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Supreme Court Cancels Bail of Superintendent of Women's Protection Home in SC/ST Act Case Over Sexual Exploitation Allegations. High Court's Bail Order Set Aside for Violating Victim's Right to Hearing Under Section 15A(3) of SC/ST Act and Ignoring Gravity of Offences.

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal by the victim against a Patna High Court order granting bail to respondent No.2, a former superintendent of a wome...

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Karnataka High Court Examines Challenge to Rejection of Mercy Petition in Death Penalty Case Arising from Conviction Under Struck-Down Section 303 IPC. The petitioner raised multiple supervening circumstances including inordinate delay, solitary confinement, and non-application of mind by the authorities.

The writ petitioner, a 70-year-old death row convict, challenged the rejection of his mercy petition by the President of India dated 04.01.2013, seeki...

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Supreme Court Interprets Scope of 'Child' under POCSO Act in Appeal Concerning Mentally Challenged Victim. Mental Age of Adult with Cerebral Palsy Considered for Applicability of Special Procedures under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

The case concerned a criminal appeal by the prosecutrix, a 38-year-old woman suffering from cerebral palsy (R. Hemiparesis), through her mother. An FI...

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High Court of Bombay Reviews Convictions and Death Sentence in Sexual Abuse of Mentally Challenged Girls at Children’s Home. Prosecution Established Charges Under IPC and Juvenile Justice Act for Rape, Unnatural Offences, and Assault Against Inmates, Leading to Appeals and Confirmation of Death Penalty.

The case arose from a suo motu public interest litigation initiated by the Bombay High Court after a newspaper report exposed the poor conditions in c...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Conviction for Rape of Tribal School Girl Under Section 376(2)(c) IPC. Teacher-cum-Rector Held Guilty of Offence Despite Discrepancies in Charge and Alleged Consent.

The appeal before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, arose from the conviction of Maltya Michara Gavit, a teacher-cum-rector of a Basic Ashram S...

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High Court of Karnataka Grants Bail to Accused in Murder Case Under KCOCA — Prima Facie Case Not Made Out Against Petitioners. Court Held That Mere Presence at Scene or Association with Co-Accused Without Active Participation Does Not Attract Offences Under Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act, 2000.

The judgment pertains to three criminal petitions filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking regular bail in connection ...

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Karnataka High Court Hears Second Bail Application Under PMLA Citing Long Incarceration and Speedy Trial Rights. The Court Examines Whether Constitutional Right to Speedy Trial Can Override Section 45 PMLA Bail Restrictions When Trial Is Delayed and Accused Has Been in Custody for Prolonged Period.

The petitioner, accused No.1 in an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for offences under Sectio...

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Bombay High Court Delivers Judgment in Criminal Appeals Arising from Sessions Case No. 215 of 2006. Appeals Challenge Conviction Under Sections 302 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

In the present matter, the appellants, original accused Nos. 1 to 4, along with two other acquitted co-accused, were tried for the murder of six perso...