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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Lack of Evidence. Conviction under Section 498A IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove cruelty beyond reasonable doubt....

The case involves an appeal against the conviction of three appellants (husband, father-in-law, and mother-in-law of the deceased) under Section 498A read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Property Suit Remand Case — Appellate Court Exceeded Remand Powers Under Order 41 Rule 23A CPC. Remand Order Set Aside as Appellate Court Failed to Decide Appeal on Merits and Instead Directed Trial Court to Comply with High Court Order....

The present Miscellaneous Second Appeal (MSA No.127/2017) was filed by the appellants, Sri P.H. Honnappa and Sri Rajanna @ Raju, against the judgment and decree dated 05.08.2017 passed by the II Addit...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction. Proceedings under Sections 324 and 498A IPC initiated at Mangaluru set aside as no part of cause of action arose within that jurisdiction....

The petitioner, Dr. Aakash Shetty, filed a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of proceedings in C.C.No.1712/2017 (P.C.No.100/2016) pending before the JMFC III Court, Mangaluru, for of...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Land Acquisition Notification Due to Inordinate Delay and Laches. Challenge to 1988 notification filed in 2017 held barred by delay and laches as no explanation for 29-year delay was provided....

The petitioners, owners of land in Thippasandra village, Bengaluru, challenged a preliminary notification dated 13.10.1988 issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, which proposed a...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Notice to Shift Stone Crusher Unit in Safer Zone Dispute — Licence Granted After Declaration of Safer Zone Cannot Be Revoked Under Section 6(1)(b) of Karnataka Regulation of Stone Crushers Act, 2011....

The petitioner, H.T. Manju, owned a stone crusher unit on private patta land in Haralahalli Village, Mandya District. He was granted a licence under Section 3 of the Karnataka Regulation of Stone Crus...

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High Court of Karnataka Delivers Judgment on Appeal Against Conviction Under Sections 398, 324, 419 IPC. The Court Re-Appreciates Evidence to Determine Whether Trial Court Erred in Convicting Accused for Dacoity Preparation and Impersonation....

The criminal appeal arose from the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge and Presiding Officer, Fast Track Court-XV, Bangalore, in S.C.No.946/2009 dated 08.11.2010. The trial court convicted the a...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Review Petition in Land Reforms Case — Upholds Land Tribunal Order Declaring Occupancy Rights in Favor of Tenants. The Court held that the petitioners failed to establish that the land was their self-cultivation and that the tenants were not entitled to occupancy rights under the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961....

The petitioners, Kishan Pyari (since deceased, represented by LRs) and Smt. Pushpadevi, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking review of an order passed ...