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Madras High Court Transfers Investigation to CBI in Police Firing and Caste Abuse Case. Court Finds Police Misconduct and Counter Case Registration Necessitate Impartial Probe Under Article 226 of Constitution of India.

11 Jun 2026

The petitioner, father of the victim Manikandan, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking transfer of investigatio...

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High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Police Officers for Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC and Insufficient Medical Evidence in Alleged Police Atrocities Case Under IPC Sections 323 and 326

28 Jan 2026

The High Court allowed the criminal application filed by two police officers seeking to quash criminal proceedings and an order issuing process agains...

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High Court of Karnataka Directs Police to Issue Notice Before Summoning Rowdy Sheeter for Enquiry or Investigation. Petitioner sought direction for prior notice under Articles 226 and 227 of Constitution of India; Court held that police must issue written notice specifying purpose and date before requiring appearance.

4 Dec 2025

The petitioner, Sunil Kumar @ Silent Sunil, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction to all o...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Member of Parliament in Free Speech Case Under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The Court Held That a Poem Posted on Social Media Promoting Non-Violence and Love Does Not Constitute Offences Under Sections 196, 197(1), 302, 299, 57, and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Violates the Fundamental Right Under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution.

28 Mar 2025

The case involved an appeal by a Member of the Rajya Sabha against the rejection of his petition to quash an FIR registered at Jamnagar Police Station...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeals in Custodial Torture Death Case — Conviction Under Section 304-II IPC Upheld, Sentence Reduced to Period Already Served. The Court upheld the conviction of police officers for custodial torture leading to death but reduced the sentence for the offence under Section 304 Part II read with Section 34 IPC to the period already undergone, considering the long passage of time and the fact that the appellants had already served over 7 years of imprisonment.

20 Sep 2024

The case pertains to the custodial torture and death of Shama @ Kalya, who was taken into police custody on 7 December 1995 in connection with a house...

High Court

Bombay High Court Quashes Search and Seizure Conducted by Karnataka Police in Maharashtra Without Jurisdiction — Warrant Issued by Magistrate Outside Territorial Limits Invalid Under CrPC. The court held that a Magistrate cannot issue a search warrant for execution outside his territorial jurisdiction without following Sections 78 or 79 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and the seizure based on such invalid warrant is illegal.

7 May 2021

The petitioners, traders in Nagpur, Maharashtra, challenged the seizure of rice bags from their godowns by the Karnataka Police (respondent No.1) acti...

High Court

Bombay High Court at Goa Allows Writ Petition of Candidate Denied Police Sub-Inspector Post Due to Criminal Cases Despite Acquittals. Court holds that acquittals must be considered and mere registration of cases cannot be a ground for rejection.

27 Jan 2021

The petitioner, Netajirao Sanjay Prabhudessai, applied for the post of Police Sub-Inspector in Goa Police under the category of Children of Freedom Fi...

High Court

Bombay High Court Dismisses Acquitted Accused's Writ Petition for Rs.200 Crore Compensation as Acquittal Does Not Automatic Entitlement. The Court Holds That Compensation Under Article 226 Requires Proof of Malicious Prosecution and Violation of Fundamental Rights, Not Mere Acquittal.

5 May 2017

The present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India and Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 was filed by the peti...

High Court

Bombay High Court Considers Validity of Revised Sanction for Prosecution of Police Officer Under IPC for Kidnapping. Question Whether Fresh Material Required for Second Sanction Order Under Section 197 CrPC and Bar of Section 161 Maharashtra Police Act.

23 Nov 2016

The instant criminal writ petition was filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 read with Article 227 of the Constitution of India...

High Court

Bombay High Court Awards Compensation to Tribal Minor Girl for Custodial Torture and Illegal Detention - State Liable for Violation of Fundamental Rights Under Articles 21 and 22 of Constitution of India. Court Held That Wrongful Detention, Torture, and False Implication of a Juvenile in Serious Offences Constitute Gross Violation of Human Rights, Entitling Victim to Compensation.

10 Jan 2006

The petitioner, Parbatabai Sakharam Taram, a tribal woman belonging to the Gond caste, filed a criminal writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of th...

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