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Supreme Court Affirms Interim Maintenance for Wife and Son in Matrimonial Dispute. Court Frames Guidelines on Maintenance Under Section 125 Cr.P.C. and Other Enactments to Ensure Uniformity and Consistency.

The case arises from an application for interim maintenance filed by the wife and minor son under Section 125 Cr.P.C. The wife left the matrimonial ho...

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Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Former Police Officer in 29-Year-Old Murder Case. Court holds that custodial interrogation not required when appellant cooperates with investigation and no direct evidence links him to murder.

The Supreme Court considered an appeal against the dismissal of an anticipatory bail application by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana. The appellan...

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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 Allows Appeal Against Quashing of Criminal Proceedings in Abetment of Suicide Case — High Court Erred in Appreciating Section 161 CrPC Statements at Quashing Stage. Prima Facie Case Under Section 306/34 IPC Made Out Based on Allegations of Harassment and Threat Leading to Suicide.

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal against the High Court of Madhya Pradesh's order quashing criminal proceedings against Respondent Nos.1 to 3 under...