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Bombay High Court Adjudicates Criminal Appeals in Murder Case Under Section 302 IPC, Examining Circumstantial Evidence and Procedural Irregularities. Appellants Challenge Reliability of Recovery and Chain of Custody, Arguing Investigation Delays Vitiate Conviction.

The case arose from a violent incident on 19.1.2011 in Timki Mochipura, Nagpur, where Dinesh Shendekar was killed and his brother Deva and another per...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation for POCSO Victim Under NALSA Scheme — Inadequate Compensation of Rs. 1,00,000 Enhanced to Rs. 10,50,000. The court held that the NALSA Scheme mandates minimum compensation of Rs. 7,00,000 for sexual assault victims, which can be enhanced by 50%.

The appellant, Smt. Lalitha, mother of a minor victim of sexual assault, filed an appeal under Section 372 CrPC challenging the adequacy of compensati...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Husband and Family Members in Dowry Harassment Case Filed as Counter-Blast to Civil Suits. Vague and Bald Allegations Against Family Including Elderly Grandmother Deemed Abuse of Process Under Section 482 CrPC.

The marriage between the first petitioner (husband) and the second respondent (wife) took place on 24-10-2020. The relationship turned sour within wee...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Mother-in-Law in Dowry Death Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration. Conviction under Sections 498A and 306 IPC Set Aside as Dying Declaration Suffered from Inconsistencies and Was Not Corroborated by Other Evidence.

The appellant, Indubai Rangrao Pawar, was convicted by the trial court for offences under Sections 498A and 306 read with Section 34 of the Indian Pen...

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Gujarat High Court Upholds Acquittal in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Cruelty or Abetment of Suicide. Allegations of harassment for dowry and abetment of suicide fail as prosecution witnesses turned hostile and medical evidence did not support hanging.

The State of Gujarat appealed against the acquittal of Keshubhai Chhanabhai Bathwar and three others (respondents) by the Sessions Judge, Surendranaga...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order Quashing FIR for Attempt to Murder Based on Compromise. High Court Mechanically Exercised Inherent Powers Under Section 482 CrPC Without Considering Gravity of Offence Under Section 307 IPC and Its Social Impact.

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the High Court's order quashing criminal proceedings against Laxmi Narayan and others for offences under ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Dying Declarations. Conviction under Sections 302 and 307 IPC set aside as dying declarations were contradictory and not corroborated by medical evidence or other witnesses.

The appellant, Mohammad Zakir Mohammad Bashir Solanki, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Akola in Sessions Case No.115/2016 for offences...