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Supreme Court Upholds Section 498A IPC as Constitutionally Valid but Issues Guidelines to Prevent Misuse. The court held that the provision is not unconstitutional but requires safeguards against misuse through directions on arrest, investigation, and compounding of offences.

The Supreme Court in this batch of writ petitions and appeals considered the constitutional validity of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, w...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case — Prosecution Fails to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Conviction under Sections 302, 307, 148, 323, 504, 144 read with 149 IPC set aside due to material contradictions and lack of credible evidence.

The complainant, Sri D Reddeppa, filed a criminal appeal under Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) against the judgment and ord...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Concurrent Running of Sentences Under Section 482 CrPC for Multiple Convictions in Different Cases. The court held that inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC can be used to order concurrent sentences to prevent abuse of process and secure ends of justice.

The judgment involves two criminal petitions filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking directions to run multiple...

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High Court of Bombay Quashes Conviction of Seven Accused in Murder-Robbery Case for Non-Compliance of Section 313 CrPC. Failure to Provide Proper Opportunity to Explain Incriminating Circumstances Under Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Vitiates Trial.

The High Court of Bombay heard five criminal appeals arising from the conviction of seven accused under Section 396 read with Section 34 of the Indian...