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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Appellant in POCSO Case for Rape of Six-Year-Old Girl — Life Sentence Confirmed Based on Victim's Testimony and DNA Evidence. Victim's credible testimony and DNA evidence sufficient to sustain conviction under Section 376AB IPC and Section 4 POCSO Act.

The case involves an appeal against conviction for the rape of a six-year-old girl. The victim, a first-standard student, was returning from a drawing...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Petition Under Section 482 CrPC to Quash Rejection of Surety in Murder Case. Court Directs Acceptance of Surety and Release of Accused Despite Non-Local Surety Objection.

The petitioner, Sunil Kamble, was accused No.1 in Crime No.55/2021 registered at Mahagaon Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 302 an...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Transfer Petition by Investigative Journalist Seeking Transfer of Criminal Cases from Uttarakhand Courts. Apprehension of Malicious Prosecution Unsubstantiated as Charge Sheets Filed and Trial Courts Capable of Fair Adjudication.

The petitioner, Umesh Kumar Sharma, an investigative journalist, filed transfer petitions under Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, s...

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Bombay High Court Allows Convicts' Applications for Furlough During COVID-19 Pandemic - Open Prison Convicts Granted Furlough Despite Pending Police Reports Due to Extraordinary Circumstances

The judgment pertains to six criminal applications filed by convicts housed in open prisons in Maharashtra (Paithan and Visapur) seeking furlough duri...

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Supreme Court Upholds Default Bail Under Section 167(2) CrPC Despite Subsequent Filing of Chargesheet. Indefeasible Right Accrues on Expiry of Statutory Period and Filing of Bail Application Before Chargesheet.

The appellant, M. Ravindran, was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 04.08.2018 for offences under the NDPS Act. Under Section 36A(4) of the ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Section 18A of SC/ST Act Against Challenge of Unconstitutionality — Amendment Restores Pre-Dr. Subhash Kashinath Position After Review

The petitioners challenged the constitutional validity of Section 18A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 198...

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High Court Quashes Prosecution Under Goa Town and Country Planning Act for Lack of Mandatory Sanction. Criminal proceedings under Section 17A of the Goa Town and Country Planning Act, 1974 quashed as prosecution was instituted without previous sanction required under Section 124 of the Act.

The petitioners, Sushant Singh Kushwaha and his wife Kavita Sushant Singh Kushwaha, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the High Court of Bombay at ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Victim Compensation Appeals Under Section 357A CrPC — State Must Compensate Victims Even if Accused Acquitted or Untraced. The court held that victim compensation is a mandatory duty of the State, not dependent on conviction of the accused.

The judgment concerns four criminal appeals (Criminal Appeal Nos. 991, 992, 331, and 854 of 2011) heard together by the Bombay High Court. The appeals...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIRs in Multiple Cheque Bounce Cases Due to Non-Compliance with Mandatory Pre-Litigation Mediation Under Section 148 of NI Act. Court holds that failure to refer disputes to mediation before taking cognizance renders criminal proceedings invalid.

The Bombay High Court dealt with multiple writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure...