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High Court of Karnataka Reserved Judgment on Quashing of Criminal Proceedings in Matrimonial Disputes Involving IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act Offences. Cross-Complaints Alleging Cruelty and Theft Filed by Husband and Wife Respectively Under Section 498A IPC and Section 3 of Black Magic Act, 2017.

The matter comprises three interconnected petitions before the High Court of Karnataka arising out of a matrimonial dispute. In Criminal Petition No.9...

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Bombay High Court Allows Quashing of Criminal Proceedings in Sexual Assault Case Based on Compromise Between Close Relatives. Inherent Powers Under Section 482 CrPC Exercised to Quash Non-Compoundable Offences Where Settlement is Genuine and Voluntary, Despite Recording of Evidence.

The applicant, Sheshrao Jadhav, was the sole accused in a criminal trial arising from Crime No. 696/2020 for offences under Sections 354, 354-A, 452, ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Quashing of Criminal Proceedings in Assault Case Due to Compromise Between Parties — Settlement Justifies Quashing Under Section 482 CrPC to Prevent Abuse of Process, Even for Non-Compoundable Offences.

The applicants (original accused) filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of Re...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Cross FIRs in Assault Case Following Amicable Settlement Between Parties. Court Holds That Where Dispute Is Personal and Parties Have Genuinely Settled, FIRs for Offences Under Sections 307, 324, 143, 144, 147, 149 IPC Can Be Quashed to Secure Ends of Justice.

The judgment concerns two cross criminal writ petitions filed before the Bombay High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The petitio...

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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...

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Supreme Court Modifies Sentence in Father-Daughter Rape Case: POCSO Act Overrides IPC for Offence but Greater Punishment Applies Under Section 42. The Court held that Section 42 of POCSO Act mandates application of law providing greater punishment, and High Court cannot enhance sentence without appeal.

The appellant, Gyanendra Singh @ Raja Singh, was convicted by the trial court for offences under Sections 376(2)(f) and 376(2)(i) of the Indian Penal ...

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Matrimonial Dispute: Appellant's Offer of Lump Sum Alimony Upholds Supreme Court's Decree of Divorce

This case concerns a long-standing matrimonial dispute between the appellant-husband and respondent-wife, who have been separated since 2008. The marr...

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Supreme Court Restores Conviction for Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault Under POCSO Act Despite Victim's Consent and Cohabitation. Consent of a Minor Is Irrelevant for Offences Under the POCSO Act and Section 376 IPC, and the High Court Exceeded Its Jurisdiction by Acquitting Based on Such Consent.

The Supreme Court of India dealt with a suo motu writ petition and a criminal appeal arising from a judgment of the Calcutta High Court. The backgroun...