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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...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction. Proceedings under Sections 324 and 498A IPC initiated at Mangaluru set aside as no part of cause of action arose within that jurisdiction.

The petitioner, Dr. Aakash Shetty, filed a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of proceedings in C.C.No.1712/2017 (P.C.No.100/2016) pe...

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Supreme Court Allows Wife's Complaint at Parental Home in Section 498A IPC Case — Jurisdiction Based on Continuing Offence and Consequences Under CrPC Sections 178 and 179.

The case involved a group of appeals concerning the jurisdictional issue under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) read with Sections 177, 178...

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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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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment for Mentally Ill Accused in Rape and Murder Case — Non-Compliance with Section 235(2) CrPC and Supervening Mental Illness Considered

The Supreme Court of India heard a review petition filed by an accused (referred to as 'Accused X') against his conviction and death sentence for the ...

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Supreme Court Allows Father's Appeal in Child Custody Dispute, Restores Family Court's Order Granting Permanent Custody. The Court held that the High Court erred in substituting a shared custody arrangement without adequate consideration of the children's welfare under the Guardian and Wards Act, 1890.

The case involves a custody dispute between a Colonel in the Indian Armed Forces (appellant) and his wife, a teacher (respondent), over their two mino...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Section 498A Jurisdiction Case — Courts at Wife's Parental Home Have Jurisdiction Even Without Overt Acts of Cruelty There. Continuing Offence and Consequence-Based Jurisdiction Under CrPC Sections 178 and 179 Apply to Section 498A IPC.

The case involves a group of appeals before the Supreme Court of India concerning the jurisdictional issue under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code...