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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 of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Unreliable Witnesses. Conviction under Sections 498A and 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The appellant, Bhimappa S/o Mallappa Bingi, was convicted by the trial court for offences under Sections 498A and 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (...

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Supreme Court Restores Conviction for Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault Under POCSO Act Despite Victim's Consent and Cohabitation. Consent of a Minor Is Irrelevant for Offences Under the POCSO Act and Section 376 IPC, and the High Court Exceeded Its Jurisdiction by Acquitting Based on Such Consent.

The Supreme Court of India dealt with a suo motu writ petition and a criminal appeal arising from a judgment of the Calcutta High Court. The backgroun...

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Supreme Court Allows State Appeal Against Review of Concurrent Findings in Forest Land Dispute Under Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967. High Court Exceeded Review Jurisdiction by Re-appreciating Evidence and Setting Aside Concurrent Findings of Fact.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the State of Telangana against the judgment of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad, which had revi...

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Bombay High Court Allows Transgender Woman to Contest Grampanchayat Election from Women-General Reserved Ward. Right to Self-Perceived Gender Identity Under Section 4(2) of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and NALSA Judgment Upheld.

The petitioner, Anjali Guru Sanjana Jaan, a transgender person who identifies as female, filed a writ petition challenging the rejection of her nomina...

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Supreme Court Affirms Interim Maintenance for Wife and Son in Matrimonial Dispute. Court Frames Guidelines on Maintenance Under Section 125 Cr.P.C. and Other Enactments to Ensure Uniformity and Consistency.

The case arises from an application for interim maintenance filed by the wife and minor son under Section 125 Cr.P.C. The wife left the matrimonial ho...

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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....