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High Court of Bombay Considers Confirmation of Death Sentence in Gangrape Case: First Conviction Under Section 376E IPC After 2013 Amendment. Trial Court Imposed Capital Punishment for Repeat Offenders in the Shakti Mill Incident, and the High Court Reviewed Procedural Propriety of the Sentence.

The judgment under analysis is a confirmation case arising from the brutal gangrape of a young photo journalist at Shakti Mill premises in Mumbai on 2...

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The Supreme Court heard criminal appeals arising from a common judgment of the Madras High Court dated 06.10.2007, which upheld convictions and senten...

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Supreme Court Examines Culpability for BMW Hit-and-Run: State Appeals Against High Court's Reduction of Conviction from Section 304 Part II to Section 304A IPC. The Core Issue is Whether the Accused Had Knowledge of Likely Death to Attract the Graver Offence.

The case arose from a fatal motor accident involving a BMW car driven by the respondent, Sanjeev Nanda, on the night of 9/10 January 1999 in New Delhi...

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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Kidnapping Case Due to Absence of Formal Charge and Distinct Offence Nature. Conviction Under Section 364 IPC Without Framing Charge Violates Fair Trial Norms as It Is Not a Minor Offence Compared to Section 302 IPC Under Section 222 Cr.P.C.

The State of Uttar Pradesh appealed against the High Court's judgment acquitting Ram Swaroop, who had been convicted by the trial court under Section ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes POCSO Proceedings Against Doctor for Failure to Report Sexual Abuse — Section 21 POCSO Act Requires Actual Knowledge of Offence, Not Mere Suspicion. Doctor Treating Minor for Pregnancy Without Knowledge of Sexual Assault Cannot Be Prosecuted Under Section 21 of POCSO Act.

The petitioner, Dr. Chandrashekar T.B., a doctor and accused No. 8 in Special Case No. 44/2023, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of th...

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Karnataka High Court Adjudicates Petition Under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for Quashing of FIR in Alleged Extortion. Court Considers Whether FIR Discloses Cognizable Offence Under Section 384 IPC When No Ingredients Alleged.

The petitioner, an Assistant Commissioner of Police in the CCB, filed a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash FIR No.64/2020 registered ...

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Karnataka High Court Hears Petition to Quash Rape Charges Against Advocate Filed by Law Intern. Allegations of Sexual Harassment and Attempt to Rape Under IPC Sections 354 and 376 Examined, with Focus on Distinction Between Preparation and Attempt Under Section 511 IPC.

The case involved a criminal petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 by an advocate, seeking to quash a charge sheet ...