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Karnataka High Court Upholds Conviction of Accused for Defamation Under Section 500 IPC — Publication of Defamatory Article in Newspaper Constitutes Offence. Court Holds That Truth and Public Good Are Defences Under Exception 1 to Section 499 IPC, But Burden of Proof Lies on Accused.

The case arises from a private complaint filed by B.A. Harish Gowda, a government officer, against Ravindra Reshme and others, who were journalists an...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in NI Act Case — 'Not Claimed' Notice Constitutes Valid Service Under Section 138 Proviso (b). Refusal to accept notice by addressee amounts to deemed service; acquittal set aside.

The appellant-complainant, Anil Gulabrao Khairkar, filed a criminal appeal against the judgment of the Special Court for the Negotiable Instruments Ac...

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High Court of Karnataka Dharwad Bench Hears Appeal Against Death Sentence for Five Murders; Decision Not Included in Provided Excerpt. Appellant Convicted Under Section 302 IPC Based on Circumstantial Evidence Involving Alleged Infidelity and Paternity Doubts.

The appellant was convicted by the Trial Court under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to death for the murder of five persons, his w...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Child Rape and Murder Case. Judicial Confession and Last Seen Theory Upheld but Death Penalty Not Warranted as 'Rarest of Rare'.

The case involves the ghastly rape and murder of two children aged 10 and 7 years. On 29 October 2010, Mohanakrishnan picked up the children from outs...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Transfer of Conductor in MSRTC — Transfer Upheld as Administrative Action Not Amounting to Unfair Labour Practice. Transfer of employee with history of misconduct held to be on administrative grounds and not vindictive under MRTU & PULP Act, 1971.

The petitioner, Pandhari Ramrao Narwate, was employed as a Class IV Conductor with the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC). By order ...

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Supreme Court Allows Regulatory Appeal on Trial Forum under Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992. Procedural Amendment to Section 26 by the 2002 Amendment Act Held Retrospective, and All Pending Trials for Pre-2002 Offences Must Proceed Before Special Court as per the 2014 Amendment.

The Supreme Court addressed a batch of appeals and writ petitions concerning the correct forum for trial of offences under the Securities and Exchange...