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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Sentence for Rape of Minor by Guardian - Conviction under Section 376(2)(f)(j)(i)(n) IPC confirmed based on consistent testimony of victim and medical evidence of pregnancy.

The appellant, Harishchandra Sitaram Khanorkar, was convicted by the trial court for offences punishable under Section 376(2)(f)(j)(i)(n) of the India...

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High Court of Karnataka Hears Multiple Appeals Against Trial Court’s Mixed Verdict in Suicide and Dowry Harassment Case. Trial Court Acquitted for Dowry Death under Section 304B IPC but Convicted for Cruelty and Abetment of Suicide, Both State and Accused Challenge the Judgment.

The High Court of Karnataka heard three connected criminal appeals arising from the judgment dated 15.03.2016 passed by the V-Additional District and ...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Upholds Conviction of Car Washer for Rape and Criminal Trespass — Victim's Testimony Found Credible and Corroborated by Medical Evidence and Prompt FIR.

The appellant, Alfred Fernandes, was convicted by the Fast Track Special Court, POCSO, Panaji, Goa, for offences under Sections 448, 354 and 376 of th...

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Supreme Court Lays Down Pan-India Guidelines Against Demolition of Properties of Accused Without Due Process. Executive Cannot Use Demolition as Punishment for Crime; Right to Shelter Protected Under Article 21.

This batch of writ petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution of India raised a grievance that residential and commercial properties of persons ac...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of State Transport Driver for Murder and Rampage in Confirmation Case and Appeal. Conviction under Sections 302, 307, 324, 381, 427 IPC and Section 3(2) Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act Affirmed; Insanity Defence Rejected.

The Bombay High Court dealt with a confirmation case for death sentence and a criminal appeal arising from the conviction of Santosh Maruti Mane, a dr...

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Bombay High Court Confirms Death Sentence for Rape and Murder of Minor Girl, Dismisses Appeal. Verdict Affirms Trial Court's Death Penalty for Offences Under IPC Sections 302 and 376(2)(f) Based on Circumstantial Evidence.

The confirmation case and criminal appeal arose from the brutal rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl. The victim was the daughter of PW-1 Sharda, ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Accused's Appeals, Upholding Conviction in Murder Case Based on Corroborated Eye-Witness Account and Medical Evidence. Conviction Under Sections 302, 201, and 506 IPC Upheld as Prosecution Proved Homicidal Death and Accused's Role in Killing and Destruction of Evidence.

The case arose from an incident on 17 May 2005, where the deceased, Mahadeva @ Nagamadegowda, husband of accused No.1 (Smt. Malathi), was murdered. Ac...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Detention Order for Violation of Interim Injunction in Partition Suit — Willful Disobedience of Court Order Attracts Civil Prison Under Order 39 Rule 2A CPC.

The case arises from a partition suit filed by the respondents (plaintiffs) seeking 2/9th share in suit schedule properties. The Trial Court passed an...