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Karnataka High Court Examines Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Filed Under Section 372 CrPC; Trial Court Had Acquitted Accused of Charges Under Sections 302 and 120B IPC. Court Scrutinizes Reliability of Eyewitness Testimony, Delayed Recovery of Evidence, and Motive Based on Non-Payment of Maintenance....

The present criminal appeal was filed by the complainant, father of the deceased, challenging the acquittal of three accused by the Adhoc Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court-II, Chintamani, in S.C.No.5 o...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Claimant's Appeal for Enhanced Compensation in Motor Accident Claim — Negligence of Driver Established. Compensation enhanced from Rs. 1,50,240/- to Rs. 2,50,240/- with interest at 6% p.a. under Section 173(1) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The case involves two appeals arising from a motor accident claim. The claimant, Sri Srinivasaiah, was a pillion rider on a motorcycle when it was hit by a car driven by the first respondent. He susta...

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High Court of Karnataka Grants Bail to Accused in NDPS Case Due to Illegal Detention and Lack of Possession of Premises. Petitioner was kept in illegal custody from 1st May 2019 and the garage from which contraband was recovered was not in his possession, weakening the case under Sections 8, 22, 23, 27A, 28, 29, 32B(a) of NDPS Act....

The petitioner, Shivaraj Urs, accused No.2 in NCB File No.48/1/6/19/BZU, filed a criminal petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking bail for offences punishable...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Grievous Hurt Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Doubtful Identification. Conviction under Section 326 read with Section 34 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The judgment pertains to two connected criminal appeals arising from Sessions Case No.66 of 2010. The appellants, Iqbal and Arif, were convicted by the Principal Sessions Judge, Mangaluru, for the off...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Appeal of Daughters in Partition Suit — Upholds Equal Share in Ancestral Property. Daughters Held Entitled to Coparcenary Rights Under Section 6 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Despite Non-Joinder of Some Parties....

The case pertains to a partition suit filed by the daughters of B.R. Krishnamurthy Rao seeking a share in the joint family property. The plaintiffs, Smt. B.K. Padmavathi and others, are the daughters ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Auction Purchaser's Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Interest Claim on Fixed Deposit in Execution Proceedings. Court holds that interest on fixed deposit cannot be claimed under Section 151 CPC without specific provision in the decree or order....

The petitioner, Sri S.R. Venkatesh Babu, was the auction purchaser of a portion of the subject property in Execution Petition No.2420/2002 pending before the XIX Addl. City Civil Judge, Bangalore. He ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Auction Purchaser's Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Interest Claim on Fixed Deposit in Execution Proceedings. Court Holds That Interest on Fixed Deposit Accrues to the Decree Holder, Not the Auction Purchaser, Under Section 151 CPC....

The petitioner, Sri S.R. Venkatesh Babu, was the auction purchaser of a portion of the subject property in Execution Petition No.2420/2002 pending before the XIX Addl. City Civil Judge, Bangalore. He ...

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Karnataka High Court Partially Allows Appeal in Partition Suit Involving Joint Family Property — Daughters Granted Equal Share as Sons Under Hindu Succession Act, 1956. The court held that daughters are entitled to equal share in coparcenary property and that the Will executed by the father was not validly proved....

The case involves a partition suit filed by the respondents (sons) against the appellants (daughters and others) seeking partition and separate possession of joint family properties. The trial court p...