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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Dowry Case Due to Omnibus Allegations and Lack of Specificity. FIR Lodged as Counterblast to Divorce Petition, Charge-Sheet Under Section 376 Dropped, and No Protest Filed.

The present appeal arose from an order dated 31.08.2022 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, which dismissed an application under Sect...

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Protecting the Fundamental Right to Liberty under Article 21. Illegal Arrest of a Decorated Police Officer: Bombay High Court Awards Compensation for Violation of Fundamental Rights.

The Bombay High Court, in the case of Sambhaji Achyutrao Patil v. State of Maharashtra & Ors., addressed the illegal arrest and detention of a se...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Arbitrary Remission Conditions for Life Sentence Convict "Conditions on remission must meet constitutional standards of reasonableness and fairness."

This appeal concerns the legality of conditions imposed while granting remission to the appellant, who was serving life imprisonment for offenses unde...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste-Based Discrimination in Prison Manuals as Unconstitutional. Prison Rules Dividing Labour and Segregating Barracks by Caste Violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Sukanya Shantha, a journalist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions for the repeal of offendi...

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Court Denies Petition to Quash Cheating Charges in E-Rickshaw Sale Case. "Ignorance of Law No Excuse: Court Emphasizes Limited Scope of Quashing Petitions and Upholds Allegations of Cheating"

The Petitioner sought the quashing of criminal proceedings against him for alleged cheating (Section 420 IPC) related to the sale of an unregistered E...

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Supreme Court Upholds Convictions and Reverses Acquittals in Political Rivalry Murder Case — Witness Testimony and Recoveries Sufficient to Sustain Convictions Under Sections 302, 148, 460 IPC and Section 3 Explosives Substances Act.

The case arises from a political rivalry between CPI(M) and NDF members. On 17.07.2002, an altercation occurred between the deceased (CPI(M)) and A-3 ...