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High Court of Karnataka Examines Requirement of Knowledge Under Section 25 NDPS Act for Owner's Liability. Owner's Mere Ownership of Premises Insufficient to Establish Offence Without Evidence of Knowing Permission Under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

The petitioner, a 68-year-old man, was the owner of a property that was rented out through a property manager for a birthday party. On 20.05.2024, pol...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Maintenance Tribunal's Order Declaring Gift Deeds Void Under Senior Citizens Act, 2007. Son's Failure to Provide Basic Amenities to Father Constitutes Neglect Under Section 23(1) of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.

The petitioner, Nitin Rajendra Gupta, challenged an order dated 31 October 2022 passed by the Maintenance Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare o...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Legal Insanity Defence Under Section 84 IPC and Burden of Proof Under Section 105 Evidence Act. The court held that insanity must be legal, not medical, to exempt from criminal liability, with the accused bearing the burden of proof on a preponderance of probabilities standard.

The judgment involved an appeal where the appellant raised the plea of insanity under Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, seeking reversal of a...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Rape of Mentally Retarded Woman in Himachal Pradesh. High Court's Reversal of Acquittal Upheld as Prosecutrix's Mild Mental Retardation Rendered Her Incapable of Understanding Sexual Assault.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by Chaman Lal against the judgment of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, which had reversed his acquittal a...

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High Court of Karnataka Considers Criminal Appeal Against Conviction for Murder Under Section 302/34 IPC. The Appeal Challenges Reliability of Dying Declarations and Allegations of Cruelty.

The criminal appeal was filed under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the judgment of conviction and sentence dated ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Husband's Divorce Appeal in Mental Disorder Case, Upholds Wife's Restitution of Conjugal Rights. Allegations of Schizophrenia and Paranoid Personality Disorder Not Proved Under Section 13(1)(iii) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

The case involves two appeals filed by the husband, Gajendra Mohite, against a common judgment of the Family Court at Aurangabad. The marriage between...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Daughter's Maintenance Claim Under Section 125 CrPC Against Father Despite Muslim Personal Law. The court held that Section 125 CrPC overrides personal law and a major unmarried daughter unable to maintain herself is entitled to maintenance from her father.

The petitioner, Meharunnisa, an unmarried major Muslim daughter, filed a petition under Section 482 CrPC challenging the order of the Fast Track Court...