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High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Allegation of Kidnapping and Sexual Assault Fails as Victim's Testimony Contradicts Medical Evidence and Prosecution Witnesses.

The appellant, Haji Kareem, was convicted by the II Additional Sessions Judge at Kalaburagi in Special Case (POCSO) No.5/2014 for offences under Secti...

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High Court Pronounces Oral Judgment in Cross Appeals Involving Kidnapping, Murder, and Conspiracy Under IPC Sections 364-A, 302, 120-B, 201/34. Both State and Accused Filed Appeals Against Trial Court Conviction and Sentence, With the Accused Challenging the Sufficiency of Circumstantial Evidence.

The present matter concerns two criminal appeals arising from the judgment and order dated 30.11.2018 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Chandra...

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High Court of Karnataka Grants Bail to Parents in Child Marriage and Abetment to Suicide Case — No Prima Facie Case of Instigation. Court held that mere marriage of minor daughter does not constitute abetment to suicide under Section 306 IPC, and parents are entitled to bail under Section 439 CrPC.

The petitioners, Honnesh and Pushpa (in Crl.P.No.2807/2020) and Varadaraja and Vanajakshi (in Crl.P.No.2820/2020), are parents of a deceased minor gir...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Appellant for Rape and Murder of a Minor Based on Circumstantial Evidence. The court held that the last seen together theory coupled with medical evidence and motive established guilt beyond reasonable doubt under Sections 302 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

The case involves the conviction of Prashant Appasaheb Kate for the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl, Pranita, in Kaudgaon, Maharashtra. The app...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Order Under Section 26 of Domestic Violence Act in Divorce Proceedings. Application Under Section 26 of DV Act Held Maintainable in Civil Suit for Divorce, and Appeal Under Section 29 Lies to Sessions Court Against Order of Civil Court.

The petitioner, Shri Narayan Babi Salgaonkar, a police constable, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court at Goa challenging an or...

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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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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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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in POCSO and Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 363 and 376 of IPC and Section 6 of POCSO Act set aside as victim's testimony was unreliable and medical evidence did not support prosecution case.

The appellant, Sri Subramani, was convicted by the II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Kolar on 02.11.2018 in S.C.No.21/2017 for offences punis...