High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Accused in Multiple FIRs for Unlawful Assembly and Rioting — Lack of Specific Overt Acts and Improper Application of Section 149 IPC. The court held that Section 149 IPC requires a specific overt act or clear nexus to the common object of the unlawful assembly, and mere membership without any particular act attributed is insufficient to sustain charges.
5 Mar 2015The petitioner, Mallu S/o Vittal Toravi, along with several other accused persons, filed multiple criminal petitions under Section 482 of the Code of ...




