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Supreme Court Upholds Section 498A IPC as Constitutionally Valid but Issues Guidelines to Prevent Misuse. The court held that the provision is not unconstitutional but requires safeguards against misuse through directions on arrest, investigation, and compounding of offences.

The Supreme Court in this batch of writ petitions and appeals considered the constitutional validity of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, w...

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High Court Quashes Police Notice Under Section 41(1)(a) Cr.P.C. for Lack of Reasonable Suspicion — Journalist's Right to Liberty Protected. The court held that a notice to appear before police must be based on recorded reasons and cannot be issued arbitrarily.

The petitioner, a senior journalist, challenged a notice dated 06-06-2024 issued by the Sub-Inspector of Police, Amruthalli Police Station, under Sect...

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Supreme Court Holds Police Cannot Seize Immovable Property Under Section 102 CrPC. The expression 'any property' in Section 102(1) CrPC means only movable property, and immovable property cannot be seized by police during investigation.

The Supreme Court in this judgment resolved a long-standing conflict of opinion in the Bombay High Court regarding the interpretation of Section 102 o...

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Sub-Inspector in Police Act Case — Superintendent of Police Holds Same Authority as District Superintendent. Re-employed Deputy Superintendent of Police Qualifies as Superior Officer for Departmental Enquiry Under Punjab Police Rules, 1934.

Background: The case concerned the dismissal of a Sub-Inspector of Police from service by the Delhi Police Force in 1949. The respondent, originally a...

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Bombay High Court Directs Reconsideration of Sanction Refusal in Corruption Case Against Police Inspector. Court holds that sanctioning authority must apply its own mind and not rely solely on departmental inquiry findings, and that refusal of sanction must be based on valid reasons and not be arbitrary.

The petitioner, Saddam Shah Khalil Shah Fakir, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court, Bench at Aurangabad, challenging the order...

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Bombay High Court Dissents That Designated Court Under MCOC Act Cannot Order Investigation Under Section 156(3) CrPC Without Prior Sanction. Special Court Not a Magistrate and Section 23(1) Bar Overrides Private Complaint Procedure.

The Bombay High Court heard a batch of writ petitions involving a common legal question: whether a designated court under the Maharashtra Control of O...