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High Court Allows Criminal Petition, Quashes Trial Court Order Rejecting Deferment of Cross-Examination Under Section 231(2) Cr.P.C. -- Accused in IPC Offences Including Section 302 Granted Relief to Prevent Prejudice in Defence Disclosure

The petitioners, accused in a sessions case involving grave offences under the IPC, sought deferment of cross-examination of witnesses under Section 2...

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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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Bombay High Court Holds Appeals Against Special Court Orders Outside Bench's Territorial Limits Lie Only to Principal Seat. Territorial Jurisdiction Determined by Location of Court, Not Place of Offence Under Chapter XXXI of Bombay High Court Appellate Side Rules, 1960.

The case involved a reference to a Larger Bench of the Bombay High Court at Aurangabad to determine the territorial jurisdiction for appeals against o...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Customs Prosecution for Export of Antiquities — Prosecution Under Customs Act Not Barred by Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. Held that the Customs Act, 1962 applies alongside the Antiquities Act, and prosecution under Sections 132 and 135 is maintainable.

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Delhi High Court upholding the discharge of the respondent, Sharad Gandhi, from offences under Sections 132 an...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Private Complaint Against Former Chief Minister for Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC and Section 19 PC Act. Sanction for prosecution of public servants is mandatory and absence of valid sanction renders complaint not maintainable.

The petitioner, a former Chief Minister of Karnataka, sought quashing of a private complaint filed by the respondent before the XXIII Additional City ...