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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Domestic Violence Case Due to Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction — Marriage Solemnized and Incident Occurred in Gujarat, Not Maharashtra. Section 27 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 Requires Proceedings in Court Where Victim Resides or Incident Occurs.

The petitioner, an Indian citizen, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Extradition Order in Matrimonial Dispute, Dissolves Marriage on Ground of Irretrievable Breakdown Under Article 142 of the Constitution of India. Court Quashes Multiple Criminal Proceedings Filed by Wife Against Husband and In-Laws as Abuse of Process of Law.

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal against the judgment of the Calcutta High Court which had affirmed a trial court order directing extradition of th...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Matrimonial Dispute Due to Compromise Between Husband and Wife. Proceedings under Sections 498A, 420 IPC and Sections 3, 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 quashed as continuation would be an abuse of process of law.

The petitioner-husband filed a petition under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of criminal proceedings in C.C.No.24483/2018 arising from Crime No.112...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Husband's Petition Challenging Interim Maintenance to Wife Under Domestic Violence Act. Court upholds maintenance order holding that wife's earning does not absolve husband's obligation to maintain under Section 20 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.

The petitioner, Akhtar Jafar Bagwan, challenged the order of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Cantonment Court, Pune, dated 27 March 2017, which d...

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Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence of 26/11 Terrorist in Mumbai Attacks Case. Court Dismisses State's Appeal Against Acquittal of Co-Accused Due to Insufficient Evidence, Finding No Perversity in Trial Court's Decision.

The Supreme Court dealt with appeals arising from the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. The appellant, Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, a Pakistani national, was conv...

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Supreme Court Upholds Union of India in Section 17A Challenge — Prior Approval Requirement for Investigating Public Servants is Constitutionally Valid. Read Down to Mandate Independent Screening; Lokpal to Approve for Covered Public Servants.

The writ petition was filed by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation challenging the constitutional validity of Section 17A of the Prevention of C...