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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Rape and Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence. Conviction under Sections 376 and 302 IPC Set Aside as Circumstantial Evidence Fails to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appellant, Sakharam Sitaram Bhise, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Hingoli in Sessions Trial Case No. 72/2010 for offences punisha...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR and Charge Sheet in Rape Case Due to Consensual Long-Term Relationship. Consent Not Vitiated by Misconception When Engagement Evidenced Intent to Marry; Ingredients of Sections 375, 376 and 417 IPC Not Satisfied.

This criminal petition was filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking to quash the FIR in Crime No.140/2023 and t...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes POCSO Proceedings Against Doctor for Failure to Report Sexual Abuse — Section 21 POCSO Act Requires Actual Knowledge of Offence, Not Mere Suspicion. Doctor Treating Minor for Pregnancy Without Knowledge of Sexual Assault Cannot Be Prosecuted Under Section 21 of POCSO Act.

The petitioner, Dr. Chandrashekar T.B., a doctor and accused No. 8 in Special Case No. 44/2023, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of th...

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Bombay High Court Partially Allows Appeal in POCSO Case, Reduces Sentence for Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault. Conviction under Section 4 of POCSO Act, 2012 upheld but sentence reduced from 10 years to 7 years, while acquittal under Section 376(2)(i) IPC and other offences confirmed.

The case involves three appeals arising from a judgment of the Sessions Judge, Ahmednagar in Sessions Case No. 367 of 2013. The appellant-accused, Kis...

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Rape Case Due to Consensual Relationship Over 10 Years. Long-Standing Relationship Without Complaint Indicates Consent, Not Rape Under Section 376 IPC.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Mahesh Damu Khare against the order of the Bombay High Court which had dismissed his petition under Sect...

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High Court of Karnataka Issues Directions for Effective Implementation of POCSO Act in Public Interest Litigation. Court Directs Appointment of Nodal Officers, Awareness Programs, and Timely Victim Compensation Under Section 40 of POCSO Act, 2012.

The petitioners, three women residents of Bangalore, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking directions ...

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Karnataka High Court Hears Batch of Petitions by Former Executive Officer for Quashing of Criminal Breach of Trust Cases Under Section 482 CrPC. The Court Considers Multiple Criminal Cases Registered at Different Police Stations, but No Final Order is Recorded in the Extracted Text.

Petitioner, a former Executive Officer of Arakalagudu Taluk Panchayat, faced multiple criminal cases registered by Arakalagudu and Konanur police stat...