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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Sentence in Drugs and Cosmetics Act Case — State's Revision Petition Allowed. Trial Court's Fine of Rs.10,000 Increased to Rs.50,000 for Offence Under Section 27(d) of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.

The State of Karnataka, through the Drug Inspector, Hassan Circle, filed a Criminal Revision Petition under Section 397 read with 401 of the Code of C...

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Supreme Court Refers to Three-Judge Bench the Question Whether Quantity of Mixture or Pure Drug Content Determines Punishment Under NDPS Act. The Court Held That E. Micheal Raj Requires Reconsideration as It Omitted Note 2 of Notification and the Scheme of the Act Treating Preparations as a Whole.

The Supreme Court, in a reference arising from multiple appeals and writ petitions, considered the correctness of the decision in E. Micheal Raj v. In...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Conviction in Consumer Protection Act Penalty Case for Violation of Summary Trial Procedure. Failure to Record Plea and Conduct Trial as Per Sections 254 and 262 CrPC Renders Proceedings Void.

The petitioner, Suhas Ratnakar Morey, was convicted by the Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (State Commission) under Section 2...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Appellant for Rape of Minor Under POCSO Act — Victim's Testimony Found Credible and Age Proved by School Records. The court held that minor contradictions do not discredit the victim's evidence and the presumption under Section 29 POCSO Act applies.

The appellant, Akash s/o Devanand Tempe, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Nagpur in Special Criminal (POCSO) Case No. 198/2016 for the offence pun...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Juvenile Board's Decision to Try Older Juvenile as Adult in Murder Case — Section 15 of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 Requires Individualized Assessment of Physical and Mental Capacity to Commit Offence.

The case involves two juveniles, aged 17.5 years and 16.5 years, accused of murdering a three-and-half-year-old child. The Juvenile Justice Board, aft...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in NDPS Act Case, Reducing Sentence to Period Already Served. Conviction Under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) Upheld for Transporting 3327 kg of Ganja, but Sentence Modified Due to Appellant's Mitigating Circumstances as Indigent Helper.

The appeal arose from a conviction under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, for transporting 3327 kg of...

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High Court of Bombay Confirms Death Sentence and Dismisses Appeal in Part in POCSO and Murder Case. Conviction under Section 302 IPC and Section 4 POCSO Act upheld for brutal murder and sexual assault of a minor, but conviction under Section 10 POCSO Act set aside due to non-framing of charge.

The confirmation case and criminal appeal arose from a trial court judgment convicting the accused for the brutal murder and sexual assault of a 13½-...