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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in Assault Case, Modifies Sentence Under IPC While Acquitting Under SC/ST Act. Caste-based slur allegations failed as incident occurred in private land dispute, not in public view under Section 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The appellant, Mani @ Subramaniyam, was convicted by the Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989,...

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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Accused in Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad Case Under UAP Act. Prolonged Incarceration Without Trial Violates Article 21 and Entitles Accused to Bail Despite Section 43D(5) Bar.

The appellant, Hany Babu, a professor and academic, was arrested on 28 July 2020 in connection with FIR No. 1 of 2020 registered by the National Inves...

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Supreme Court Reverses Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Unlawful Assembly and Common Object — Ocular Evidence Prevails Over Minor Medical Discrepancies

The State of Uttar Pradesh appealed against the acquittal of three respondents by the High Court, which had reversed their conviction under Sections 3...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Failure to Prove Unlawful Assembly. Conviction under Sections 302, 307, 149 IPC Set Aside as Common Object Not Established Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The case involves appeals against the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Omerga, convicting the appellants for offences under Sections 302, 30...

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Bombay High Court Allows Quashing of FIR in Dowry and Matrimonial Dispute Case Due to Compromise Between Parties. Settlement Reached After Mediation, Court Finds No Public Interest in Continuing Prosecution Under Section 498A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act.

The applicants (Sanjay Tathe, his wife Meera, Prakash Bandre, and his wife Hira) filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Crimina...

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Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Director in Cheating and Forgery Case. Court Held That Director's Role of Signing Documents and Attending Meetings Does Not Constitute Criminal Liability Without Specific Allegations of Dishonest Intent.

The applicant, Sandeep P. Jain, filed an anticipatory bail application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, in connection with C...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Demand for Dowry and Inconsistencies in Prosecution Case. Conviction under Sections 304-B, 498-A IPC and Sections 3, 4, 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 set aside as prosecution failed to prove dowry demand soon before death.

The case pertains to the death of Shaheen, who was married to Abdul Aziz (accused No. 2) on 12th April 1996. After marriage, she resided with her husb...

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Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Accused in Dowry Death Case — No Prima Facie Case of Cruelty or Abetment of Suicide. Allegations under Sections 498-A, 304-B IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act not made out as there was no demand of dowry soon before death and no evidence of cruelty.

The applicants, six family members of the deceased's husband, filed an application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking a...