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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petition Challenging DNA Test Order in POCSO Case — Accused Cannot Claim Right Against Self-Incrimination for DNA Evidence. DNA test is a scientific test and not testimonial compulsion, hence not violative of Article 20(3) of Constitution.

The petitioner, Devappa Halageri, was accused of raping a 16-year-old minor, resulting in her pregnancy and delivery of a girl child. The Koppal Rural...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Corruption Case Due to Unreliable Complainant. Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Gopal Ambadas Gawali, a Police Head Constable, charged under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) and 13(2)...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petition Challenging DNA Test Order in POCSO Case — Accused Cannot Claim Right Against Self-Incrimination for DNA Sampling in Rape Investigation. DNA test is a scientific test not amounting to testimonial compulsion under Article 20(3) of the Constitution of India.

The petitioner, Devappa Halageri, was accused of raping a minor girl, resulting in her pregnancy and delivery of a child. The Koppal Rural Police regi...

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Supreme Court Allows Magistrate to Order Voice Sample of Accused in Criminal Investigation. Article 20(3) Does Not Bar Compelled Voice Sample as It Is Not Testimonial Evidence Under Section 53 CrPC.

The case arises from an FIR lodged on 7th December 2009 at Sadar Bazar Police Station, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, alleging that Dhoom Singh and appell...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Constitutional Validity of Section 53-A CrPC for Medical Examination of Accused in Rape Cases. Challenge to police notice for medical examination dismissed as Section 53-A is not violative of Article 20(3) or Article 21 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Shreemad Jagadguru Shankaracharya Shree Shree Raghaveshwara Bharati Swamiji, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the C...

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Bombay High Court Reviews Conviction of Assistant Teacher Under Sections 376, 354, and 366 IPC. Appeal Challenges Trial Court's Findings on Alleged Rape and Outraging Modesty of a Minor Student.

The appellant, a mathematics teacher at Yashoyash School, was convicted by the trial court under Sections 366 read with 34, 376, and 354 of the Indian...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Rape Based on Sole Testimony of Prosecutrix — Delay in FIR and Absence of Injuries Not Fatal. The court held that the prosecutrix's evidence was credible and trustworthy, and no corroboration was required under Section 376 IPC.

The appellant, Phool Singh, was convicted by the trial court for the offence of rape under Section 376 IPC and sentenced to seven years rigorous impri...