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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Criminal Complaint Case for Lack of Jurisdiction Under Section 195 CrPC. Private Complaint Not Maintainable for Offences Under Sections 191-192 IPC Committed in Judicial Proceedings.

The case arises from two criminal complaints filed by M/s Bandekar Brothers Pvt. Ltd. and another against Prasad Vassudev Keni and others under Sectio...

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Supreme Court Quashes Charges Under SC/ST Act for Lack of Caste-Based Insult and Public View Requirement. Allegations of Land Dispute Do Not Attract Section 3(1)(r) of SC/ST Act as Insult Not on Account of Caste and Incident Occurred Inside Building Not in Public View.

The appellant, Hitesh Verma, challenged the order of the High Court of Uttarakhand dismissing his petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal P...

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Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection to Journalist in Multiple FIR Case Based on News Broadcasts. Court Transfers One FIR for Investigation, Stays Other Proceedings, and Emphasizes Balance Between Freedom of Speech and Criminal Process Under Article 19(1)(a) and Article 32 of the Constitution.

The dispute arose from two news broadcasts by the petitioner, a journalist and editor-in-chief of Republic TV and R Bharat, on 16 April 2020 and 21 Ap...

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Supreme Court Convicts Contemnors for Scandalous Allegations Against Judges in Suo Motu Contempt Proceedings. The Court upheld its inherent power under Article 129 to punish for contempt, rejecting procedural objections under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The Supreme Court of India initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against Vijay Kurle, Rashid Khan Pathan, and Nilesh Ojha for sending letters contai...

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Dowry Harassment and Criminal Breach of Trust Case Due to Limitation and Lack of Entrustment. Complaint Filed Beyond Three-Year Limitation Period for Section 498A IPC and No Evidence of Entrustment of Stridhan to Husband Under Section 406 IPC.

The Supreme Court dealt with two appeals arising from a matrimonial dispute. The complainant wife married the husband on 28 July 2007 and they lived t...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Civil Dispute Case — Abuse of Process of Law. Police Officers Justified in Not Registering FIR When Dispute Was Civil and Complainant Had Already Paid Mortgage Money and Got Sale Deed Executed.

The case arose from a dispute over a property sale. The complainant entered into an agreement to sell a house for Rs.54 lakhs and paid the full consid...