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Supreme Court Interprets Section 175(4) BNSS in Sexual Assault Case Against Police Officers -- Clarifies Public Servant Immunity and Investigation Procedures Under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

The Supreme Court addressed a criminal appeal involving interpretation of Section 175(4) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) -- The app...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Relatives of Husband in Dowry Case Due to Lack of Specific Allegations. Generalised Complaints Against In-Laws and Relatives Without Specific Instances of Cruelty or Dowry Demand Are Liable to Be Quashed Under Section 482 CrPC.

The present application was filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 by the original accused (applicants 1 to 6) seeking quashi...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Dowry Case Due to Omnibus Allegations and Lack of Specificity. FIR Lodged as Counterblast to Divorce Petition, Charge-Sheet Under Section 376 Dropped, and No Protest Filed.

The present appeal arose from an order dated 31.08.2022 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, which dismissed an application under Sect...

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Safeguarding Women's Rights and Ensuring Justice for Victims of Cruelty. Protection against Cruelty: Section 85 and 86 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, considering the pragmatic realities and the need for necessary changes to prevent misuse of legal provisions.

Appeal arising from a judgment passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana on April 5, 2022, in a criminal case involving the appellant accused o...

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Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection to Journalist in Multiple FIR Case Based on News Broadcasts. Court Transfers One FIR for Investigation, Stays Other Proceedings, and Emphasizes Balance Between Freedom of Speech and Criminal Process Under Article 19(1)(a) and Article 32 of the Constitution.

The dispute arose from two news broadcasts by the petitioner, a journalist and editor-in-chief of Republic TV and R Bharat, on 16 April 2020 and 21 Ap...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Complaint in Land Dispute Case Due to Civil Nature of Dispute. Court holds that allegations of criminal trespass and mischief are essentially civil in nature and do not disclose any criminal offence, warranting quashing under Section 482 CrPC.

The applicant, Harish Khajanchi, filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of Criminal Complain...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against In-Laws in Dowry Case Due to Vague Allegations. FIR and Charge-Sheet Lacked Specific Instances of Dowry Demand or Cruelty Under Sections 498A, 323 IPC and Section 4 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

The petitioners, who are the husband (petitioner no.1) and his parents (petitioners 2 and 3), filed a criminal writ petition seeking quashing of FIR N...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against In-Laws in Dowry Case Due to Vague Allegations. Lack of Specific Overt Acts Against Mother-in-Law and Sister-in-Law Leads to Quashing of FIR Under Sections 498-A, 323 IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

The petitioners, being the mother-in-law (petitioner no.2) and sister-in-law (petitioner no.3) of the respondent no.2 (complainant), sought quashing o...