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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence Due to Lack of Conclusive Proof. Conviction under Sections 302, 201 r/w 34 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to establish chain of circumstances beyond reasonable doubt.

The case involves two appeals: Criminal Appeal No.100180/2021 filed by the State of Karnataka under Section 377(1)(b) CrPC seeking enhancement of sent...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Sexual Harassment Case Due to Concealment of ICC Findings and Consensual Relationship. FIR under Sections 354, 354A, 323, 509 IPC quashed as allegations were found to be unsubstantiated by Internal Complaints Committee under POSH Act.

The petitioner, Rohit Satindra Sharma, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking quashing of criminal proc...

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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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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR in Cheating and Forgery Case Due to Civil Nature of Dispute. Dispute over property sale agreement held to be purely civil, not criminal, under Sections 420, 456, 466, 468, 471, 120B of IPC.

The petitioners, family members of Late Thimmarayappa, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution read with Section 482 CrPC...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Sentence in POCSO Case — State Appeal Against Inadequate Sentence Allowed. Court holds that Section 5(1) of POCSO Act mandates minimum sentence of ten years and trial court's imposition of less than ten years is illegal.

The State of Karnataka filed an appeal under Section 377(1)(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the inadequacy of the sentence imp...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Delay in FIR — Conviction for Rape and Sexual Assault Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appellant, Guruprasad Daulat Bhalavi, was convicted by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Nagpur in Special POCSO Case 224/2016 for offences u...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Relative for Sexual Assault of 11-Year-Old Girl under POCSO Act and IPC. Court holds that showing obscene pictures to a child constitutes sexual assault and that the victim's testimony is credible despite minor inconsistencies.

The appellant, Mahadev Gurling Kamble, was convicted by the Special Judge under the POCSO Act, Sangli, for offences punishable under Section 354A(i)(2...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 5 and 6 of POCSO Act and Section 376(2)(i) IPC set aside as victim's testimony was unreliable and medical evidence did not support sexual assault.

The appellant was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Chandrapur, under Sections 5 and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Ac...

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Bombay High Court Allows Discharge in Sexual Harassment Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Evidence — Allegations of Outraging Modesty and Criminal Intimidation Found Baseless as Complainant's Conduct Contradicted Claims Under Sections 354A, 323, 504, 506 IPC.

The petitioners, Pappu Pundlik Kharat and Shakuntalabai Pundlik Kharat, were the original accused in R.C.C. No. 1918 of 2016 pending before the trial ...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Pontiff's Appeal Against FIR Quashing in Criminal Defamation Case — Allegations of Sexual Assault and Criminal Intimidation by a Seer Against a Woman and Her Family Not Quashed at Threshold.

The appellant, a 39-year-old pontiff of Shree Samsthana Gokarna – Shree Ramachandrapura Mutta, filed a writ petition under Article 226 and Article 2...