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Bombay High Court Considers Reference on Applicability of Section 482 CrPC to Domestic Violence Proceedings; Conflicting Precedents on Nature of Proceedings Under Section 12(1) of the D.V. Act Lead to Full Bench. Key Question Involves Whether Inherent Powers of High Court Can Quash D.V. Act Applications Given Their Predominantly Civil Character.

3 May 2018

The matter came before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, as a reference to a Full Bench to resolve conflicting decisions on whether proceedings und...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in POCSO Case — Acquittal Upheld as Prosecution Witnesses Turn Hostile and Evidence Lacks Credibility.

21 Dec 2020

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order dated 05.01.2019 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge-1, Gondia (Designated Court)...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Police Misconduct in Arrest of Couple for Abandoning Newborn - Court Issues Directions for Protection of Children and Guidelines for Police Conduct. The court held that police officials posing with an accused in a humiliating manner violates the dignity of the accused and requires guidelines to prevent recurrence.

5 Nov 2019

The Bombay High Court at Goa took suo motu cognizance of a news report published in the daily 'Tarun Bharat' on 30th August 2019, which reported the a...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Hears Confirmation Case and Appeal in Death Sentence for Child Sexual Assault and Murder. Accused Convicted Under Sections 302, 376, 377 of IPC and POCSO Act for Brutal Assault of Minor Girl.

25 Mar 2014

The confirmation case and criminal appeal arise from the conviction and death sentence awarded to the accused by the Special Judge (POCSO), Thane, in ...

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Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Criminal Justice System's Response to Sexual Offences — Seeks Status Reports on Implementation of Legal Provisions. The Court directed Union of India and all States/UTs to file status reports on compliance with provisions of Cr.P.C., IPC, and Evidence Act relating to rape and sexual offences.

18 Dec 2019

The Supreme Court of India, taking suo motu cognizance under SMW (Crl.) No. 04 of 2019, assessed the criminal justice system's response to sexual offe...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition to Quash DV Complaint Against In-Laws in Broken Engagement Case — Domestic Violence Act Applies to Women in Domestic Relationships Including Engagements. The court held that an engagement creates a relationship in the nature of marriage under Section 2(f) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, and in-laws can be respondents under Section 2(q).

10 Jun 2022

The petitioners, Aditya Anand Varma, his parents Anand Prakash Varma and Aarti Anand Varma, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitutio...

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Bombay High Court Allows Termination of 23-Week Pregnancy Due to Fatal Cardiac Anomaly - Medical Board Opinion of Substantial Risk of Serious Handicap Justifies Abortion Under Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971.

7 Jun 2019

The petitioners, a married couple, sought termination of the first petitioner's pregnancy of approximately 24 weeks (later determined as 23 weeks by t...

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Karnataka High Court rules that a wife's failure to join husband after a decree for restitution of conjugal rights is not automatically voluntary desertion barring maintenance under Section 125(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The court holds that the right to maintenance under Section 125 Cr.P.C. is a social welfare measure and cannot be defeated solely by the existence of a civil decree for restitution when the wife alleges cruelty.

23 Feb 2024

The judgment arises from three revision petitions filed by wives whose claims for maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 197...

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High Court of Karnataka Grants Bail to Parents in Child Marriage and Abetment to Suicide Case — No Prima Facie Case of Instigation. Court held that mere marriage of minor daughter does not constitute abetment to suicide under Section 306 IPC, and parents are entitled to bail under Section 439 CrPC.

13 Jul 2020

The petitioners, Honnesh and Pushpa (in Crl.P.No.2807/2020) and Varadaraja and Vanajakshi (in Crl.P.No.2820/2020), are parents of a deceased minor gir...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Domestic Violence Proceedings Against Husband and In-laws Due to Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction. Complaint Filed at Pune While Shared Household Was in Hyderabad — Held That Jurisdiction Lies Where Cause of Action Arises, Not at Wife's Temporary Residence.

2 Mar 2016

The petitioners, the husband and his parents, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the proceedings initiat...

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