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Supreme Court Upholds Section 498A IPC as Constitutionally Valid but Issues Guidelines to Prevent Misuse. The court held that the provision is not unconstitutional but requires safeguards against misuse through directions on arrest, investigation, and compounding of offences.

The Supreme Court in this batch of writ petitions and appeals considered the constitutional validity of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, w...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Guarantors in Bank Fraud Case Due to Settlement — Wives of Main Accused with No Active Role Entitled to Relief. Settlement of Civil Dues and Lack of Specific Role Justify Quashing of Charges Under Section 482 CrPC.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by K. Bharthi Devi and another (Accused Nos. 3 and 4) against the judgment of the High Court of Judicature ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Ex-Chief Minister and MLA in Prison Assault Case Due to Bar Under Prisons Act, 1894. Alleged Offences Committed Inside Notified Temporary Prison Must Be Dealt With Under Special Statute, Not General Criminal Law.

The Bombay High Court allowed two applications under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 filed by accused No. 1 (an ex-Chief Minister)...

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Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence for Brutal Rape and Murder of Two-Year-Old Child. Circumstantial Evidence and Medical Testimony Confirm Guilt Under Sections 302, 363, 376, 377 IPC.

The case involves the brutal kidnapping, rape, unnatural offence, and murder of a two-year-old girl by the appellant, Ravi S/o Ashok Ghumare, in Jalna...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal Under Section 101 of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 — Sets Aside Order Declining to Treat Accused as Juvenile. Court Holds That Age Determination Must Be Based on Earliest Available Evidence and Benefit of Doubt Must Be Given to Accused.

The appellant, Sri Puneet S, was the sole accused in a case charge-sheeted for offences under Sections 366A and 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, an...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Child Rape and Murder Case. Judicial Confession and Last Seen Theory Upheld but Death Penalty Not Warranted as 'Rarest of Rare'.

The case involves the ghastly rape and murder of two children aged 10 and 7 years. On 29 October 2010, Mohanakrishnan picked up the children from outs...