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High Court Quashes FIR in Criminal Petitions Under BNSS, 2023 Due to False Allegations of Physical Relationship on Pretext of Marriage. Petitioners Acquitted as Proceedings Deemed Abuse of Process

The High Court of Karnataka heard two criminal petitions filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) seeking to quash a...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa confirmed conviction of Appellant in Sexual Assault Case Under IPC and Goa Children's Act Due to consistent Evidence and Corroboration

The Appellant was convicted by the Children's Court for offences under Sections 341, 354, 375(b), and 376(2)(i) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) r...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Abetment of Suicide Case Due to Lack of Mens Rea and Active Participation. Joint Suicide Pact Does Not Amount to Abetment Under Section 306 IPC.

The case pertains to the death of actress Ms. Pratyusha, who consumed poison along with the appellant, Gudipalli Siddhartha Reddy, on 23rd February 20...

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Court Quashes TISS Rustication Decision Over Jurisdictional Overreach. Appellate Authority directed to reconsider appeal focusing solely on social media post issue, separating unrelated sexual harassment allegations.

The petitioner, a student at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), was rusticated due to a social media post targeting the Dean and Internship Coo...

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Supreme Court Restores POCSO Prosecution Against Doctor for Failure to Report Sexual Assault of Minor Tribal Girls. High Court's Quashing of FIR and Chargesheet Under Section 482 CrPC Set Aside as Premature and Contrary to Legal Obligation Under Section 19(1) POCSO Act.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the State of Maharashtra against the judgment of the Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) which quashed FIR ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal by Bank in Transfer Case — Transfer Order Restored with Alternative Posting Options. Allegations of Malafide Transfer Not Established; Bank's Administrative Exigency Upheld.

The case involves a senior officer of Punjab and Sind Bank, Mrs Durgesh Kuwar, who was appointed as a Probationary Officer in 1998 and promoted to Chi...

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Bombay High Court Allows State Appeal in POCSO Case, Sets Aside Acquittal of Father for Rape of Minor Daughter. Delay in FIR Lodging Held Not Fatal in Child Sexual Abuse Cases Due to Unique Victim-Offender Relationship.

The State of Goa, through the Police Inspector of Canacona Police Station, appealed against the judgment of the Children's Court at Goa which acquitte...

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Bombay High Court Confirms Death Sentence for Rape and Murder of Minor Tribal Girl under POCSO Act and IPC. Circumstantial evidence including DNA, last seen, and medical evidence established guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The case pertains to the brutal rape and murder of a 10-year-old tribal girl, Ku. S, on 15-08-2015 at the newly constructed hostel building of Adivasi...

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Bombay High Court Quashes NCW Proceedings Against KPMG in Service Dispute. National Commission for Women Lacks Jurisdiction Over Employment Grievances Under Section 10 of the National Commission for Women Act, 1990.

The petitioners, KPMG India Pvt. Ltd. and its Company Secretary Harsh Sagar Goyal, filed a writ petition seeking to quash proceedings initiated by the...