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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...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Abetment of Suicide Charges Against Two Applicants in Absence of Direct Instigation. Suicide Note Mentioned Mental Harassment and Corona Pandemic as Reasons, But No Proximate Link Established Between Applicants' Conduct and Suicide.

The judgment concerns two criminal applications filed by Yogesh Rupchandji Agrawal and Sushil Jaydeo Dandale seeking quashing of FIR No. 803/2021 regi...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Detention Order Under Goonda Act in Favor of Detenue's Wife Due to Procedural Violations. Preventive Detention Invalid for Failure to Follow Section 8 Safeguards and Provide Effective Representation Under Article 22(5).

The writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India and Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, was filed by Smt. B...

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Bombay High Court Hears Appeal Against Conviction of Mother-in-Law for Murder and Cruelty Based on Dying Declarations. Conviction under Sections 302, 498A, 323 IPC challenged on grounds of unreliable dying declarations given 99% burns and inconsistencies.

The Bombay High Court heard a criminal appeal by Indubai Ganpat Nehul, the mother-in-law of the deceased Sangita, who was convicted under Sections 302...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Demand for Dowry and Inconsistencies in Prosecution Case. Conviction under Sections 304-B, 498-A IPC and Sections 3, 4, 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 set aside as prosecution failed to prove dowry demand soon before death.

The case pertains to the death of Shaheen, who was married to Abdul Aziz (accused No. 2) on 12th April 1996. After marriage, she resided with her husb...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in IAS Selection Dispute — Quashes High Court Order for Reconsideration of Non-Recommended Candidate. Judicial Review of Selection Committee Recommendations Limited to Mala Fides or Procedural Violations; Courts Cannot Reassess Merit.

The appeals arose from a dispute over selection to two vacancies in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) from non-State Civil Service officers for ...