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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in NDPS Act Case, Modifying Sentence on Double Punishment Grounds. Separate sentences for offences under Sections 20 and 25/29 from same transaction held impermissible, and fine cannot be cumulative when sentences run concurrently under Section 53 IPC.

The appeal arose from a conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The appellant and a co-accused were intercepted dur...

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High Court of Karnataka partly allowed Criminal Petition Challenging Arrest and Remand of Foreign Nationals in NDPS Case - Illegality in not providing grounds of arrest in the language known to the petitioners

The High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru heard a criminal petition filed by two Nigerian citizens challenging their arrest and remand in a narcotics c...

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Karnataka High Court Grants Bail to Accused in DJ Halli Mob Lynching Case Citing Parity and No Prima Facie Involvement in Murder. Petitioners accused of rioting and arson under Sections 435, 436 IPC and SC/ST Act granted bail as co-accused similarly placed were already enlarged on bail.

The judgment pertains to two criminal petitions filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking bail for the petitioner...

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Karnataka High Court Grants Bail to Accused in POCSO Case Due to Age Discrepancy and Consensual Relationship. The court held that at the bail stage, a prima facie case is to be seen, and since the victim supported the accused and age was disputed, bail was granted under Section 439 CrPC.

The petitioner, Arvind Kumar K.S., accused No.1, filed a criminal petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking ba...

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High Court of Karnataka Grants Bail to Accused No.19 in Dacoity Case Due to No Criminal Antecedents and Filing of Charge Sheet. Petitioner, accused of dacoity under Sections 395, 450, 506 IPC, granted bail as investigation complete and no criminal antecedents.

The petitioner, Sachin, was accused No.19 in Crime No.8/2020 registered by Jayapura Police Station, Chikkamagaluru District, for offences punishable u...

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Bombay High Court Transfers Investigation of Custodial Murder to CBI and Directs Registration of FIR Against Police Officers. The court found that the victim died due to injuries sustained while in police custody and that the investigation by CID was not impartial, warranting transfer to CBI.

The petitioners, wife, father, and brother of the deceased Shaikh Muhammed Shaikh Rustam, filed a criminal writ petition seeking transfer of investiga...

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Bombay High Court Allows Parole for Prisoner to Attend His Own Marriage Under Rule 324(2) of Goa Prisons Rules, 2006. The court held that a prisoner's own marriage constitutes 'sufficient cause' for grant of parole under the amended rule, directing release for 15 days.

The petitioners, Mrs. Cecilia Fernandes and Ms. Gayatri V. Bansode, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court at Goa seeking the rel...