Search Results for "abandoned child"

171 result(s) found

Scroll Down To Discover

Found 171 result(s)

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Interprets Scope of 'Child' under POCSO Act in Appeal Concerning Mentally Challenged Victim. Mental Age of Adult with Cerebral Palsy Considered for Applicability of Special Procedures under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

The case concerned a criminal appeal by the prosecutrix, a 38-year-old woman suffering from cerebral palsy (R. Hemiparesis), through her mother. An FI...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Cancels Bail of Accused in Interstate Child Trafficking Case Due to Perverse High Court Orders and Absconding Accused. Bail Granted Without Considering Gravity of Offences Under Sections 363, 311, 370(5) IPC and Organized Nature of Racket.

The Supreme Court dealt with a series of appeals filed by victims' families seeking cancellation of bail granted by the Allahabad High Court to 13 acc...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Restores Conviction in Murder Case Based on Child Witness and Circumstantial Evidence. Section 106 of Evidence Act Shifts Burden on Husband for Wife's Death in Matrimonial Home.

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the acquittal of Balveer Singh by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh. The case involved the murder of Biren...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence and Tutored Child Witness. High Court's Reversal of Conviction Upheld as Prosecution Failed to Prove Foundational Facts for Section 106 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the acquittal of the respondent-accused, Balveer Singh, who was originally convicted by the trial court f...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Dismisses Habeas Corpus Petition by Parents Seeking Custody of Minor Child from Grandmother. Court holds that detention of child by grandmother is not illegal and that welfare of child is paramount, directing parents to seek custody through appropriate family court proceedings.

The petitioners, parents of a minor child named Anurag, filed a writ of habeas corpus before the Bombay High Court seeking production of their son and...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Allows Custody Appeal in Child Custody Dispute Under Family Courts Act, 1984 — Welfare of Child Paramount. Grandparents' Custody Set Aside as Biological Father's Right to Custody Upheld Subject to Child's Welfare.

The case involves two appeals filed under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984, challenging a common judgment of the Family Court, Nagpur, in Pet...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Infanticide Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Inconsistencies. Conviction under Section 302 IPC for murder of newborn set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The appellant, Kamlabai Tukaram Gharat, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Raigad-Alibaug in Sessions Case No.83 of 1994 for the offence ...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Allows Adoption Agency to Continue Operations Pending Renewal of License — Best Interest of Child Paramount. Licensing Authority Cannot Refuse Renewal Based on Pending Criminal Proceedings Without Giving Opportunity of Hearing.

The petitioner, Snehalaya's Snehankur Adoption Centre, a licensed adoption agency, filed two writ petitions challenging the refusal of the Child Welfa...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Upholds Rights of Trafficking Victims, Issues Guidelines for Rescue and Rehabilitation. Court Holds That State Must Take Reasonable Measures to Safeguard Right to Rehabilitation Under Article 21.

This Miscellaneous Application arose from a prior disposed Public Interest Litigation regarding human trafficking. The petitioner sought enforcement o...