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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Acid Attack Under Section 326 IPC, Declines to Enhance Sentence. Court held that extensive acid burns and prolonged hospitalization constitute grievous hurt under clauses Sixthly and Eighthly of Section 320 IPC, and acid is a corrosive substance under Section 326 IPC.

The case involves an appeal by the accused-appellant, Omanakutten, against his conviction under Section 326 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for pouring...

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High Court of Karnataka Hears Writ Petition Challenging Termination of Probationary Constable in CISF. Petitioner Contends Discharge Was Stigmatic and Without Enquiry; Respondents Argue It Was Simpliciter Under Rule 25(2) of CISF Rules, 2001.

The petitioner, a Constable in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of I...

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Supreme Court Holds High Court Erred in Retrospectively Applying 2019 POCSO Amendment to Sentence Accused in Child Sexual Assault Case. Pre-2019 Section 6 of POCSO Act, Not Amended Section, Applies to Offence Committed in 2016, as Article 20(1) Bars Retroactive Penal Enhancement.

The case arose from an incident on 17.02.2016 in which a three-year-old girl was subjected to aggravated penetrative sexual assault. The victim's fath...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition of Peon Penalized for Turning Hostile in Criminal Trial, Holds That Hostility in Court Cannot Be Ground for Disciplinary Action. Witnesses Are Not Bound to Adhere to Previous Statements, and Penalty of Reduction to Minimum Pay Scale Permanently Set Aside.

The petitioner, Abdul Rauf Mohammed Khaja, was employed as a Peon (Watchman) in the Collector Office, Nanded. Disciplinary proceedings were initiated ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Stepfather for Rape of Minor Stepdaughter Under POCSO Act and IPC. The Court held that the testimony of the prosecutrix was reliable and corroborated by medical evidence, and that the sentence of 10 years rigorous imprisonment was adequate.

The case involves two appeals arising from the conviction of the accused, the stepfather of the victim, for rape of a minor. The prosecution case was ...

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High Court of Bombay Confirms Death Sentence for Accused in Rape and Murder of Four-Year-Old Girl. Conviction under Sections 302, 376(2)(i), 377, 363, 366, 201 read with 34 of Indian Penal Code Upheld for Acts Committed in Furtherance of Common Intention.

The case arises from a reference under Section 366 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for confirmation of the death sentence and an appeal agains...