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High Court Partially Allows Criminal Appeal -- Acquits Appellant Under Section 376-AB of IPC In POCSO u/s 4(2)Case Due To Lack Of Kidnapping Evidence -- Convictions Under Sections 363, 354-A(2) and 8 of POCSO maintained Upheld

The appellant challenged his conviction for offences under IPC and POCSO Act. The High Court analyzed the evidence, focusing on the victim's testimony...

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Supreme Court Quashes POCSO Proceedings Against Husband and In-Laws in Matrimonial Dispute — Allegations Found to be Exaggerated and Vindictive. Court Held That Continuing Criminal Proceedings Would Amount to Abuse of Process of Law Under Section 528 BNSS.

The present criminal appeal arose from an order of the Allahabad High Court refusing to quash criminal proceedings against the appellants, who are the...

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Supreme Court Cancels Bail of Accused in Interstate Child Trafficking Case Due to Perverse High Court Orders and Absconding Accused. Bail Granted Without Considering Gravity of Offences Under Sections 363, 311, 370(5) IPC and Organized Nature of Racket.

The Supreme Court dealt with a series of appeals filed by victims' families seeking cancellation of bail granted by the Allahabad High Court to 13 acc...

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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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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Cruelty. Conviction under Section 498A IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove that the accused subjected his wife to cruelty for dowry or that the suicide was linked to such harassment.

The appeal arises from the judgment and order of conviction dated 29.01.2011 passed by the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Chitradurga in S.C.N...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Dowry Harassment and Abetment of Suicide Case — Evidence of Cruelty and Abetment Insufficient. Conviction under Sections 498A and 306 IPC set aside due to unreliable dying declaration and lack of proof of instigation.

The appellant, Manjunatha, was convicted by the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Davangere, in Sessions Case No.11/2009 for offences under Secti...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Promise-to-Marry Rape Case — Lack of Evidence of False Promise. Consent Based on Promise to Marry Not Vitiated When Promise Was Not False from Inception Under Section 376 IPC.

The applicant, Rajesh Sankarsan Tripathy, filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashment of FIR No....