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Supreme Court Directs Implementation of NHRC Guidelines to Prevent Unnatural Deaths and Suicides in Prisons. Custodial Deaths Require Strict Compliance with NHRC Reporting Protocols on Post-Mortem Videography and Immediate Notification.

The judgment arose from a public interest litigation initiated by a letter from former Chief Justice R.C. Lahoti highlighting four issues in Indian pr...

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High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Act Case Due to Inadequate Age Proof and Inadmissible Evidence. Conviction Under Sections 6 of POCSO Act, 366 and 376 of IPC Overturned

The appellant was convicted by the trial court for offences under Section 6 of POCSO Act read with Section 376 of IPC and Section 366 of IPC, involvin...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Gang Rape Case Due to Unreliable Victim Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 376(2)(g), 366A, 292, 500, 506(II) IPC and Section 67 IT Act Set Aside.

The case involves two appeals against conviction for gang rape and other offences. The prosecution alleged that on 16 May 2011, the appellants and thr...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Teachers in POCSO Case Due to Lack of Sexual Intent. Allegations of Calling a Student for Talking to a Boy and Using Abusive Language Do Not Attract Offences Under POCSO Act or IPC Sections 305, 354D, 509.

The petitioners, a drawing teacher and a physical training teacher at SDM High School, Dharmastala, sought quashing of Crime No.7/2024 registered by D...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Convict's Claim of Juvenility Based on Contemporaneous School Record and Medical Evidence. Inquiry Report Confirms Petitioner Was Major on Date of Murder, Ossification Test Unreliable After Age 25.

The petitioner, Vinod Katara, was convicted for murder committed on 10th September 1982 and sentenced to life imprisonment. His appeal was dismissed b...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR Against Journalists in POCSO Case for Publishing Child Victim's Identity. Court Holds That Subsequent Publication of Already Public Information Does Not Attract Offences Under Section 228A IPC, Section 23 POCSO Act, and Section 74(1) Juvenile Justice Act.

The petitioners, four press reporters and editors of local newspapers, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, ...

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Supreme Court Directs Clarification on Unnatural Deaths in Prisons in PIL on Prison Conditions; Custodial Violence and Dignity Under Article 21 Reiterated. Classification of Prison Deaths by NCRB as Natural or Unnatural Found Ambiguous and Requires Explanation.

The Supreme Court, in a public interest litigation regarding inhuman conditions in 1382 prisons, addressed the issue of unnatural deaths of prisoners....