the appellant's wife, leading t...