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Gujarat High Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Evidence and Unreliable Dying Declaration. State Appeal Under Section 378 CrPC Dismissed as Prosecution Failed to Prove Homicide Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The State of Gujarat appealed against the acquittal of Rafique Dadu Dal and another in Sessions Case No. 130/1997 for offences under Sections 302, 498...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Dowry Prohibition Act Case Due to Settlement Between Parties. Compromise Reached After Marriage Breakdown, Court Allows Withdrawal of Criminal Proceedings Under Section 482 CrPC.

The applicants, who are the husband and his relatives, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in SC/ST Act Case by Setting Aside High Court's Remand Order and Upholding Cognizance. Cognizance Order Under Section 204 CrPC Does Not Require Detailed Reasons as Magistrate Applied Mind to Case Diary and Record, Making Remand Unnecessary.

The appeal arose from a criminal case involving allegations under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Preve...

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Dowry Harassment Case Conditional on Compensation Payment. Conviction under Section 498A IPC Upheld but Sentence Reduced to Period Already Served Based on Voluntary Compensation of Rs.3 Lakh to Victim and Children Under Reformative Criminal Jurisprudence Principles.

The dispute originated from allegations of dowry harassment and cruelty by the appellant against his second wife, respondent No.2, who claimed to be l...

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Supreme Court Quashes Complaint Against In-Laws in Dowry Harassment Case for Lack of Prima Facie Case. Allegations in Complaint Did Not Constitute Any Offence Under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Section 3/4 DP Act Against the Appellants.

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal against the High Court's order declining to quash a complaint filed by a wife against her in-laws. The respondent ...

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Bombay High Court Appoints Maternal Grandfather as Guardian of Minor Child Whose Father is Accused of Murdering Mother. Welfare of Child Paramount Under Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 — Father's Unfitness Due to Criminal Charges and Incarceration Leads to Grandfather's Custody.

The case involves two guardianship petitions concerning a minor girl, Angelina Miranda, aged 3 years 9 months. The maternal grandfather filed Guardian...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in SC/ST Act Case Due to Lack of Public View Element. Caste-based insult alleged in private setting fails to attract Section 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The applicants, Tukaram s/o Bhagwan Sawant and Saraswati w/o Tukaram Sawant, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Pr...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Contradictory Dying Declarations and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as two dying declarations were inconsistent and the second declaration recorded by a Magistrate was more reliable.

The appellant, Suresh Mohaniraj Thakur, was convicted by the trial court under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his wife, Changu...