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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses State's Petition to Cancel Bail in Rape Case — No Supervening Circumstances or Misuse of Bail Found. The court held that cancellation of bail under Section 439(2) CrPC requires supervening circumstances or misuse of liberty, not mere disagreement with the bail order.

The State of Karnataka, through Alur Police, filed a petition under Section 439(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking cancellation...

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Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty for Three Accused in Kidnap, Gang Rape, and Murder Case — Circumstantial Evidence and DNA Linkage Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The Supreme Court dismissed appeals by three convicts challenging the common judgment of the Delhi High Court which affirmed their conviction and deat...

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Supreme Court Quashes POCSO Proceedings Against Husband and In-Laws in Matrimonial Dispute — Allegations Found to be Exaggerated and Vindictive. Court Held That Continuing Criminal Proceedings Would Amount to Abuse of Process of Law Under Section 528 BNSS.

The present criminal appeal arose from an order of the Allahabad High Court refusing to quash criminal proceedings against the appellants, who are the...

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Supreme Court Allows Accused's Appeal for Cloned Copy of Memory Card in Rape Case — Right to Fair Trial Prevails Over Victim's Privacy. Electronic Record Held to be 'Document' Under Evidence Act and IPC, Entitling Accused to Copy Under Section 207 CrPC.

The appellant, P. Gopalkrishnan @ Dileep, was arrayed as accused No. 8 in a case registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and ...

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Rape Case Due to Consensual Relationship and Delay — Promise to Marry Broken Does Not Constitute Rape Under Section 376 IPC When Relationship Was Consensual and Long-Standing

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Lalu Yadav against the order of the Allahabad High Court dismissing his writ petition seeking quashing o...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Gang Rape and Dacoity Case Due to Unreliable Prosecutrix Testimony. Failure to Identify Accused and Contradictory Medical Evidence Led to Benefit of Doubt.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of four accused persons (Nakul Trimbak Bhangare, Ulhas Shankar Bhanushali, Suresh Budhaji Raut...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Father for Raping Minor Daughter Based on DNA Evidence Despite Hostile Witnesses. Scientific evidence alone sufficient to prove paternity of child born from incestuous rape under Section 376 IPC and POCSO Act.

The appellant, Salim Ahmed Ansari, was convicted by the Special Judge under the POCSO Act, Nagpur, for the rape of his own minor daughter. The prosecu...

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Gujarat High Court Quashes FIR in Cheating and Extortion Case Due to Civil Dispute and Delayed Filing. Court holds that criminal proceedings cannot be used as a tool for recovery of money in a consensual relationship.

The applicant, Ujwala Prakash Sahare, filed a criminal miscellaneous application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking qua...