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Supreme Court Quashes Convictions Under Section 326 IPC Based on Compromise Between Parties. Non-compoundable Offences Can Be Quashed Under Section 482 CrPC When Dispute is Private and Settled, Following Principles from Gian Singh and Laxmi Narayan Cases.

The Supreme Court considered two criminal appeals involving convictions under Section 326 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, which is a non-compoundable ...

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Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Accused in Dowry Death Case and Sets Aside High Court Order. Appellant Entitled to Bail Based on Totality of Circumstances Despite Allegations Under Sections 304-B/498A/34 IPC and Sections 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

The appeal arose from the High Court of Madhya Pradesh's order dated 07.05.2021 rejecting the appellant's application for anticipatory bail. The appel...

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Supreme Court Upholds Husband in Divorce Case Based on Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage Under Article 142 of Constitution. Marriage Dissolved as Parties Lived Apart for Almost Two Decades and Reconciliation Was Impossible, Despite Lack of Statutory Ground in Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

The dispute involved a husband and wife who married in 2002 under Hindu rites, but the marriage never consummated and broke down immediately, with the...

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Dowry Harassment Case Conditional on Compensation Payment. Conviction under Section 498A IPC Upheld but Sentence Reduced to Period Already Served Based on Voluntary Compensation of Rs.3 Lakh to Victim and Children Under Reformative Criminal Jurisprudence Principles.

The dispute originated from allegations of dowry harassment and cruelty by the appellant against his second wife, respondent No.2, who claimed to be l...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Direction to Consider Candidates with Criminal Cases for Police Constable Posts. Screening Committee Must Apply Mind to Nature of Offences and Acquittal Under Standing Order No.398/2010, Not Mechanically Reject Based on Criminal Involvement.

The dispute arose from the rejection of candidates' applications for the post of Constable in Delhi Police due to their involvement in criminal cases,...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Brother-in-Law and Mother-in-Law in Dowry Death Case Due to Absence of Specific Allegations. Vague and Omnibus Allegations Against Family Members of Husband Do Not Justify Taking Cognizance Under Sections 498-A, 304-B IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Mirza Iqbal @ Golu (brother-in-law) and Shamima Bano alias Sammi (mother-in-law) against the order of th...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court's Dismissal of Leave to Appeal Against Acquittal Due to Non-Speaking Order. High Court Failed to Provide Reasons and Apply Mind to Evidence as Required Under Section 378 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Violating Established Precedents on Judicial Discipline.

The dispute originated from a criminal trial where the second to sixth respondents were acquitted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Ghaziabad, of offe...