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Bombay High Court Allows Revision, Discharges Newspaper Editor in POCSO Identity Disclosure Case. Section 23(3) POCSO Act imposes vicarious liability on publisher only if employee acts within course of employment; editor not liable for independent acts of reporter.

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by Gammat Nandlal Bhandari, the editor/publisher of a newspaper, challenging the order of the ...

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High Court of Karnataka Cancels Bail in POCSO Case for Misuse of Liberty and Tampering with Evidence. The court held that the accused's conduct of threatening the victim and her family after being granted bail constituted misuse of liberty, warranting cancellation under Section 439(2) Cr.P.C.

The State of Karnataka, represented by Yagati Police, filed a petition under Section 439(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking cancellat...

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Karnataka High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Bakery Owner in Juvenile Justice Act Case for Engaging Minor Children in Hazardous Work. Petitioner Allowed Bail Subject to Conditions Including Bond and Cooperation with Investigation.

The petitioner, Darshan T.S., filed an application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) seeking anticipatory bail in co...

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Bombay High Court Hears Appeal Against Conviction Under POCSO Act and IPC for Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault and Kidnapping. Trial Court Had Imposed 20 Years Rigorous Imprisonment for Offences Against a Minor.

The appellant, original accused no.1, was convicted in Special (POCSO) Case No.94/2017 by the Extra Joint District Judge and Additional Sessions Judge...

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Supreme Court Examines Legality of Order Compelling Accused to Provide Voice Sample for Investigation Purposes. Court Considers Scope of Self-Incrimination Protection and Implied Powers of Magistrate Under Criminal Procedure Code and Identification of Prisoners Act.

The Supreme Court heard an appeal arising from a criminal investigation where the police sought a voice sample of the appellant, Ritesh Sinha, to comp...

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Bombay High Court on its Own Motion Proceeds Against Individual for Scandalous Facebook Posts Targeting Judges. Court Stresses That Such Vicious Attacks on Judiciary Constitute Gross Criminal Contempt Undermining Rule of Law.

Suo-motu criminal contempt proceedings were initiated by the Bombay High Court against an individual who, through his Facebook profile, published a se...

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High Court Acquits Accused in IPC 376/511 and 448 Conviction Due to Contradictory Medical Evidence and Unreliable Witnesses. Conviction Set Aside as Multiple Medical Certificates Conflicted and Prosecution Witnesses Gave Material Omissions, Rendering Guilt Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appeal was preferred against the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Nagpur in Sessions Trial No. 214/2002, convicting the appellant for th...