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Karnataka High Court Hears Quashing Petition in SC/ST and POCSO Case. Accused Seek to Quash Charge Sheet and Cognizance Order in Offences Including Rape and Caste-Based Atrocities Under Multiple Acts.

The criminal petition was filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking to quash the charge sheet and cognizance ord...

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Safeguarding Women's Rights and Ensuring Justice for Victims of Cruelty. Protection against Cruelty: Section 85 and 86 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, considering the pragmatic realities and the need for necessary changes to prevent misuse of legal provisions.

Appeal arising from a judgment passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana on April 5, 2022, in a criminal case involving the appellant accused o...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Relatives in Dowry and Domestic Violence Case Due to Vague and Generalized Allegations. Specific Overt Acts Required to Fasten Criminal Liability Under Section 498A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

The Supreme Court allowed appeals by Geddam Jhansi and Geddam Sathyakama Jabali, quashing criminal proceedings against them under Section 498A, 506 IP...

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Supreme Court Acquits Mother-in-Law and Sister-in-Law in Murder Case Due to Incomplete Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction Based on Surmises and Conjectures Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Section 302 IPC.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Smt. Chintambaramma and Saraswathi, the mother-in-law and sister-in-law of the deceased Sahitya, against...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration and Lack of Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The appellant, Nagaraj, was convicted by the I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Chitradurga, in Sessions Case No.35/2016 for the offence punish...

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Supreme Court Acquits Mother-in-Law and Sister-in-Law in Murder Case Due to Incomplete Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction Based on Surmises Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Chain of Circumstances Under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Smt. Chintambaramma and Saraswathi, who were convicted for the murder of Sahitya, the wife of L. Manjuna...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Rape Case, Holds Offences Under Sections 376, 504, 506 IPC Form Same Transaction for Joint Trial Under Section 220 CrPC. The Court set aside the discharge of the accused for lack of territorial jurisdiction and directed trial for all offences together.

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal against the High Court's order upholding the discharge of the accused-respondent No. 2 for the offence under Secti...