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Bombay High Court Quashes Default Sentence in DV Act Maintenance Case — Sentencing Without Prior Notice Violates Natural Justice. Imprisonment for non-payment of interim maintenance under Section 125(3) CrPC read with Section 28 DV Act requires prior notice and opportunity of hearing before sentencing.

The petitioner, Vikram Ramesh Rughani, challenged an order dated 20 January 2024 passed by the Metropolitan Magistrate in C.C. No. 96/DV/2018, sentenc...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Benefit of Doubt on Juvenile Status and Inconsistent Evidence. Claim of juvenility at time of offence not properly considered; conviction under Sections 302, 307 read with 34 IPC set aside.

The appellant, Channappa, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Yadgir, in S.C. No. 40/2012 for offences punishable under Sections 307, 302 read with 3...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Convictions in Gang Rape and Murder Case, Dismisses Appeals for Enhancement and Acquittal. Circumstantial evidence including last seen theory and motive held sufficient to sustain life sentences under Sections 376, 302, 201 read with 149 IPC.

The case pertains to the gang rape and murder of a woman in Khanapur, Belgaum. The appellant Kanchan, mother of the deceased, filed an appeal seeking ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction and Death Sentence in Triple Murder Case Under IPC Sections 302, 201, 506B. The court affirmed the conviction based on reliable ocular evidence and upheld death penalty due to brutal nature of murders involving severance of necks of three relatives.

The Supreme Court of India heard a criminal appeal challenging the conviction and death sentence imposed on the appellant for the murders of three rel...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in Criminal Case, Modifying Sentence to Fine After 26 Years. Conviction Under Sections 279 and 338 IPC Affirmed, but Imprisonment Substituted with Fine Based on Lapse of Time and Precedent, Citing Harshness of Incarceration After Long Delay.

The appeal arose from a criminal case where the appellant, a bus driver, was convicted for offences under Sections 279, 337, and 338 of the Indian Pen...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Enhancement of Sentence in POCSO Case Due to Procedural Violation — High Court's Suo Motu Enhancement Without Notice Held Illegal. Enhancement of Sentence from 7 to 10 Years in Accused's Own Appeal Violates Section 386 Proviso CrPC and Principles of Natural Justice.

The appellant, Kumar Ghimirey, was convicted by the Special Judge (POCSO Act, 2012) under Section 9/10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offen...

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Supreme Court Modifies Life Sentence of Army Convict for Murder Under Section 69 of Army Act, Orders Release. Court considers mental state, immediate surrender, and service of 16 years as sufficient punishment.

The present appeal arises from a judgment of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) dismissing the appellant's challenge to his conviction by a Summary Gener...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses State's Appeal for Sentence Enhancement and Partly Allows Accused's Appeal by Reducing Sentence in Abetment of Suicide Case. Conviction Under Section 306 IPC Upheld but Sentence Reduced to Period Already Undergone Due to Age and Family Circumstances.

The case involves two cross-appeals arising from a common judgment of the Fast Track Court, Devanahalli in S.C.No.271/2010 dated 25.02.2011. The State...