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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Defacto Complainant's Petition Seeking Summoning of Magistrate in POCSO Case Citing Absence of Signatures on Victim's Statement. Court Holds That Non-Signing of Section 164 Statement Does Not Vitiate Its Admissibility and Directs Expeditious Trial Completion.

3 Jul 2026

The matter pertained to a writ petition filed by the defacto complainant, the father of a minor girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted at Vibgyor H...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Film Director in Copyright Infringement Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Evidence and Non-Application of Mind by Magistrate. The Court Found Proceedings Were Manifestly Frivolous as Appellant's Film Script Was Registered Years Before Complainant's Script and Expert Committee Had Already Determined No Similarity Between Works Under Section 63 of Copyright Act, 1957.

20 Mar 2026

The appeal arose from criminal proceedings initiated against a film director for alleged copyright infringement under the Copyright Act, 1957. The app...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Challenging ED Summons Under PMLA — Holds Section 50 Summons Not Subject to Territorial Restrictions of CrPC. Court rules that Section 50 of PMLA is a standalone provision for summoning persons for inquiry, not governed by Sections 160 or 91 CrPC, and that the ED's power to summon is not territorially limited to the person's domicile.

20 Sep 2024

The Supreme Court dismissed two criminal appeals filed by Abhishek Banerjee and Rujira Banerjee against the common order of the Delhi High Court dated...

High Court

High Court of Karnataka Quashes Summons Against Senior Sub-Registrar in Criminal Case — No Prima Facie Case for Abetment or Criminal Conspiracy. Registration of Gift Deeds in Official Capacity Does Not Attract Offences Under Sections 420, 465, 468, 471, 120B IPC Without Evidence of Mens Rea or Criminal Intent.

28 Jun 2023

The petitioner, Sri Raghavendra A, was working as Senior Sub-Registrar at Basavanagudi Division, Bengaluru. In the course of his official duties, he r...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Quashes Summoning of Additional Accused in Dowry Death Case Under Section 319 CrPC Due to Insufficient Evidence. The Court held that power under Section 319 CrPC requires more than prima facie evidence and strong cogent evidence indicating involvement, which was lacking as allegations were general and vague without specific role attribution.

21 Feb 2023

The Supreme Court addressed a criminal appeal arising from a High Court order summoning appellants as additional accused under Section 319 CrPC in a d...

High Court

High Court of Karnataka Considers Criminal Appeal Against Conviction Under POCSO Act – Hostile Witnesses and Child Evidence Analysed. Court Notes Violation of Section 33(5) POCSO in Recalling Child Witness.

25 Aug 2020

The High Court of Karnataka, Kalaburagi Bench, heard a criminal appeal filed by the convicted appellant challenging the judgment of conviction dated M...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Mother in Dowry Death Case — Restores Summoning of Husband Under Section 319 CrPC. High Court Erred in Reappreciating Evidence at Summoning Stage; Prima Facie Case Exists Based on Circumstantial Evidence Including Sole Presence of Husband, Hasty Burial, and Injuries on Deceased.

20 Sep 2019

The appeal arises from a judgment of the Allahabad High Court which set aside an order of the trial court summoning the second respondent (husband of ...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Complaint for Theft of Documents in Corporate Dispute — Internal Audit Reports and Confidential Documents Not 'Stolen' as They Were Obtained Through Legal Proceedings. The Court held that the ingredients of theft under Section 379 IPC are not satisfied when documents are obtained through legal proceedings and used in bona fide litigation, and continuation of criminal proceedings would be an abuse of process.

15 May 2019

The appeals arise from a criminal complaint filed by Birla Corporation Limited (the appellant) against Adventz Investments and Holdings Limited and ot...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Sets Aside Summoning Under Section 319 CrPC Due to Lack of Strong Evidence. Court Holds That Mere Witness Deposition Reiterating Police Statements Is Insufficient to Summon Accused Who Were Previously Discharged After Investigation.

1 May 2019

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Rajesh and others against the judgment of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, which had confirmed the Trial...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Succession Act Case — Discharge of Executrix Set Aside. Court holds that mere delay in filing accounts does not warrant removal of an executrix under Section 301 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, especially when no loss or prejudice is caused to the estate.

26 Sep 2018

The appellant, Ms. Neeru Batra, was appointed as the executrix of the Will of the deceased. She filed a petition for probate, which was granted. Subse...

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