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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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Gujarat High Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Factional Riot Murder Case — Acquittals Set Aside. Common Intention Under Section 149 IPC Applied to Convict All Members of Unlawful Assembly for Murder and Attempt to Murder.

The case arises from a violent incident on 13.06.2014 at Nava Borbhatha, Ankleshwar, where a group of accused persons, armed with deadly weapons, atta...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Rejection of Discharge in PMLA Case — Money Laundering Held to be Continuing Offence. Retrospective Application of PMLA Upheld Where Proceeds of Crime Remain in Circulation, Irrespective of When Scheduled Offence Was Committed.

The appellant, Pradeep Nirankarnath Sharma, was implicated in a money laundering case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) based ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Customs Prosecution for Export of Antiquities — Prosecution Under Customs Act Not Barred by Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. Held that the Customs Act, 1962 applies alongside the Antiquities Act, and prosecution under Sections 132 and 135 is maintainable.

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Delhi High Court upholding the discharge of the respondent, Sharad Gandhi, from offences under Sections 132 an...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Two Brothers in IT Act Case — IPC Offences Not Maintainable in Light of Section 67 of IT Act. Non-obstante clause in Section 81 of IT Act overrides IPC for offences involving obscene electronic material, following Sharat Babu Digumarti v. Government (NCT of Delhi).

The petitioners, two brothers, filed a criminal writ petition seeking quashing of FIR No. 86 of 2018 registered at Shahupuri Police Station, Kolhapur,...

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Bombay High Court Directs Freeze on Mangrove Destruction in Maharashtra and Orders Comprehensive Satellite Mapping to Identify Protection Areas. High Court Recognizes Ecological Importance of Mangroves and Applies Precautionary Principle to Prevent Further Damage Pending Final Adjudication.

The Public Interest Litigation was filed by Bombay Environmental Action Group and another before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, seeking prote...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Dismisses Petitions Challenging Goa Mineral Policy 2013 and Royalty Levy. Court holds that royalty is a tax under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and the State Government has power to levy it.

The judgment involves multiple writ petitions filed by mining companies and individuals challenging the Goa Mineral Policy 2013 and the levy of royalt...

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Supreme Court Upholds Union of India in Section 17A Challenge — Prior Approval Requirement for Investigating Public Servants is Constitutionally Valid. Read Down to Mandate Independent Screening; Lokpal to Approve for Covered Public Servants.

The writ petition was filed by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation challenging the constitutional validity of Section 17A of the Prevention of C...