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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 376(1), 341, 506, 109 IPC and Sections 4, 12, 17 POCSO Act set aside as victim's testimony was unreliable and medical evidence did not support rape.

The appellants, Kisan Damaji Naik and Ramesh Abidas Vasave, were convicted by the Sessions Judge, Nandurbar, in Sessions Case No. 01/2018 for offences...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of BIS Employee in Sexual Harassment Case Due to Lack of Sanction for Prosecution. Sanction for prosecution under Section 197 CrPC is mandatory for public servants acting in official capacity; refusal of sanction by competent authority renders criminal proceedings invalid.

The present criminal appeal arises from an order of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, which dismissed the appellant's petition...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Prosecution Under Sections 420 and 471 IPC Following Settlement of Loan Account Approved by Debts Recovery Tribunal — Criminal proceedings cannot continue after compromise of civil debt where no element of cheating from inception exists.

The case involves an appeal by Vijay Kumar Kela and his proprietary firm against an order of the Chhattisgarh High Court refusing to quash criminal pr...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Victim's Appeal Against Acquittal in Sohrabuddin Case for Lack of Maintainability. Appellant, examined as a prosecution witness, not considered a 'victim' under Section 372 Cr.P.C. as he was not the person who suffered loss or injury directly from the crime.

The case involves an appeal filed by Mahendrasinh Jorubha Zala, who was examined as a prosecution witness (PW-205) in a trial concerning the alleged c...

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Madras High Court Acquits Accused in Kidnapping for Ransom Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Unreliable Witnesses. Conviction Under Section 364A IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Demand for Ransom and Relied on Uncorroborated Extra-Judicial Confessions and Unreliable Dying Declaration.

The case pertains to the kidnapping and murder of one Suresh Kumar, a financier, on 19.08.2015. The deceased was last seen on that day and his dead bo...