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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 Dismisses Criminal Appeal Against Conviction for Penetrative Sexual Assault on Minor Step-Daughter. Sole Testimony of Victim Sufficient for Conviction; DNA Report and Medical Evidence Corroborate Sexual Assault Resulting in Pregnancy.

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, dismissed an appeal against conviction for the rape of a minor step-daughter under the Protectio...

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Supreme Court Dismissed Appeals of Convicts – Life Imprisonment Confirmed. Conviction Under Sections 148 and 302 Read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Accused’s Plea of Alibi Rejected

Consistent and corroborated eyewitness testimonies established the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt. Plea of alibi must be conclusive...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Food Adulteration Case Despite Procedural Lapses. Substantial Compliance of Section 13(2) of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 Sufficient When No Prejudice Caused.

The appellant Vijendra was convicted under Section 7(1)/16(1)(a)(i) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 for selling adulterated buffalo m...

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Supreme Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Murder in Premeditated Group Attack Case. Inconsistencies in Witness Testimony Regarding Weapon Used Held Not Fatal to Prosecution Case as Core Version Remains Consistent.

The Supreme Court dismissed the criminal appeal filed by the appellant, who was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) for m...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Application to Transfer Investigation in Govind Pansare Murder Case. Court finds no ground to transfer investigation from SIT to ATS as SIT is already conducting investigation.

The applicants, who are the daughter and daughter-in-law of deceased Comrade Govind Pansare, filed an interim application seeking transfer of further ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR and Orders Compensation for Unauthorized Sealing of Cable Network Control Room — Police Action Without Statutory Authority Violates Fundamental Rights Under Article 19(1)(g) of Constitution of India.

The petitioners, a partnership firm running a cable television network under the name U.S.A. Cable Networks and its members, filed a writ petition und...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case Due to Erroneous Presumption of Collusion by Tribunal. Tribunal's dismissal of claim petition based on witnesses turning hostile in criminal trial held perverse as civil and criminal proceedings have different standards of proof.

The case arises from a motor accident claim petition filed by the appellants (claimants) under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, seeking co...